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It Takes A Thief
French title: "Ca prend un
voleur"
Episode Guide
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IT TAKES A THIEF
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Universal City Studios, Inc. / an MCA Company
for
ABC (Tuesdays 8:30 PM ET)(seasons 1-2)(1968-69)
ABC (Thursday 10:00 PM Eastern) (season 3 - 1st half)(25Sep69-25Dec69)
ABC (Mondays) (season 3 - 2nd half) (from 15Jan70-14Sep70)
Executive Producer Frank Price / Gordon Oliver / Jack Arnold
Produced by Gene L. Coon / Winston Miller / Mort Zarcoff
Associate Producer Glen A. Larson
Created by Roland Kibbee
US Mystery Crime series Jan 1968 - Mar 1970 pilot + 65
episodes x 60 min color
Starring:
Robert Wagner as Alexander Mundy
Recurring Guest Cast:
Malachi Throne as SIA Chief Noah Bain (seasons 1 &
2)
Fred Astaire as Alister Mundy, Al's father (season
3)
Edward Binns as Wally Powers (1969-1970)
Susan Saint James as Charlene "Charlie" Brown
Premise:
Alexander Mundy is a sophisticated and convicted cat burglar. Mundy's
sole alternative to prison: using his skills for a Government Spy Agency
called the SIA. Fringe benefits: an assortment of capable and beautiful
helpers.
Theme Music by: Dave Grusin
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ABC Tuesdays - time period not known
1.01 It Takes A Thief:
A THIEF IS A THIEF
(90 minute Pilot)
(aka Magnificent Thief)
Production no. 83333
09Jan1968 ABC Tue (rerun 07May68)
Directed by Leslie Stevens
Written by Roland Kibbee
Guest cast:
Senta Berger ......... Claire Vickers
John Saxon ........... Dead Man
Susan Saint James .... Stewardess
Anita Eubank ......... Hilary Dickenson
Stuart Margolin ...... Priest
Michael Forest ....... Courier
Eddie Anderson ....... Concierge
Don 'Red' Barry
Les Crane
*Note: Brief appearances by: Raymond Burr, Wally Cox, James Drury, Kurt
Kasznar, Joe Louis, Doug McClure and Leslie Nielsen.
Synopsis:
Al must steal a dispatch case containing dossiers on SIA agents who are
about to be eliminated. [RF]
1.02 It Takes A Thief:
IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE
16Jan1968 ABC Tue (rerun 14May68)
Written & Directed by Leslie Stevens
Director of photography Ralph Woolsey
Guest cast:
Susan Saint James .... Princess Astride
Len Birman ........... Prince Cesare di Montefiore
Renzo Cesana ......... Count Eduard de Corvo
Peter Mark Richman ... Anton Veitch
Alfred Ryder ......... Hunza Schroeder
Francine York ........ Amanda Agnew
Bern Hoffman ......... Captain of the Guards
Ivan Triesault ....... Maitre D'
Ronald Gans .......... Guard
Synopsis:
The SIA sends cat burglar Mundy to a European fleshpot, where the
Communists are scheming to topple a pro-Western principality by stealing the
crown jewels that form the basis of the economy. [RF]
[--] 23Jan68 preempted for the NBA All-Star Game
1.03 It Takes A Thief:
WHEN BOY MEETS GIRL
30Jan1968 ABC Tue (Rerun 04Jun68)
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Dean Hargrove
Director of photography Ralph Woolsey
Guest cast:
Suzy Parker .......... Melinda Brooke
Donnelly Rhodes ...... Harold Norman
David Hurst .......... Captain Kovich
Richard LePore ....... Lieutenant Verok
Albert Carrier
Karl Bruck
Reggie Nalder
Peter Hellman
Synopsis:
The SIA sends Mundy to an Eastern European country. Assignment: get
himself deported - after extracting information from a lovely defector.
First step in the caper: The classy thief gets himself jailed. [RF]
1.04 It Takes A Thief:
A VERY WARM RECEPTION
06Feb1968 ABC Tue (rerun 28May68)
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Leslie Stevens
Director of photography Ralph Woolsey
Guest cast:
Simon Oakland ........ Colonel Civril
Katherine Crawford ... Nancy Ross-White
Gavin MacLeod ........ Major Kazan
Hagan Beggs .......... Dr. Avrim
Chuck Courtney ....... V.W. Murrow
Lew Palter ........... Keating
Stanley Waxman ....... Ambassador Rhodos
Ilka Windish ......... Madame Rhodos
Than Wyenn ........... Safdi
George Sawaya ........ Observer
Synopsis:
Aided by an inside operator, Mundy uses disguises and ploys to burgle
the safe of a foreign embassy in Washington. Security measures -
including a closed-circuit TV system promise rough going for the resourceful
thief. [RF]
1.05 It Takes A Thief:
ONE ILLEGAL ANGEL
13Feb1968 ABC Tue
Directed by Leonard Horn
Written by Stephen Kandel
Director of photography Andrew Jackson
Guest cast:
Fernando Lamas ....... General Francisco Arascan
Kate Woodville ....... Janet Sanders
Anthony Zerbe ........ Johnny O'Farrel
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. .... Admiral
Francine York ........ Amanda Agnew
John Alvin ........... Dr. Warren
Fred Carson .......... Indian
Alex Montoya ......... Man
Ina Victor ........... Spanish Girl
Synopsis:
Mundy steals a priceless Da Vinci painting as part of an SIA plot to
get a bugged forgery into the stronghold of an ousted South American
dictator. But the plan backfires: The dictator is holding the masterpiece -
and Mundy is holding the bag. [RF]
1.06 It Takes A Thief:
TOTALLY BY DESIGN
20Feb1968 ABC Tue (rerun 18Jun68)
Producer Winston Miller
Directed by Michael Caffey
Written by Dean Hargrove & Alvin Sapinsley
Story by Alvin Sapinsley
Director of photography Ralph Woolsey
Guest cast:
Tina Louise .......... Anna Martine
John van Dreelen ..... Hosseine
Mari Blanchard ....... Mme. Gamar
Ron Soble ............ Colonel Parviz
Oscar Beregi ......... Sheik Al Hamal
Francine York ........ Amanda Agnew
Lyn Peters ........... Miss Najess
Walter Linden
Jan Arvan
Ted Roter
John R. McKee
Synopsis:
In the Middle East, Mundy crashes a Presidential palace to bankrupt the
ruler's plans for aggression. Posing as a couturier, the thief runs
afoul of palace intrigue as he tries to lay his hands on a numbered
passbook to an anonymous Swiss bank account. [RF]
1.07 It Takes A Thief:
WHEN THIEVES FALL IN
27Feb1968 ABC Tue
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Leslie Stevens
Guest cast:
Susan Saint James .... Charlene 'Charlie' Brown
Ben Wright ........... Commander Bakst
Mario Alcalde ........ Major Dimitri
Ben Astar ............ Commissar Pavelchenko
Charlene Holt ........ Miss Spencer
Terry Jenkins ........ Henderson
Cec Linder ........... Official
Murray Pollack ....... Attendant
Amzie Strickland ..... Saleswoman
Lorna Thayer ......... Warden
Michael Florian ...... Man
Lindon Crow .......... Control Man
Synopsis:
Al is sent into retrieve a sable coat that contains a map that is to be used
as a plot by the Soviets to discredit the UK and Baltic States. Al recruits
