Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976)

A young private detective takes on his first case, a young woman with amnesia who doesn't know why a gunman is trying to kill her but believes she might be involved in a murder.

Director:

Hy Averback

Writers:

Steven Bochco, Stephen J. Cannell

Stars:

Dennis Dugan, Lloyd Bochner, Barbara Bosson

Cast

Credited cast:
Dennis Dugan	...	Richard 'Richie' Brockelman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lloyd Bochner	...	Davenport
Barbara Bosson	...	Sharon Peterson
Helen Page Camp	...	Mrs. Brockelman
Tom Falk	...	Art
Norman Fell	...	Mr. Brockelman
George Fisher	...	Dave
Ted Gehring	...	Irv
Sharon Gless	...	Darcy Davenport
Robert Hogan	...	Sergeant Ted Coppersmith
Gloria LeRoy	...	Hooker
Lew Palter	...	Jack
Suzanne Pleshette	...	Elizabeth Morton
Harold Sylvester	...	Rider
Hunter von Leer	...	Marine

Storyline

A young private detective takes on his first case, a young woman with amnesia who doesn't know why a gunman is trying to kill her but believes she might be involved in a murder.

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Plot Keywords:

amnesia | number in title | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Richien liikkuva toimisto

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Goldie Hawn/Buck Henry/Dennis Dugan (1978)

User Reviews

Spin off of the Rockford Files.

This is, as far as I know the only spin off of the long running Rockford Files series. Although, this appears to be a movie, the character was originally introduced on an episode of the Rockford Files. The series only lasted a single season.I remember the theme song for it was called "School's Out." Where private detectives were usually portrayed has the hard nosed type, this one offered a very young, boyish looking Dugan. Much like the Rockford Files, it gave us a character that tended to try to avoid getting into fights because you could get hurt in them.

It's been too many years since I last saw the series to remember it too well. However, if you keep an eye on rerun of the Rockford Files, you can catch the episode that first introduced Brockelman. I believe it was actually a two part episode. If memory serves me, his father is strong armed into a business deal or buyout by gangsters. Brockelman enlist the aid of Jim Rockford to scam the gangster out of the money they took from his dad.