Mannix is asked to sneak a famous heart doctor into a repressive country to perform surgery on a revolutionary.Mannix is asked to sneak a famous heart doctor into a repressive country to perform surgery on a revolutionary.Mannix is asked to sneak a famous heart doctor into a repressive country to perform surgery on a revolutionary.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Beechcraft A55 Baron (N9750Y) used in this episode was destroyed in a mid-air collision with a Cessna 180 (N42695) on 24Aug1989 near Tracy, California. It was also the airplane that crashed into a 747 in the movie 'Airport.'
- GoofsDuring the car chase a Jaguar XKE is seen with a California license plate, speed limit 8 MPH studio back lot signs can be seen, a "Bang the Drum Slowly" billboard can be seen in Mannix's rear view mirror. All wording in English and MPH instead of KPH, even though this is supposed to be a foreign country.
- Quotes
Colonel Alan DuPar: [interrogating the waiter who talked to Dr. Considine and Joe after Dr. Waldo left their hotel room] The two Americans, where did they go?
Room Service Waiter: How should I know?
Colonel Alan DuPar: [slaps the waiter] You're lying! We have information that you were the last person who in touch with them before they left that hotel. Now, where did you send them?
Room Service Waiter: I brought them their lunch, that's all. I was their waiter.
Colonel Alan DuPar: You mean their contact! Admit it!
Room Service Waiter: I don't know what you're talking about. I'm a waiter, and that's all I am.
Colonel Alan DuPar: When you're not working for the Victor Lucas movement! That's more like it, isn't it?
[grabs the waiter by the shirt]
Colonel Alan DuPar: You're working for it, the two Americans are working for it. They leave you, they meet others, and all of them viciously attack government forces. You're all in it together.
Room Service Waiter: I don't know what you're talking about. I'm a waiter. I told you that before.
Colonel Alan DuPar: Take him downstairs. Make him talk. I WANT TO KNOW WHERE VICTOR LUCAS IS HIDING!
[one of DuPar's guards leaves with the waiter]
Colonel Alan DuPar: The two Americans are connected with the movement. They must be.
Dr. Ernestine Waldo: Yes, of course. But the vital question is, how? For what purpose?
Colonel Alan DuPar: Well, we have means of knowing soon enough. He'll talk.
Dr. Ernestine Waldo: Two of your best men lie dead in the morgue, a third critically wounded. I'm sure you're not simply waiting.
Colonel Alan DuPar: Needless to say, a city-wide dragnet for the entire group is already underway.
Dr. Ernestine Waldo: I would have thought nationwide.
Colonel Alan DuPar: I'm extending it to that, of course.
True, possibly a proposed script for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, which ended its run a year earlier.
I give it at least 8 Stars because it's still fun after all these years. The international background is a long shot, but if you're a true Mannix fan why not? I saw this episode when it originally premiered and it attracted a broad audience, especially for its Sunday night timeslot.
Harold Medford wrote this two part adventure, but did not write for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. Director Paul Krasny did direct both shows, and his style is evident here.
Yes, there are a few questions, though. Joe has to sneak a distinguished doctor (well played by John Colicos) into another country to work exclusively on a dying patient, who needs a pacemaker. Question: Is he the only super great doctor in the world? Also Joe meets with an undercover agent to explain the secret mission. That has never happened in the series, and Joe Mannix is not the international type. Strictly Hollywood. Poetic license 101, but it is intriguing because it's an abrupt change of pace.
Paul Krasny does kick everything into high gear, and it has its moments, like a M. I. caper episode, PLUS check out the cast. Robert Colicos, who generally played short fuse mob bosses, interestingly, is cast as the heroic lead physician. Very similar switch in characters comparable to the previous episode, where Anthony Zerbe, who played killers, portrayed a preacher? For some European flavor, Italian actor Cesare Danova was added, always the polished gentleman, good or bad. He's fun to watch. Add Alan Bergman, who makes a tame villain.
Additionally, two distinguished female leads; Ina Balin (known for THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD) and former MGM star Rita Gam (also playing a doctor), known for the film classic, KING OF KINGS. She had returned to Hollywood from Europe in the early 1970s, so this was a well publicized tv appearance for her.
Enough adventure to keep you occupied, but you have to admit, a top cast you can't miss. It would have been a neat trick had Paramount cast Peter Graves in a bit role --for old time sake. Thats what all us kids said back in the day.
Worth a look, and Part II to follow. Stay tuned.
SEASON 7 EPISODE 15 remastered color CBS dvd box set. 6 dvd. Released 2012.
- tcchelsey
- Oct 27, 2022