Showdown at Times Square

Episode aired Oct 19, 1975
TV-PGTV-PG
1h 15m

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When McCloud looks out a window and sees unusual smoke clouds, he tracks them to an Apache chief seeking his grandson -- the grandson has followed four armed robbers who framed his father to... Read allWhen McCloud looks out a window and sees unusual smoke clouds, he tracks them to an Apache chief seeking his grandson -- the grandson has followed four armed robbers who framed his father to New York, where he kills one of them in self-defense and is murdered himself, leaving McC... Read allWhen McCloud looks out a window and sees unusual smoke clouds, he tracks them to an Apache chief seeking his grandson -- the grandson has followed four armed robbers who framed his father to New York, where he kills one of them in self-defense and is murdered himself, leaving McCloud and the girlfriend of the dead thief to launch their own investigation.

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- Ron Satlof
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- Herman Miller
- Sidney Ellis(story)
- Lou Shaw(teleplay)
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When McCloud looks out a window and sees unusual smoke clouds, he tracks them to an Apache chief seeking his grandson -- the grandson has followed four armed robbers who framed his father to New York, where he kills one of them in self-defense and is murdered himself, leaving McCloud and the girlfriend of the dead thief to launch their own investigation. —Peter Harris

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Though the story is taking place in New York, in a long overhead shot following a car through a Manhattan street, it passes a sign for "Security Pacific Bank", a Los Angeles Based California institution that existed from 1967 to 2008.

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Holly Dayton: Are you a sucker for Indian chiefs and trombone players too?

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5/10

Sending Smoke Signals in Manhattan

One fine day while Chief Clifford is briefing a team of police officers including his bane of existence Marshal Sam McCloud some smoke signals come from a nearby building. Dennis Weaver recognizes them as from White Mountain Apaches. On the roof is Chief Dan George from same come in from Arizona looking to attract attention.

The man has problems all right, a son in jail in Phoenix for a jewel robbery at a luxury hotel there and a grandson John Kauffman who has traced the crooks to New York City. Good thing George finds Marshal Sam McCloud a man steeped in Indian lore of his region..

The real crooks are high roller Allan Miller, psychotic Henry Gibson, and a disbarred lawyer and karate master, the voice of Monday night football then, Don Meredith. There's also Sharon Farrell the rather empty headed girl friend of Miller who has a heart of gold and helps McCloud.

Not one of the better McCloud stories, the characters are almost caricatures. Series fans will like the final confrontation with Dennis Weaver and Don Meredith however.

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