The Gamble (26 Mar. 1974)

Police Woman Lisa Beaumont joins Sgt. Crowley's vice squad. Their target is an illegal gambling operation. The operation is run by Carl Vitale and Lisa goes undercover to get inside the ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Benedict

Writers:

Joseph Wambaugh (creator), Robert L. Collins,

Stars:

Angie Dickinson, Bert Convy, Cesare Danova

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Angie Dickinson	...	Lisa
Bert Convy	...	Crowley
Cesare Danova	...	Harold
Peter Brown	...	Lloyd
Joseph Campanella	...	Vitale
Corinne Calvet	...	Annabelle
Jeff Morrow	...	George
Ed Bernard	...	Styles
Charles Dierkop	...	Royster
John Kerr	...	Dr. Ullman
Jay Adler	...	Taglivini
Kirk Mee	...	The Cop
Herb Armstrong	...	Jesse Carter
Jimmy Lydon	...	Gambler
Tony Giorgio	...	Cashier

Storyline

Police Woman Lisa Beaumont joins Sgt. Crowley's vice squad. Their target is an illegal gambling operation. The operation is run by Carl Vitale and Lisa goes undercover to get inside the ring to win Vitale's trust. The police soon learn they could bust something much bigger than just Vitale when they discover he runs several private casinos all over town.

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Plot Keywords:

illegal gambling | vice squad | policewoman | season finale | undercover policewoman | 

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Genres:

Drama | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 March 1974 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 6, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

David Gerber Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicole Kallis, who plays Angie's young sister, is producer Stanley Kallis's daughter.

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Connections

Followed by Police Woman (1974)

User Reviews

Not-good Pilot

This was a pretty weak entry for the The Police Story anthology series with Angie Dickinson as Lisa Beaumont. She joins "Ad/Vice" and goes undercover as a hooker/hostess for a string of illegal casinos in Los Angeles run by Joseph Campanella and Cesare Danova. Nice appearances by Jeff Morrow and Corinne Calvet as a john and a madame who Lisa busts her first time out. The series "Police Woman" followed with much harder stories (bank robbery/murder, porn/murder) and the Lisa Beaumont name changed to Pepper Anderson with Earl Holliman substituting for the very weak Bert Convy as Lt. Bill Crowley, Pepper's boss. Appearances by many "stars" old and new (Skip Homeier, Karen Lamm) make the series a happy hunting ground for those with sharp eyes and keen memories.