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Burke's Law

Who Killed the Surf Broad?

  • Episode aired Sep 16, 1964
  • 1h
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Burke's Law (1963)
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Rising actress and beach queen Tina Romaine surfs a difficult wave, walks a few steps, and drops dead. A bullet grazed her right temple, but the wound was superficial and the autopsy finds t... Read allRising actress and beach queen Tina Romaine surfs a difficult wave, walks a few steps, and drops dead. A bullet grazed her right temple, but the wound was superficial and the autopsy finds that she was killed by an archaic poison. Posing as a beach bum, Tim goes undercover to inf... Read allRising actress and beach queen Tina Romaine surfs a difficult wave, walks a few steps, and drops dead. A bullet grazed her right temple, but the wound was superficial and the autopsy finds that she was killed by an archaic poison. Posing as a beach bum, Tim goes undercover to infiltrate the surfing crowd.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Don Taylor
  • Writers
    • Tony Barrett
    • Frank D. Gilroy
  • Stars
    • Gene Barry
    • Gary Conway
    • Regis Toomey
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  • Director
    • Don Taylor
  • Writers
    • Tony Barrett
    • Frank D. Gilroy
  • Stars
    • Gene Barry
    • Gary Conway
    • Regis Toomey
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    • 1User review
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    Gene Barry
    Gene Barry
    • Capt. Amos Burkeas Capt. Amos Burke
    Gary Conway
    Gary Conway
    • Det. Tim Tilsonas Det. Tim Tilson
    Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    • Det. Les Hartas Det. Les Hart
    Leon Lontoc
    Leon Lontoc
    • Henryas Henry
    Theodore Bikel
    Theodore Bikel
    • Vic Batesas Vic Bates
    Macdonald Carey
    Macdonald Carey
    • Franklyn Warrenas Franklyn Warren
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Flo Romaineas Flo Romaine
    Dewey Martin
    Dewey Martin
    • Con Murdockas Con Murdock
    Joan Patrick
    Joan Patrick
    • Cassie, the Mechanicas Cassie, the Mechanic
    Michael Fox
    Michael Fox
    • Coroner George McLeodas Coroner George McLeod
    Kip King
    Kip King
    • Skinsas Skins
    Frank Leo
    • Hooker, 1st Surferas Hooker, 1st Surfer
    Barbara Michaels
    • Tina Romaineas Tina Romaine
    Mickey Dora
    Mickey Dora
    • Surferas Surfer
    • (as Mickey Dora Jr.)
    Sharon Farrell
    Sharon Farrell
    • Libby Haleas Libby Hale
    Marlyn Mason
    Marlyn Mason
    • Maxineas Maxine
    Allen Jaffe
    Allen Jaffe
    • Beach Bumas Beach Bum
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    • Director
      • Don Taylor
    • Writers
      • Tony Barrett
      • Frank D. Gilroy
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    Rising actress and beach queen Tina Romaine surfs a difficult wave, walks a few steps, and drops dead. A bullet grazed her right temple, but the wound was superficial and the autopsy finds that she was killed by an archaic poison. Posing as a beach bum, Tim goes undercover to infiltrate the surfing crowd. —Mister-UHF
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    • Goofs
      The murder victim was supposedly shot in the temple. Yet right before she falls to the sand there is no sign of blood or a wound on either side of her forehead.
    • Crazy credits
      The episode's title has "WHO KILLED THE SURFBOARD?" in the usual font, inclined serif capital letters, with "BOARD" lined out and "Broad" written underneath in a script front.

    User reviews1

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    10/10
    Gary Conway Scores in Five Minutes
    I remember this episode where Detetive Tim Tilson played by Gary Conway poses as a beach bum to help Burke solve the crime. He meets Sharon Farrell who plays a beach tramp named Libby Hale. She see's the muscular Tim in his swim trunks walking in from the ocean with his surf board. She approaches him and hits on him. Tim is balling her five minutes after they meet. Pretty racy for 1964.
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    • professor-moriarty1
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    • Release date
      • September 16, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Four Star Productions
      • Barbety
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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