Run, Pony, Run 

A drug addict shoots a cop while burglarizing a drug store, then hijacks a car with a woman in it. He forces her to her job in a loan office after hours, but can't open the time-locked safe... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Gist

Writers:

William D. Gordon (teleplay), J.R. Littlefield (teleplay)

Stars:

Robert Blake, Lloyd Bochner, Richard Boone

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Blake	...	Pony Martin
Lloyd Bochner	...	(credit only)
Richard Boone	...	Coles
Laura Devon	...	(credit only)
June Harding	...	Judy
Bethel Leslie	...	Jean Barden
Harry Morgan	...	Eddie
Jeanette Nolan	...	(credit only)
Ford Rainey	...	Sgt. Wills
Warren Stevens	...	Larsen
Guy Stockwell	...	(credit only)
John Wesley	...	Bromley
Robert Stevenson	...	(as Robert J. Stevenson)
William Sargent	...	Marlowe
Hal Needham

Storyline

A drug addict shoots a cop while burglarizing a drug store, then hijacks a car with a woman in it. He forces her to her job in a loan office after hours, but can't open the time-locked safe. He takes her to his squalid flat where his worn down girlfriend lives and ties her up.

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Plot Keywords:

drug addict | 

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

Terrific little drama

What an exciting flick here, with a Bob Blake at his top, where he plays a petty thief and junkie who shot a cop after a shop robbery. Well, you have already read the topic of this powerful crime drama. And you have as usual the so riveting character study in this story. One good scene, when Robert Blake's junkie friend explains to the abducted woman all the things he did for her, to save her, at least trying. This shows that Blake is not the one he seems to be at first sight. I repeat, he gives here a more than powerful performance, especially the sequence when he is the junkie in needing drug crisis. He was truly a great actor. You also have in this episode the police force point of view, and not only the behind closed doors drama between the kidnapped woman and the junkies. Very high rate episode. In this series, you have plenty of them. It is very difficult to tell what is the best episode among the whole of them. And look for the unforgettable bittersweet ending. Absolutely terrific.

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 1964 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions, Classic Films (II), National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1