The Solid Gold Swingers (2 Dec. 1973)

A series of "psychotic" stranglings are actually hired hits, ordered by a madam facing trial against her girls, some of whom have some very creative ways to escape. Teri Garr's first appearance as Phyllis Norton.

Director:

Lou Antonio

Writers:

Herman Miller (creator), Michael Gleason

Stars:

Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Terry Carter

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Dennis Weaver	...	Sam McCloud
J.D. Cannon	...	Peter B. Clifford
Terry Carter	...	Sgt. Joe Broadhurst
Joanna Pettet	...	Melissa Thompson / Margaret Harker / Charlotte Ockerman
Ross Martin	...	Jerry Davis / Frank Morris / Charles Hollenbeck
Joanna Barnes	...	Karen Chandler
Steve Allen	...	Doug King
Neville Brand	...	Police Det. Lt. Roy Mackie
Simon Scott	...	Sen. Arthur Ferris
Teri Garr	...	Police Sgt. Phyllis Norton
Elizabeth Lane	...	Grace Hollenbeck
William Bramley	...	Detective Sgt. Reese
Don Hanmer	...	Harvey
William Gleason	...	Billy
Denny Miller	...	Murphy Michaels

Storyline

McCloud investigates the death of a woman he finds dead on the balcony of a Senator's apartment. When the body vanishes before the crime scene can be processed, nobody believes him and McCloud finds himself assigned as a school crossing guard. Soon however, the missing body is recovered from a Central Park lake and other women are turning up strangled all indicating it's the same killer at work. McCloud gets a glimpse of the killer moments after he commits his latest murder and the Chief decides to put him on the case after all. The dead women were all call girls who once worked for Karen Chandler, an ex-madam who was been in the business for a long time and is now retired. McCloud thinks Karen is having the girls killed to keep them from testifying against her at an upcoming trial but another killing puts that theory to rest. McCloud thinks he has the solution however.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 1973 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the foot pursuit, McCloud climbs over a wood fence in an alley. On a wall beyond the fence, a "peace symbol" and the word "peace" is painted on a wall. In the next shot, as McCloud runs up the stairs, the "peace symbol" is covered by a sign that reads "This Area Condemned."

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Crazy Credits

For some reason, the credits show McCloud getting shot and falling down in a scene from "Horse Stealing on Fifth Avenue" (episode 1.2). This is repeated in "This Must Be the Alamo" (episode 4.5), but without the sound effects.

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