Charlie to help him pull off the job. [++]
1.08 It Takes A Thief:
A SPOT OF TROUBLE
05Mar1968 ABC Tue (rerun 11Jun68)
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
Written by Gene L. Coon
Story by Gene L. Coon & Mort Zarcoff
Director of photography Andrew Jackson
Guest cast:
Katherine Crawford ... Nancy Ross-White
William Campbell ..... Pierre Gropius
Cliff Osmond ......... Kurt Kredo
Joan Patrick ......... Paula
Geraldine Baron ...... Dana
Barbara Rhoades ...... Hilda
James McEachin ....... Head Waiter
Donald Lawton ........ Hotel Clerk
Meg Wyllie ........... Elderly Lady
Victor Bozeman ....... Waiter
Charles Lampkin ...... Gardener
Synopsis:
Champagne, gorgeous models and mayhem abound at an island paradise
where Mundy is looking for a needle in a haystack. Object of his quest: a
microdot loaded with SIA secrets. [RF]
1.09 It Takes A Thief:
WHEN GOOD FRIENDS GET TOGETHER
12Mar1968 ABC Tue (rerun 02Jul68)
Directed by Lee H. Katzin
Written by Dean Hargrove
Director of photography Andrew Jackson
Guest cast:
Rosemary Forsyth ..... Miss Harris
Keye Luke ............ Dubek
James Shigeta ........ Fong Sing
Patrick Adiarte ...... Crown Prince
Eve Bruce ............ Helga
Stanley Farrar ....... Bank Manager
Frances Fong ......... Madame Chen
Robert Ito ........... Chief Aide
Teru Shimada ......... Mr. Tsu
Kam Tong ............. 1st Servant
Synopsis:
In Washington, D.C., Mundy plays sleuth, sleight-of-hand artist and
companion to the crown prince of a pro-Western Asian country. Object:
thwart a suspected plot by the prince’s anti-Western uncle. [RF]
1.10 It Takes A Thief:
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
19Mar1968 ABC Tue (rerun 03Sep68)
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Glen A. Larson
Director of photography Andrew Jackson
Guest cast:
Charles Macaulay ..... Petrovian Ambassador Nikolai Marku
Strother Martin ...... Willard Knox
Tisha Sterling ....... Madame Trish Marku
Peter Brocco ......... Vlade Miloslav
Taina Elg ............ Anya Selina
Charlene Holt ........ Tracey Lewis
Mark Lenard .......... Colonel Kessler
Richard Karlan ....... 1st Guard
Gene Tyburn .......... 3rd Guard
Henry Corden
Eva Monty
Synopsis:
Mundy penetrates an Iron Curtain prison to retrieve microfilm from a
captured SIA agent. The attempt results in frustrating news: the film is
en route to an embassy in Washington, which Mundy will have to
infiltrate. [RF]
1.11 It Takes A Thief:
TO STEAL A BATTLESHIP
26Mar1968 ABC Tue
Directed by Michael Caffey
Written by Jerry Devine
Guest cast:
Bill Bixby ........... George Palmer
Linda Marsh .......... Irena Damos
Janis Hansen ......... the Blonde
Sharon Harvey ........ Temptress
Maurice Marsac ....... Mr. Bjornsen
Naomi Stevens ........ Mrs. Bjornsen
Ralph Smiley ......... Servant
Paul Sorenson ........ First Man
John Sebastian ....... Third Man
Synopsis:
Al must retrieve important papers somewhere in the large villa of a man
who's "socially and diplomatically" well connected and trying to sell NATO
secrets. [++]
1.12 It Takes A Thief:
TURNABOUT
02Apr1968 ABC Tue
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Gene L. Coon
Story by Gene L. Coon & Mort Zarcoff
Director of photography Andrew Jackson
Guest cast:
Ida Lupino ........... Dr. Elsa Schneider
Steve Ihnat .......... Colonel Gilveney
Lawrence Montaigne ... Lt. Dorganoff
Shannon Farnon ....... Elena Ames
Peter Hellman ........ Sergeant
Nikita Knatz ......... Secret Police
Marvin Wyler ......... Waiter
Ralph Mauro .......... Guard
Jack Tesler .......... Janitor
Lev Mailer
Synopsis:
Noah Bain runs with the ball when Mundy is benched by an injury. In
Eastern Europe, Al coaches his boss in the intricacies of security
breaching, lock picking and sweet talking a lady scientist. [RF]
1.13 It Takes A Thief: THE RADOMIR MINIATURE
09Apr1968 ABC Tue (rerun 09Jul68)
Produced by Winston Miller
Directed by Michael Caffey
Written by Stephen Kandel
Director of photography Enzo A. Martinelli
Guest cast:
Ina Balin ............ Captain Dina Carlo "Fist"
Richard Van Vleet .... Janos
Than Wyenn ........... Major Lukovits
Eve Plumb ............ Maritsa
Dick Balduzzi ........ Officer
Jill Donohue ......... Anja
Gail Bonney .......... Matron
Allen Joseph ......... Clerk
George Perina ........ 1st Guard
George Sawaya ........ 2nd Guard
Synopsis:
Mundy goes into hostile Bulgaria to rescue the child of a scientist who
defected. The secret police prove only slightly more challenging than
his dealings with an enthusiastic underground group. [RF]
1.14 It Takes A Thief:
LOCKED IN THE CRADLE OF THE KEEP
16Apr1968 ABC Tue (rerun 16Jul68)
Directed by Leonard Horn
Written by Dick Nelson
Director of photography Andrew Jackson
Guest cast:
Celeste Yarnall ...... Commissar Malenska
Joseph Bernard ....... Boris
Marti Stevens ........ Ilsa
Philip Chapin ........ Georg
Walter Janovitz ...... 1st Guard
Murray Kamelhar ...... 2nd Guard
Don Lucas ............ 1st Reporter
Robert Rudelson ...... 2nd Reporter
Synopsis:
Mundy risks his neck to fake defection into a People’s Republic, only
to find that his contact is dead, and that no one has any idea of what
he’s supposed to steal. One clue: ’It’ is in the maximum-security
dungeon of the state museum. [RF]
1.15 It Takes A Thief:
A MATTER OF ROYAL LARCENY
23Apr1968 ABC Tue
Directed by Michael Caffey
Written by Tony Barrett
Guest cast:
Lynda Day George ..... Samantha Sutton
Ben Murphy ........... King Pineau
Lawrence Dane ........ Captain Van Zandt
Alan Caillou ......... Janos Kowalski
J. Pat O'Malley ...... Thoreau
Don Knight ........... Bertie Turner
Brenda Benet ......... Nicole
Henry Wilcoxon ....... Prime Minister Garth
Roz Hill ............. Patti
The Great John L...... Tattooed Man
Ron Gans ............. Sentry
Gregg Martell ........ Bartender
Synopsis:
At a royal bash, an American beer heiress, who is "kooky," "a ding-a-ling"
and "stoned" shoplifts "The Royal Orb" of San Marco. Al must place it back
in the tower before an international incident happens. A factor unknown to
Al is that the orb contains unstable plastic explosives, timed to killed the
new king during his coronation. [++]
1.16 It Takes A Thief:
THE LAY OF THE LAND
30Apr1968 ABC Tue
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Richard Collins & Alvin R. Friedman
Story by Richard Collins
Guest cast:
Hermione Gingold ..... Duchess of Lambrose
Cathy Lee Crosby ..... Susan
Stuart Margolin ...... Count Dimitri Stavro
Larry D. Mann ........ Dedier
Helen Funai .......... Lori Chan
John Sebastian ....... Schreiber
Sheila Larken ........ Z.Z.
