The Gang That Stole Manhattan (13 Oct. 1974)

A film producer steals an idea about making a movie about a diamond-store robbery to cover the real-life robbery of said store, and kills the original screenwriter to boot.

Director:

Bruce Kessler

Writers:

Nicholas E. Baehr (teleplay), Herman Miller (creator),

Stars:

Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Terry Carter

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Dennis Weaver	...	Sam McCloud
J.D. Cannon	...	Peter B. Clifford
Terry Carter	...	Sergeant Joe Broadhurst
Larry Hagman	...	Larry Harris
Leslie Parrish	...	Lynne O'Connell
Marc Lawrence	...	Vito Gilardi
Edward Binns	...	Wild Bill Hickok
Fernando Lamas	...	Max Cortez
Toni Holt	...	Miss Gigi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gino Ardito	...	O'Hara
Sidney Clute	...	Det. Simms
Coleen Gray	...	Muriel Clifford
Junero Jennings	...	Officer Levine
Jerry Lacy	...	Jack Mellish
Salem Ludwig	...	Benjamin J. Segrist

Storyline

A film producer steals an idea about making a movie about a diamond-store robbery to cover the real-life robbery of said store, and kills the original screenwriter to boot.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 1974 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

McCloud leaps from a second-story window into an open roadster, then scrambles into the driver's seat to take off after the jewel thieves. This shot is featured in the main titles of this and all subsequent episodes.

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