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Sergeant Marty Stuart
"He was my soulmate; and what a towering talent. I just think he burnt himself out."
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Episode 22 : Crack-Up
A private airplane carrying five million dollars in stolen bullion is lost without trace in the Canadian wilderness. Five years later the airplane is found, and Ryder is asked by the pilot's widow to prove that her husband was innocent of the theft.
Directed by Anthony Bushell
Written by Louis Marks and Lee Leob
Produced by Sidney Cole, Hannah Weinstein and Jud Kinberg
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Cinematography by Gerald Moss
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Edited by Richard Sidwell
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Art Direction by Ted Clements
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Make-Up by Wally Schneiderman
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Production Management by Eddie Pike and Harold Buck
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Second Unit Direction by Frank Hollands and Peter Weingreen
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Sound by Fred Ryan
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Camera Operation by Noel Rowland
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Costumes by Brenda Dabbs
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Music by Francis Chagrin
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CAST
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Richard Conte as Jeff Ryder
June Thorburn as Vicky
Delena Kidd as Ingrid Brandt
Charles Irwin as Flynn
Paul Eddington as Rusty
Richard Clarke as Krager
Max Faulkner as Guard
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Special Appearance by Jack Hawkins as Ben Manfred
Released by Sapphire Films and ITC Entertainment for ITV
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Transmission Date: Wednesday 24th February 1960
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Episode Running Time: 30 minutes
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Location(s): Walton Studios, Walton-on-Thames
INCLUDING COLOURISED VERSION
Opening Credits
Opening Credits from this iconic British TV show.
Bonus Episode
National Treasure
April 20th 1960
Promotional Material
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Richard
Conte
(1910 - 1975)
Charles
Irwin
(1887 - 1969)
Paul
Eddington
(1927 - 1995)
Jack
Hawkins
(1910 - 1973)
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Richard
Clark
(1930 - 2005)
Delena
Kidd
(1935 - )
A very solid entry from Robert's early TV career. He is heavily featured here as a Canadian mountie who helps solve the mystery of a crashed plane, stolen gold and a faked death.
The story is a good one and a solid cast add the enjoyment of this half hour. Shaw cuts quite a dash in his uniform and although his accent wavers quite often, he's on good form throughout. Perhaps his most featured role in his early television career.
The “Four Just Men” had worked together on a mission during World War II and pledged at that point to dedicate their lives to righting wrongs.
Ben Manfred (Jack Hawkins) was a British Member of Parliament. Tim Collier (Dan Dailey) was an American foreign correspondent working in Paris.
He lived on a houseboat in the Seine and was assisted by his girlfriend Nicole (Honor Blackman).
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Jeff Ryder (Richard Conte) was a professor of law at a New York City university with an office that had a spectacular view of Manhattan. June Thorburn was his pretty secretary.
Ricco Poccari (Vittorio De Sicca) was the owner of a luxury hotel in Rome. Lisa Gastoni played his shapely young assistant, Giulia.
Each episode featured only one of the main stars in a central role, with the others appearing briefly in a cameo.
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One of the earliest productions released by ITC, it established the formula that would lead to a string of successful and more well-remembered programmes in the 1960s.