William Traylor ...... Milo
Jerry Summers ........ Andre
Chuck Courtney ....... Henchman
Synopsis:
Al must borrow the unpublished memoirs of a Duchess, so they can be
microfilmed and read to confirm there are no incriminating secrets contained
within that may jeopardize the security of the western world. [++]
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ABC Tuesdays 8:30 PM Eastern
2.01 [17] It Takes A Thief:
ONE NIGHT ON SOLEDADE
24Sep1968 ABC Tue (rerun 24Dec68)
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Alan Caillou
Director of photography William Margulies
Guest cast:
Thomas Gomez ......... Dictator
Madlyn Rhue .......... Melinda Garcia
Nancy Kovack ......... Jaimie McQue
Logan Ramsey ......... Pierre Dushon
George Sperdakos ..... Ricardo Salinas
Angus Duncan ......... Lt. Rigo
Carlos Romero ........ Andreas
Bartlett Robinson .... Colonel Prentice
Alex Wilson .......... Stetson
Marc Desmond ......... Servant
Synopsis:
A macabre Caribbean caper launches cat burglar Al Mundy's assignment
for SIA. While a dictator's gala fiesta is in full swing, Mundy must
remove a body from the palace catacombs so that a clandestine autopsy can
confirm or deny foul play. [RF]
2.02 [18] It Takes A Thief:
A SOUR NOTE
01Oct1968 ABC Tue (rerun 06May69)
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Gene L. Coon
Story by Gene L. Coon & Mort Zarcoff
Guest cast:
Suzanne Pleshette .... Angela
Harvey Lembeck ....... Gino
John Sebastian
Gino Conforti
Tony Dante
Henry Dar Boggia
Bruce Gordon
Martin Kosleck
Vince Williams
Synopsis:
Al must travel to Italy, with an egotistical opera singer supplying his
cover. The mission is to break into a theft-proof type safe that contains
documents that may prove that a millionaire industrialist is a Nazi war
criminal. [++]
2.03 [19] It Takes A Thief:
THE BILL IS IN COMMITTEE
08Oct1968 ABC Tue
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Elroy Schwartz
Guest cast:
Roger C. Carmel ...... Paz
Yvonne Craig ......... Roxanne
John Van Dreelen ..... Valdone
Jocelyn Lane
Donald Lawton
Gordon Oliver
Tom Basham
Synopsis:
Al goes undercover as a magician to retrieve incriminating proof that is
being used the dictator of a small country to bribe a member of Congress
to keep aid coming. His cover is blown immediately and he must make a
deal to protect it. [++]
2.04 [20] It Takes A Thief: THE THINGAMABOB HEIST
15Oct1968 ABC Tue (rerun 20May69)
Directed by Jack Arnold
Written by Burt Styler
Guest cast:
Ricardo Montalban .... Nick Grobo
Sharon Acker ......... Dr. Edwina Hopkins
Kay Peters ........... Countess Georgiana
Noah Keen ............ Professer Corcoran
James Gavin .......... Sentry
Sharon Harvey ........ Lady Cook
Anne Morell .......... Lady Barber
Walter Woolf King .... Curator
Ben Frank ............ Chauffeur
Milt Kogan ........... Man A
Tiger Joe Marsh ...... Man B
Gene Dynarski ........ 1st Agent
Martin Kosleck ....... 2nd Agent
Don Ross ............. S.I.A. Agent
Synopsis:
Al must retrieve a new jet fuel whose creator has been killed and no one
knows what form the fuel has taken. [++]
2.05 [21] It Takes A Thief:
GET ME TO THE REVOLUTION ON TIME
22Oct1968 ABC Tue (rerun 05Aug69)
Directed by Leonard Horn
Written by Paul Tuckahoe & Glen A. Larson
Guest cast:
Morgan Woodward ...... Ivor Phillips
Wende Wagner ......... Linda Phillips
Ivan Dixon ........... General Kristoff
Peter Marland-Jones .. Cormack Shannon
Émile Genest ......... Boileau
Ena Hartman .......... Jasmin
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. .... Machado
Robert F. Simon ...... Vogel
Ivan Triesault ....... Kruger
Keith Walker ......... 1st Man
Darlene Enlow ........ 1st Lady
Paul Factor .......... 1st Officer
Victor Bozeman ....... 2nd Officer
Synopsis:
Al poses as a bartender to infiltrate the private meeting of an investment
group who's planning to finance a military general to power in a Caribbean
country. The document that the investors have signed is locked in a safe
protected with six electronic keys. Al teams with another agent to retrieve
the keys and get into the safe before morning. [++]
2.06 [22] It Takes A Thief: THE PACKAGER
29Oct1968 ABC Tue (rerun 27May69)
Directed by Leonard Horn
Written by Leonard Stadd
Guest cast:
Alex Dreier .......... Ambrose Billington
Lee Meredith ......... Helena Sedley
William Smithers ..... George Aitken
Lane Bradford ........ Anderson
Margaret Field ....... Miss Hibler
John McCann .......... Edmond
Foster Brooks ........ Judge
Lew Brown ............ Vault Guard
Fabian Dean .......... Foreman
James McEachin ....... Gate Guard
Jim Malinda .......... Wilke
Robert Reese ......... Senator
Synopsis:
Al breaks into the safe of a rich man's home but it turns out it was only a
test, the man offers Al much incentive to pull off a job involving atomic
reactor fuel. [++]
[--] 05Nov68 no details
2.07 [23] It Takes A Thief:
HANS ACROSS THE BORDER [Part 1]
12Nov1968 ABC Tue (rerun 17Jun69)
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Glen A. Larson
Guest cast:
Joseph Cotten ........ Colonel Heinrich
Pamela Austin ........ Corey Levin
Mario Alcalde ........ Lieutenant Hardtman
Frank de Kova ........ General Georgei Tashkov
John Hoyt ............ Mundt
Than Wyenn ........... Hans Schiller
Willi Koopman ........ Heide Schiller
Georg Stanford Brown.. Bates
James Flavin ......... General Levin
Robert Boon .......... German Doctor
Erik Holland ......... Schneider
Dennis McCarthy
Synopis:
(see part 2)
2.08 [24] It Takes A Thief:
HANS ACROSS THE BORDER [Part 2]
19Nov1968 ABC Tue (rerun 24Jun69)
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Glen A. Larson
Guest cast:
Joseph Cotten ........ Colonel Heinrich
Pamela Austin ........ Corey Levin
Mario Alcalde ........ Lieutenant Hardtman
Frank de Kova ........ General Georgei Tashkov
John Hoyt ............ Mundt
Than Wyenn ........... Hans Schiller
Willi Koopman ........ Heide Schiller
Georg Stanford Brown.. Bates
James Flavin ......... General Levin
Robert Boon .......... German Doctor
Erik Holland ......... Schneider
Dennis McCarthy
Synopsis:
Double duty is called for as Mundy tries to save the SIA's European spy
network by (1) sleight-of-hand at an East Berlin security installation
(2) masquerading as a newlywed air force officer to be trader for a Red
spy on the SIA payroll. [RF]
2.09 [25] It Takes A Thief:
A CASE OF RED TURNIPS
26Nov1968 ABC Tue
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Mort Zarcoff
