Secret Weapon (25 Nov. 1966)

Doug and Tony are transported to Russia on 16 June 1956, and sooner they receive an F-5 probe from the Time Tunnel personnel with the message "Meet Alexis". They meet the double agent ... See full summary »

Director:

Sobey Martin

Writers:

Irwin Allen (creator), Theodore Apstein

Stars:

James Darren, Robert Colbert, Nehemiah Persoff

Cast

Episode cast overview:
James Darren	...	Dr. Tony Newman
Robert Colbert	...	Dr. Doug Phillips
Nehemiah Persoff	...	Prof. Anton Biraki
Michael Ansara	...	Col. Hruda
Whit Bissell	...	Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk
John Zaremba	...	Dr. Raymond Swain
Lee Meriwether	...	Dr. Ann MacGregor
Sam Groom	...	Jerry
Russ Conway	...	Gen. Parker (as Russell Conway)
Gregory Gaye	...	Alexis (as Gregory Gay)
Kevin Hagen	...	McDonnell

Storyline

Doug and Tony are transported to Russia on 16 June 1956, and sooner they receive an F-5 probe from the Time Tunnel personnel with the message "Meet Alexis". They meet the double agent Alexis that gives papers and free access to them to the facilities of the Russian Project A-13. They discover that Professor Anton Biraki has built a Time Tunnel very similar to theirs, and they have been assigned to pilot a doomed capsule in the first time travel. Meanwhile in the present days, Professor Biraki is in the United States offering his knowledge to the government.

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Plot Keywords:

lost in time

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1966 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Irwin Allen Productions, Kent Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Even though it is said it takes places in Russia, the opening scene where you can see mosques and minarets is Istanbul, Turkey. It is most famous scene of historical peninsula in Istanbul.

User Reviews

Flawed and Dated Episode

Doug and Tony are transported to Russia on 16 June 1956, and sooner they receive an F-5 probe from the Time Tunnel personnel with the message "Meet Alexis". They meet the double agent Alexis that gives papers and free access to them to the facilities of the Russian Project A-13. They discover that Professor Anton Biraki has built a Time Tunnel very similar to theirs, and they have been assigned to pilot a doomed capsule in the first time travel. Meanwhile in the present days, Professor Biraki is in the United States offering his knowledge to the government.

"Secret Weapon" is a flawed and dated episode. How could the Time Tunnel personnel send a message to Doug and Tony asking them to meet the agent Alexis on that precise day? Further, if the Americans have copied the Russian technology, how could Doug and Tony do not know the Russian research? My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "O Túnel do Tempo" ("The Time Tunnel")