Guest cast:
Noel Harrison ........ Lester V. Griffin
Miko Mayama .......... Joy Sung
Sándor Szabó ......... Malchek
Amy Thomson .......... Iris Vander
Foster Brooks ........ Drunk
Nate Esformes ........ Paco
Richard Loo .......... Clown
Dick Poston .......... Editor
Peggy Rea ............ Woman
Synopsis:
A film directed by Lester V. Griffin has inadvertently filmed an
important operation performed by 11 SIA agents, and one by one they are
ending up dead. [RF]
2.10 [26] It Takes A Thief:
THE GALLOPING SKIN GAME
03Dec1968 ABC Tue
Directed by Michael Caffey
Written by Gene L. Coon
Story by Gene L. Coon & Leigh Chapman
Guest cast:
Ricardo Montalban ... Nick Grobo
Martine Beswick ...... Christina
James McEachin ....... Earl Danton
Michael Conrad ....... Anton
Richard Kiel ......... Willy
Katherine Berger ..... Baroness
Hannie Landman ....... Clarisse
Bob Golden ........... Bonelli
Michael Masters ...... Sandone
Don Diamond .......... Messenger
Joseph LaCava ........ Croupier
Synopsis:
International fence, Nick Grobo, returns and is Mundy's match in suave
skulduggery. Now on opposite sides of the law, Mundy and Grobo savor
the skilled professionalism that permits them to compete mercilessly for
secret documents while ostensibly co-operating in the theft of the
Kimerly diamond. [RF]
*Note: The authentic 60-karat Kimberly gem is seen in this episode. [RF]
2.11 [27] It Takes A Thief:
GLASS RIDDLE
17Dec1968 ABC Tue (rerun 01Jul69)
Directed by George Tyne
Written by B.W. Sandefur
Guest cast:
Paul Langton ......... Preston Washburne
Jason Evers .......... Aubrey Latham
Marion Marshall ...... Myrna Latham
Allen Emerson ........ Morris
Linda Lawson ......... Miss Forbes
Roy Poole ............ Roper
George Robotham ...... Webster
Synopsis:
A cartel is putting together the finances that will enable them to buy a
large ammunition company. With it they will be able to decide the fate of
any large or small disputes that call for weapons. To prevent this, Al must
break into a bank safe and steal securities that they are collecting. The
problem is that the vault door is exposed to the public via large glass
windows. [++]
2.12 [28] It Takes A Thief:
TO CATCH A ROARING LION
31Dec1968 ABC Tue (rerun 10Jun69)
Directed by Marc Daniels
Written by Robert Malcolm Young
Guest cast:
Denise Nicholas
Khigh Dhiegh ......... Fu Cheng
George Takei ......... Wo
Ji-Tu Cumbuka ........ Roosevelt
Larry Duran .......... Lee
Charles Lampkin ...... Professor Kilghi
Brock Peters ......... Chak
Ken Renard ........... Walamba
Davis Roberts ........ Bardimhu
Izack Fields ......... Gara
Jai Rich ............. Desk Clerk
Synopsis:
A set of scrolls is stolen by a general that is trying to seize power in a
small African country. Al must steal the scrolls back to prevent the Chinese
back general from taking over. [++]
2.13 [29] It Takes A Thief:
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO RIO?
07Jan1969 ABC Tue (rerun 18Sep69)
Directed by Bruce Kessler
Written by Glen A. Larson
Guest cast:
John Russell ......... William Dover
Dana Wynter .......... Contessa del Mundo
Bruno Vesota ......... Demetrius Pentopoulos
Teri Garr ............ Maggie Philbin
Alejandro Rey ........ Mendoza
Arlene Martel ........ Katrina Malenski
Bruce Belland ........ Raoul
Aram Katcher ......... Quiggs
Julio Medina ......... Haberdasher
Freddy Roberto ....... Maitre D'
Michael Ansara
Synopsis:
Al takes a trip down to Rio for a short vacation with a Contessa. He winds
up instead involved in determining the fate of a beautiful and recently
defected Soviet citizen. [++]
2.14 [30] It Takes A Thief:
THE ARTIST IS FOR FRAMING
21Jan1969 ABC Tue
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Glen A. Larson & Marty Roth
Guest cast:
Patrick Horgan ....... Victor Torres
Gia Scala ............ Angel
Paul Henreid ......... Inspector Berman
Dennis Patrick ....... States Attorney
Alfred Dennis ........ Sykes
Ted Roter ............ Herman
Peter Balakoff
Bob Golden
Nelson Olmsted
Al is accused of committing burglaries that happened in four separate cities
while he was in each city. He escapes and must prove his innocence by
finding the real culprit. [++]
2.15 [31] It Takes A Thief:
THE NAKED BILLIONAIRE
28Jan1969 ABC Tue (rerun 29Jul69)
Directed by Norman Foster
Written by Stephen Kandel
Guest cast:
Richard Carlson ...... Daniel Ryder
Sally Kellerman ...... Nina Gray
Peter Mark Richman ... Carl Kovacs
Edward Ashley ........ Parnell Grady
Peter Hobbs .......... Mr. Cook
William Bakewell ..... Hotel Clerk
Irwin Charone ........ Maintenance Man
Walter Davis ......... Guard
Synopsis:
Al is given three days to take a picture that will prove that a reclusive
billionaire is still alive. Since no one really knows what he looks like, Al
must take a picture of a part of his body that has an identifiable scar. To
get to the billionaire he must get rekindle a relationship with an old
flame. [++]
2.16 [32] It Takes A Thief:
A MATTER OF GREY MATTER [Part 1]
04Feb1969 ABC Tue (rerun 12Aug69)
Directed by Jack Arnold
Written by Tony Barrett & Gene L. Coon
Story by Tony Barrett
Guest cast:
Joey Heatherton ...... Dodie DuBois
Paul Lukas ........... Von Wolfgang
Edward Everett Horton ... Lord Pelham-Gifford
Jill Donohue ......... Gabriella
Barry Williams ....... Herbie DuBois
Alan Caillou ......... Whitaker
Anthony Caruso ....... Runyon
Don Knight ........... Bertie Turner
Reginald Owen ........ Clerk
Michael Forest ....... Cheech
Leon Askin ........... Boris Bolshoi
Ron Feinberg ......... Szabo
Brian Gaffikin ....... Cameraman
Lewis Loughran ....... Man
Synopsis:
Al flies to London to find the richest man in the world, Muenster Von
Wolfgang who has gotten himself involved in unfriendly negotiations with
a missile breakthrough product. [RF]
2.17 [33] It Takes A Thief:
A MATTER OF GREY MATTER
[Part 2]
11Feb1969 ABC Tue (rerun 19Aug69)
Directed by Jack Arnold
Written by Tony Barrett & Gene L. Coon
Story by Tony Barrett
Guest cast:
Joey Heatherton ...... Dodie DuBois
Paul Lukas ........... Von Wolfgang
Edward Everett Horton ... Lord Pelham-Gifford
Jill Donohue ......... Gabriella
Barry Williams ....... Herbie DuBois
Alan Caillou ......... Whitaker
Anthony Caruso ....... Runyon
Don Knight ........... Bertie
Reginald Owen ........ Clerk
Michael Forest ....... Cheech
Leon Askin ........... Boris Bolshoi
Ron Feinberg ......... Szabo
Joseph La Cava ....... Croupier
Richard Peel ......... Stoneham
Synopsis:
Herbie DuBois is the link as Mundy searches for a billionaire and his
secret formula. Only Herbie's big sister knows where the tycoon is, and
the boy's being threatened to make her talk. [RF]
2.18 [34] It Takes A Thief: CATSPAW
18Feb1969 ABC Tue (rerun 12Aug69)
Directed by Jerry Hopper
Written by Glen A. Larson & Joel Kane
Story by Joel Kane
Guest cast:
Fernando Lamas ....... Pepe Rouchet
Sharon Acker ......... Dr. Edwina Hopkins
Lloyd Bochner ........ Clayton Hewitt
Tom Basham ........... Anton Moreau
Allen Emerson ........ Mitchell
Danny Klega .......... Aide
Ann Prentiss ......... Desk Clerk
Gordon Ayres
Tom Curtis
Duke Cigrang ......... Guard
Synopsis:
Injured Al must guide the "second best" thief in the world to substitute for
him in an assignment. To retrieve the crown jewels of a small country whose
economy depends on them from "Fortress Hill," an estate, whose main safe is
in the midst of a tiger cage. [RF]
2.19 [35] It Takes A Thief:
BOOM AT THE TOP
25Feb1969 ABC Tue
Directed by Paul Stanley
Written by Glen A. Larson
Guest cast:
Roddy McDowall
Carol Lynley
Barry Sullivan
Shirley O'Hara
Will Kuluva
Rico Cattani
Tristram Coffin
Jackie Dexter
Joyce Sklar
June Tighe
Charles H. Radilak
Sue Dean
Luis Estevez
Byron Morrow
Dolores M. Greer
Earl Grant ........... Himself
Synopsis:
Al is brought in fast to recover an important microdot that was
inadvertently stolen by a small time thief. A party is thrown to try to
flush this thief out. Meanwhile, a government courier with an armed
briefcase full of Polaris missile plans, stops by the party to get Al to pop
it open and defeat the fail-safe mechanism. [++]
2.20 [36] It Takes A Thief: THE FUNERAL IS ON MUNDY
11Mar1969 ABC Tue
Directed by Allen Reisner
Written by Stephen Kandel
Guest cast:
John Williams ........ Colonel Waldbrooke
Julie Newmar ......... Susannah Sutton
John Orchard ......... Sergeant-Major
Jill Curzon .......... Miss Garrett
Reggie Nalder ........ Goldman
Clarke Gordon ........ Butler
David Lampson ........ Lieutenant
Peter Ashton ......... Guard
Chris Howard ......... Private
Diana Chesney ........ Landlady
Pamela Moffitt ....... Maid
Howard Curtis ........ Electrician
Lee Stanley .......... 1st Marine
Johnny Sistrunk ...... 2nd Marine
Synopsis:
In London, the S.I.A. has Al break into the American Embassy and leaves
traces of a M.O. used by "The Electrician." They will flush him out by
discrediting with his superiors, who are unknown even to the S.I.A. [++]
2.21 [37] It Takes A Thief:
THE BARANOFF TIME TABLE
18Mar1969 ABC Tue (rerun 03Jun69)
Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Written by Carey Wilber & Mort Zarcoff
Story by Carey Wilber
Guest cast:
Ray Danton ........... Lieutenant Diego
Jessica Walter ....... Laurie Brooks
Larry D. Mann......... Achille Morales
Nico Minardos ........ Secretary Ramone Ortega
Renzo Cesana ......... President Gutierrez
Kay Cole ............. Maria Gutierrez
George Sawaya ........ Garcia
Natividad Vacío ...... Engineer
Marc Desmond ......... Announcer
Pedro Regas .......... Old Man
Carlos Romero ........ Director
Duke Cigrang ......... Guard
Elana Cooper ......... Peasant Girl
Francisco Ortega ..... 1st Man
Synopsis:
Al goes undercover as the fiancee of an international jet setter in a South
American country. She has discovered information on a timetable that will be
used in a plot to overthrow the current president. [++]
2.22 [38] It Takes A Thief:
ROCK-BYE, BYE, BABY
25Mar1969 ABC Tue (rerun 15Jul69)
Directed by Seymour Robbie
Written by Mort Zarcoff
Guest cast:
Edmond O'Brien ....... Rocky McCauley
Harold J. Stone ...... Manny Grayson
Gavin MacLeod ........ Seymour
Gregory Sierra ....... Fletcher
Sterling Holloway .... Elmo
Melodie Johnson ...... Sheree
James Millhollin ..... Rudy
Jerome Thor .......... Saunders
Sharon Lynch ......... Waitress
Synopsis:
Al is having difficulty breaking into an old fashioned safe that contains a
little black book that contains information that can help to break the
syndicate. Al knows of an old safe cracker who can get the job done so he
goes to San Francisco to bring him back. [++]
2.23 [39] It Takes A Thief:
THE FAMILY
01Apr1969 ABC Tue
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Written by David P. Harmon & K.C. Alison
Story by K.C. Alison
Guest cast:
Gordon Pinsent ....... Gerald Lockridge
Geraldine Brooks ..... Andrea Lockridge
Cyril Delevanti ...... John B. Cannon
Cindy Eilbacher ...... Charlotte Cannon
Carla Borelli ........ Laura Cannon
Michael Quinlivan .... Philip Cannon
Sidney Clute ......... Dr. Byron
George Barrows ....... Miles
Michael Nixon ........ Arnie
Gary Van Orman ....... Guard
Synopsis:
Al penetrates the house of John B. Cannon, a reclusive billionaire, who
hasn't been seen in years. Al must prove to the old man that a member of his
family is diverting one of their company's oil production to the Soviet
Union. [++]
2.24 [40] It Takes A Thief:
38-23-36
08Apr1969 ABC Tue
Directed by Tony Leader
Written by Elroy Schwartz
Guest cast:
Nancy Kovack ......... Penny Colbert
Charles Dierkop ...... Radko
Bart Burns ........... Henry Moore
Curt Lowens .......... Kurt
Jane Betts ........... Hilda
Anne Morrell ......... Rosette
Saundra Gayle ........ Miss Israel
Rena Horten .......... Miss Norway
Inge Jaklyn .......... Miss Finland
Elizabeth Thompson ... Miss Bulgeria
Johnine Leigh Avery .. Miss United States
Bebe Louie ........... Miss Hong Kong
Shirleena Manchur .... Miss Egypt
Susana Miranda ....... Miss Mexico
Lavelle Roby ......... Miss Jamaica
Paulette Blair ....... Miss Nigeria
Mary Charlotte Wilcox
Tanya Lemani
Frances Spanier ...... Receptionist
Gloria Hill .......... 1st Queen
Gari Hardy ........... 2nd Queen
Ralph Montgomery ..... Hotel Officer
Wadsworth Taylor ..... Guard
Jonathan Steele ...... Policeman
Synopsis:
A micro-dot is missing from the Pentagon, and a member of the United Nations
beauty pageant is suspected and Al has forty-eight hours to figure out which
contestant meets the criteria of 38-23-36. [++]
2.25 [41] It Takes A Thief:
THE GREAT CHESS GAMBIT
15Apr1969 ABC Tue (rerun 08Jul69)
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Written by Glen A. Larson & Bruce Belland
Guest cast:
Nehemiah Persoff ..... Harry Lavender
Dick O'Shea .......... Sparky Kramer
Stuart Margolin ...... Sagalis
Tiger Joe Marsh ...... Brutus
Greg Mullavy ......... Georgie
Peter Coe ............ Kurt
Ben Cooper ........... Maxwell
María Noel ........... Lady in Red
David Renard ......... Raphael
Don Lorbett .......... Huck
Dick Simmons ......... General McCready
Chuck Bowman ......... Co-Pilot, Buck White
William Bryant ....... Pilot, Major Banks
Roberto Iglesias ..... Doctor
Carol Larson ......... Girl
Synopsis:
SIA ends Al to recover a black box which contains the nuclear
detonation codes. [RF]
2.26 [42] It Takes A Thief: MAD IN JAPAN
22Apr1969 ABC Tue
Directed by George Tyne
Written by Mort Zarcoff
Guest cast:
Sharon Acker ......... Dr. Edwina Hopkins
Nobu McCarthy ........ Kim Haru
Yuki Shimoda ......... Togasi Haru
Alex Dreier .......... Charles Catlet
Benson Fong .......... Dr. Takida
Philip Ahn .......... Shop Owner
Ray Ballard .......... Customer
Marya Christen ....... Oriental Girl
Lloyd Kino ........... Bartender
Kay Shimatsu ......... 1st Man
Robert Kino .......... 2nd Man
Soon-Tek Oh .......... Servant
Terance Tashiro ...... Japanese Boy
Michael-James Wixted
Synopsis:
Al is sent with Dr. Hopkins to Japan to retrieve the prototype for
a portable laser gun. [++]
############## It Takes a Thief ##############
############## season 3 1970-71 ##############
############### (final season) ###############
ABC Thursday 10:00 PM Eastern (25Sep69-25Dec69)
then ABC Mondays (15Jan70-14Sep70)
3.01 [43] It Takes A Thief:
SATURDAY NIGHT IN VENICE
( Filmed in Venice)
25Sep1969 ABC Thu (rerun 30Mar70)
Directed by Jack Arnold
Written by Stephen Kandel
Guest cast:
John Russell ......... William Dover
Delia Boccardo ....... Lita
Severn Darden ........ Ambassador Nikolai Palenkin
Michael Strong ....... Colonel Malkov
Jack Betts ........... Garrison
John Stacy ........... Doctor
Carol Jean Larson .... Nurse
Synopsis:
Mundy tries everything, even defection, to retrieve a secret device he
stole from the Russians. They've poisoned him, with the promise of an
antidote when - and if - the SIA returns the stolen article. [RF]
3.02 [44] It Takes A Thief:
WHO'LL BID TWO MILLION DOLLARS?
(Filmed in Italy).
02Oct1969 ABC Thu (rerun 18May70)
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Written by Robert I. Holt
Guest cast:
Paola Pitagora ....... Jeanette Martine/George
Nicoletta Machiavelli ... Varina
Jacques Herlin ....... Carlot
Nike Arrighi ......... Duchess
Kalam Shamsuddin ..... Indrahan
Callisto Calisti ..... Police Lieutenant
also cameo appearance by
Peter Sellers ........ Harbor Master
co-starring
Edward Binns ......... Wally
Synopsis:
Mundy gets perilously popular with a gathering of vipers who think he's
a free-lance agent peddling plutonium. Peril notwithstanding, Mundy
exploits the confusion to go after the stuff for the SIA. [RF]
3.03 [45] It Takes A Thief:
THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
09Oct1969 ABC Thu (rerun 13Apr70)
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Written by Glen A. Larson
Guest cast:
John Van Dreelen ..... General Alekseiko
Teri Garr ............ Maggie Philbin
Michel Bardinet ...... Dumont
Ann Smyrner .......... Lonnie Trevor
Fielding Greaves ..... Kurt
Synopsis:
Al is sent to meet with a defecting general who plans to divulge the rest of
the information he promised on Soviet anti-missile deployment projections;
however, first Al must try to fit in with the beautiful people. [++]
3.04 [46] It Takes A Thief:
THE GREAT CASINO CAPER (Filmed in Italy).
16Oct1969 ABC Thu
Directed by Jack Arnold
Written by Glen A. Larson
Director of photogarphy Enzo Serafin
Guest cast:
Adolfo Celi .......... Eric Redman
Gérard Herter ........ Plummit
Francesco Mulé ....... Funello
Françoise Prévost .... The Marquesa
John Siegfried ....... Tour Guide
Carol Jean Larson .... Casino Girl
co-starring
Fred Astaire ......... Alistair Mundy (recurring)
Synopsis:
The great casino caper, set in Rome, Porto Ercole and the Lido Casino
in Venice. Alister is called in to help with a casino robbery that’s
step one in an SIA scheme to put a counterfeiter out of business. [RF]
*Note: Fred Astaire makes his debut in the recurring role of mast thief
Alistair Mundy, Al's father. [RF]
3.05 [47] It Takes A Thief:
FLOWERS FROM ALEXANDER
(Filmed in Italy)
23Oct1969 ABC Thu (rerun 25May70)
Directed by Bruce Kessler
Written by Glen A. Larson
Guest cast:
Senta Berger ......... Lorrie James
Nigel Patrick ........ Charles
Frank Latimore ....... Peter Sykes
Bill Vanders ......... Mitchell
Venantino Venantini .. Nicholas
Tony Young ........... Ramsey
Allen Emerson ........ Mitchell's Man
Synopsis:
Endangered by the enemy, SIA agent Lorrie James drags Mundy into her
assignment. The caper takes on sinister overtones when Mundy begins to
doubt Lorrie's loyalty. [RF]
3.06 [48] It Takes A Thief: THE BLUE, BLUE DANUBE
(Filmed in Budapest, Hungary)
30Oct1969 ABC Thu (rerun 01Jun70)
Directed by Bruce Kessler
Written by Oscar Brodney
Guest cast:
John Russell ......... William Dover
Robert Ellenstein .... Jan Vladyk
Liliane Montevecchi .. Madame Tanya Varhos
Martine Beswick ...... Maria
Sándor Szabó ......... Franz Varhos
Oscar Beregi Jr. ..... Kerenko
Bill Cort ............ Whitman
Beverly Zon .......... Ilsa
Edward Faulkner ...... Wardlow
Charles R. Radilac ... Karyl
Leo Morrell .......... Friend
Danny Klega .......... Soldier
Carroll Adams ........ Guard
Synopsis:
Mundy heads for Budapest to rescue a kidnaped SIA bigwig. A walking
encyclopedia of the entire hush-hush operation, the man must be plucked
from his cell in a mental institution before he's drugged into spilling
SIA secrets. [RF]
3.07 [49] It Takes A Thief:
THE THREE VIRGINS OF ROME
(Filmed in Italy)
06Nov1969 ABC Thu
Directed by Jack Arnold
Written by Glen A. Larson
Director of photography Enzo Serafin
Guest cast:
Edmund Purdom ........ Styler
Karin Dor ............ Angela Styler
Victor Buono ......... Oliver Kent
Richard Karlan ....... Forbes
Francesco Mulé ....... Funello
Massimo Serato ....... Inspector Sabatini
Cecilia Todeschini ... Carla Minelli
Davy Kaye ............ Roxell
co-starring
Fred Astaire ......... Alistair Mundy
Synopsis:
Three-cornered intrigue surrounds a priceless painting that Al has been
sent to protect: Alister plans to heist the masterpiece from two
scoundrels planning to use it in a charity fraud. [RF]
3.08 [50] It Takes A Thief: PAYOFF IN THE PIAZZA
(Filmed in Milan, Italy)
13Nov1969 ABC Thu (rerun 08Jun70)
Directed by Gerd Oswald
Written by Oscar Brodney
Guest cast:
John Russell ......... William Dover
Susan Saint James .... Charlene 'Charlie' Brown
David Opatoshu ....... General Feng
Cynthia Hull ......... Mamsani Langpoor
Fuji ................. Choi
Richard Loo .......... Dr. Langpoor
Soon-Tek Oh .......... Javanese
Freddy Roberto ....... Alberto
Carla Borelli ........ Queen Consort
Karl Bruck ........... Clerk
Linda Daneaux ........ Switchboard Operator
Rudy Solari
Synopsis:
Al is in Milan, where the wanted wife of a murdered Oriental prince is
hiding out. The S.I.A. wants to get her out of there, before the real
killer, a power hungry general does. [++]
3.09 [51] It Takes A Thief:
THE KING OF THIEVES (Filmed in
Rome, Italy)
20Nov1969 ABC Thu (rerun 27Jul70)
Directed by Bruce Kessler
Written by Glen A. Larson
Guest cast:
Lex Barker ........... Kurt Mattson
Martha Hyer .......... Rhoda Michaels
Michele Cochran ...... Deborah Mattson
Marino Masé .......... Collie
Lionel Stander ....... Max
(went on to play with Robert Wagner in Hart
to Hart as their driver Max)
Ben Ekland ........... Dom
Alex Lucas ........... Doctor
Philip Gittelman ..... Reporter
Tony Young ........... Ramsey
co-starring
Edward Binns ......... Wally
Synopsis:
In Rome, a badly injured Mundy seeks the help of thieves to break an
embarrassing kidnap case. The victim is the daughter of a senatorial
candidate who has been attacking the SIA in his campaign speeches. [RF]
3.10 [52] It Takes A Thief:
A FRIEND IN DEED
(Filmed in Italy)
27Nov1969 ABC Thu (rerun 22Jun70)
Directed by Bruce Kessler
Written by B.W. Sandefur
Guest cast:
John Russell ......... William Dover
Frankie Avalon ....... Guido Cartarenzi
Henry Silva .......... Peter Vale
Thomas Gomez ......... Commandatore Bottirelli
John Myhers .......... Pablo Caprone
Walter Mathews ....... Antonio
Maria Mirka .......... Sophia
Julio Medina ......... Greeter
Britt Nilsson ........ Girl
Synopsis:
In Italy, a past associate puts Mundy in a lethal imbroglio with the
Brotherhood. Small-time thief Guido Cadarenzi, suspected of stealing a
file that identifies the entire mob, tells the gang chieftains that Mundy
is the culprit. [RF]
3.11 [53] It Takes A Thief:
THE SECOND TIME AROUND
04Dec1969 ABC Thu
Directed by Gerd Oswald
Written by Glen A. Larson
Director of photography Richard Batcheller
Guest cast:
Adolfo Celi .......... Eric Redman
Alice Ghostley ....... Miss Prillo
Howard Curtis ........ Griffith
Bill Fletcher ........ Helmuth
Martin Kosleck ....... Zeitman
Phil Montgomery ...... SIA Man
Albert Carrier ....... Croupier
co-starring
Fred Astaire ......... Alistair
Edward Binns ......... Wally
Synopsis:
Alister Mundy has triple trouble: thwarting the assassinations of
himself and son Al, squelching an enemy threat on the U.S. economy and
keeping a lady columnist off base as she probes his affinity for high-level
thievery. [RF]
3.12 [54] It Takes A Thief: THE OLD WHO CAME IN FROM THE SPY
11Dec1969 ABC Thu (rerun 04May70)
Directed by Gerd Oswald
Written by Sy Salkowitz
Story by Sy Salkowitz & Jeannot Szwarc
Guest cast:
Elsa Lanchester ...... Molly Taylor
Francis Lederer ...... Klaus Hoffman
Curt Lowens .......... Hans
Bernard Fox .......... Miles
Erik Holland ......... Willi Schwab
Peter Coe ............ Fritz
Richard Haydn ........ Blanton
Gloria Hill .......... The Girl
Walter Janovitz ...... Doctor
Karl Bruck ........... Desk Clerk
Ray Ballard .......... Bellop
Peter E. Berger ...... Warder
George Perina ........ Customs Inspector
also starring
Edward Binns ......... Wally
Synopsis:
A dotty British agent cum art expert is reactivated to help Mundy with
a heist in an East Berlin museum. For awhile, it's a question of which
will break first - Mundy's nerves or Anglo-American relations. [RF]
3.13 [55] It Takes A Thief: TO LURE A MAN
18Dec1969 ABC Thu
Directed by Barry Shear
Written by Sy Salkowitz
Guest cast:
Joseph Cotten ........ Mr. Jack
Christina Sinatra .... Ellen Peters
Wilfrid Hyde-White ... Technikov
George Murdock ....... Devon
Peter Brocco ......... Franz Stanus
Elizabeth St. Clair .. Arlene
Read Morgan .......... George
Troy Melton .......... Edward
Lora Kaye ............ First Woman
Lucy Bush ............ Second Woman
Frances Stevenson .... Third Woman
Synopsis:
Al's apartment in infiltrated by Soviets intent on using his services to
steal a man, the head of the S.I.A. [++]
3.14 [56] It Takes A Thief:
THE SCORPIO DROP
25Dec1969 ABC Thu (rerun 22Jun70)
Directed by Robert Gist
Written by William Bast
Guest cast:
Gale Sondergaard ..... Madame Olga Millard
Dennis Turner ........ Freddie Millard
Robert Ball .......... Charles Kroft
Brenda Benet ......... Angela Peters
Eduard Franz ......... Mr. Johnson
Ayllene Gibbons ...... Griselda Fisk
Rachel Rosenthal ..... Mrs. Kroft
Bruno VeSota ......... Dr. Simmons
Mary Wilcox .......... Joyce Atkins
Sandy Brown Wyeth .... Miranda Fisk
B.B. Monteil ......... Mrs. Simmons
Will Chilles ......... Bruno
Otto Bohmann ......... Sydney Lehman
Armstrong Marshall ... Henderson
Synopsis:
Al is sent undercover into a group known as the "Order of the Golden Key,"
to retrieve a micro-module that is now in their possession. [RF]
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Moves to Mondays on ABC (15Jan70-14Sep70)
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3.15 [57] It Takes A Thief: NICE GIRLS MARRY STOCK BROKERS
15Jan1970 ABC Mon (rerun 07Sep70)
Directed by Barry Shear
Written by Norman Hudis /
Story by Byron Twiggs
Guest cast:
Geoffrey Holder ...... Paul Trionne
Michele Carey ........ Sharon Foster
Paul Stewart ......... Burkhardt
Michele Montau ....... Michelle DeBeck
George Murdock ....... Devon
Koko Tani ............ Koko
Dick Crockett ........ Courier
Frank Arno ........... Artist
Inge Jaklyn .......... Inge
Guy Way .............. Thug
Synopsis:
The murder of one of Paris fashion designer Paul Trionne's models seals
Al's suspicions that the courtier is mixed up in the theft of SIA
secrets. [RF]
3.16 [58] It Takes A Thief:
THE STEAL-DRIVING MAN
19Jan1970 ABC Mon (rerun 11May70)
Written & Directed by Glen A. Larson
Guest cast:
Fernando Lamas ....... Paolo Monteggo
Dick Smothers ....... Parker Rhodes
Felicia Farr ......... Corie Laughton
Greg Mullavy ......... Jackie Taylor
Mario Andretti ....... Himself
Renzo Cesana ......... President
Reggie Nalder ........ Gunther
Ray Ballard .......... Policeman
Carol Wrigley ........ Girl
co-starring
Edward Binns ......... Wally
Synopsis:
Setting out to avert a missile crisis, success hinges on Mundy's
qualifying for a car race in the enemy camp. [RF]
3.17 [59] It Takes A Thief:
TOUCH OF MAGIC
26Jan1970 ABC Mon (rerun 29Jun70)
Directed by Gerd Oswald
Written by Oscar Brodney
Guest cast:
Bette Davis .......... Bessie Grindel
Maurice Marsac ....... Carlo Rubano
Lyn Peters ........... Senora Rubano
Francine Pyne ........ Estelle
Geradi Biegouloff .... Security Man
Martin Garralaga ..... French Waiter
Douglas Henderson .... Doctor
Dan Scott ............ 1st Bodyguard
Robert Munk .......... 2nd Bodyguard
Dennis Cross ......... 1st Passenger
Arthur Batanides ..... 2nd Passenger
Genadii Biegouloff ... Security Guard
Erdo Vatan ........... Hotel Clerk
Synopsis:
An old friend seems to have given up the will to live. A doctor recommends
to Al that she get back into what used to give her life. Bessie "was the
greatest female jewel thief that ever lived," says Al. So he plans a caper
to help her out. [++]
3.18 [60] It Takes A Thief:
FORTUNE CITY
02Feb1970 ABC Mon
Directed by Barry Shear
Written by Sy Salkowitz
Guest cast:
Stefanie Powers ...... Mona
Broderick Crawford.... Harvey Galishaw
Peter Bromilow ....... Frederick
Timothy Carey ........ Art
Synopsis:
Al regains consciousness in an old western town. He has memories of girl he
came there with named Mona, but she's nowhere to be found. [++]
3.19 [61] It Takes A Thief:
SITUATION RED
09Feb1970 ABC Mon
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Written by Glen A. Larson
Guest cast:
William Conrad ....... Voice of the Countdown (uncredited)
Earl Holliman ........ Major Arlin McCoy
Barry Sullivan ....... General Wiley
G.D. Spradlin ........ Colonel Collins
James McEachin ....... Wills
Robert Palmer ........ Peters
Michael Walker ....... Dawson
George Murdock ....... Devon
Michael Bow .......... Castle
Carolyn Nelson ....... Girl
Bartlett Robinson .... Flight Surgeon
Michael Donnen ....... Rose
Gary Van Orman ....... Henderson
Synopsis:
The head of security at a secret government installation is prescribed some
medication that has a side effect of paranoia. When a security situation
gets out of hand, the paranoid major locks himself into a room where the
president controllers the Air Force bombers. Al is called in, when there is
less than thirty minutes to get into that room and recall the bombers. [++]
3.20 [62] It Takes A Thief:
TO SING A SONG OF MURDER
23Feb1970 ABC Mon
Directed by Barry Shear
Written by Norman Hudis
Guest cast:
Joseph Cotten ........ Mr. Jack
Buddy Lester ......... Lenny Freland
Marilyn McCoo ........ Marilyn Lee
George Murdock ....... Devon
Will Kuluva .......... Zoltan
Billy Davis Jr. ...... Billy
Marc Gordon .......... Marc
Paul Micale .......... President Havos
Beah Richards ........ Sister Martha Gowen
Florence La Rue Gordon ..... Florence
Ron Townson .......... Ron
Bones Howe ........... Producer
Frank Arno ........... 1st Reporter
Bill Bonds ........... Newscaster
Ralph L. Williams .... The Huckster, himself
Synopsis:
As Mundy checks out the suspected murder of a female member of The
Group, the case becomes linked to an assassination plot aimed at a
Communist peace envoy. [RF]
Note:
This episode features performances by Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis
(Jr.), Florence La Rue Gordon, Lamonte McLemore, Ron Townson who were all
members of the singing group The Fifth Dimension, a popular group at the
time. Marc Gordon was the group's manager. The group performed two songs:
"One Less Bell to Answer", music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David
and "The Puppet Man", music and lyrics by Neil Sedaka.
3.21 [63] It Takes A Thief:
THE SUZIE SIMONE CAPER
02Mar1970 ABC Mon
Directed by Don Taylor
Written by William Bast & Oscar Brodney
Story by William Bast
Guest cast:
Jane Morgan .......... Suzie Simone
Susan Saint James .... Charlene 'Charlie' Brown
Norbert Schiller ..... Ludwig Drucker
Lee Bergere .......... Raoul
Celia Lovsky ......... Mother Superior
Berry Kroeger ........ Kraus
Murray Matheson ...... Harry Fulham
George Ives .......... Crane Belson
Marc Desmond ......... Doorman
Synopsis:
A man with the diary of a WW II Nazi general is murdered and Wally wants Al
to steal a painting that belongs to a Suzie Simone. The back of the painting
contains a list, naming Nazi war criminals that remained anonymous. [++]
3.22 [64] It Takes A Thief:
AN EVENING WITH ALISTER MUNDY
09Mar1970 ABC Mon
Directed by Jack Arnold
Written by Glen A. Larson
Director of photography Andrew Jackson
Guest cast:
Richard Angarola ..... King Armand
Cindy Eilbacher ...... Princess Carlotta
Lynn Kellogg ......... Gabriella
Gavin MacLeod ........ General Contell
Francesco Mulé ....... Funello
Logan Ramsey ......... Krebbs
Carl Carlsson ........ Poppy
Bruce Morgan ......... Rollo
George Perina ........ Chief Guard
co-starring
Edward Binns ......... Wally
Synopsis:
The master thief buys a traveling circus, conscripts his son Al and an
SIA chief, and masterminds some clever clowning to root political
villans from a royal court. [RF]
3.23 [65] It Takes A Thief:
BEYOND A TREASONABLE DOUBT
(aka Don't Kill Us -- We'll Kill You)
16Mar1970 ABC Mon
Directed by Barry Shear
Written by Norman Hudis
Guest cast:
Joseph Cotten ........ Mr. Jack
Cesar Romero ......... Michael
Ahna Capri ........... Marcia
George Murdock ....... Devon
Whit Bissell ......... Jenkins
Walter Burke ......... Stanley
Alan Baxter .......... Green
Jan Arvan ............ Nilo Cranodj
James McCallion ...... Sangster
Read Morgan .......... Wilett
Synopsis:
Accusations of treason plunge Mundy into a nightmare ordeal:
extricating the truth from a tightly woven tapestry of lies (including an enemy
agent's claim that Al is his SIA contact). [RF]
3.24 [66] It Takes A Thief: PROJECT X
(final episode)
23Mar1970 ABC Mon (rerun 03Aug70)
Directed by Jack Arnold
Written by Glen A. Larson
Guest cast:
Wally Cox ............ Professor Moses
Christina Sinatra .... Ellen Porter
Lloyd Bochner ........ Dr. George Kingsford
Katherine Woodville .. Laurie MacGuire
Keye Luke ............ Dr. Tanu
Hanna Hertelendy ..... Mme. Kovney
Ben Astar ............ Dr. Dubleski
John Colicos ......... The Man
Richard Loo .......... General Wong
Kenneth Tobey ........ Captain Benny
Synopsis:
A drama of survival unfolds aboard an aircraft carrying Mundy and five
renowned scientists to an international conference. A deranged mind has
devised a fiendish plan to kill them one by one ..... as an unscheduled
in-flight movie justifies the murders. [RF]
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