Love this. 10 Stars.
Just watching Elsa Lanchester and Ruth McDevitt drive up to a local supermarket in a classic Rolls Royce at the start of this mystery, should satisfy all us armchair detectives.
The good ladies play Portia and Penelope Penhaven, whose car is bumped into by another car which plays a part in a recent murder. Joe puts bits and pieces of the case together, but has to tread lightly? -- as his new found friends don't trust the LAPD. Quite clever, and may have inspired the short-lived mystery series, the SNOOP SISTERS, if you remember.
Howard Browne wrote this fine story, also a contributor to MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, though his claim to fame was the ST. VALENTINES DAY MASSACRE (1967), starring Jason Robards as a nasty Al Capone.
Execellent acting on everyone's part and some great on location work, set at the elaborate Frederick Hastings Rindge House on South Harvard Boulevard (West Adams District of Los Angeles), which at the time was NOT a historical landmark! Rindge was a wealthy businessman who came to LA to buy hundreds of acres of land, including parts of Malibu, which his wife developed for the rich and famous after his death. Good trivia question.
Look for crusty Abe Vigoda (as Anton), also Dana Elcar (as Skip) and Dorothy Neumann (as Gertrude). Dorothy was a staple in thrillers and campy films, such as THE TERROR with Jack Nicholson, and appeared many times on GUNSMOKE in spinster roles.
Note; Peggy has some nice wardrobe changes. Her clothes improved as the series continued, and probably due to viewer input (I'd put money on it!). And Joe definitely had a better stylist. That's Hollywood. Cars and clothes ruled on MANNIX, especially when it moved to Sunday nights.
SEASON 6 EPISODE 17 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set. 6 dvds. 2012 release. The box set was basically very similar in design to CANNON dvd releases.
Just watching Elsa Lanchester and Ruth McDevitt drive up to a local supermarket in a classic Rolls Royce at the start of this mystery, should satisfy all us armchair detectives.
The good ladies play Portia and Penelope Penhaven, whose car is bumped into by another car which plays a part in a recent murder. Joe puts bits and pieces of the case together, but has to tread lightly? -- as his new found friends don't trust the LAPD. Quite clever, and may have inspired the short-lived mystery series, the SNOOP SISTERS, if you remember.
Howard Browne wrote this fine story, also a contributor to MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, though his claim to fame was the ST. VALENTINES DAY MASSACRE (1967), starring Jason Robards as a nasty Al Capone.
Execellent acting on everyone's part and some great on location work, set at the elaborate Frederick Hastings Rindge House on South Harvard Boulevard (West Adams District of Los Angeles), which at the time was NOT a historical landmark! Rindge was a wealthy businessman who came to LA to buy hundreds of acres of land, including parts of Malibu, which his wife developed for the rich and famous after his death. Good trivia question.
Look for crusty Abe Vigoda (as Anton), also Dana Elcar (as Skip) and Dorothy Neumann (as Gertrude). Dorothy was a staple in thrillers and campy films, such as THE TERROR with Jack Nicholson, and appeared many times on GUNSMOKE in spinster roles.
Note; Peggy has some nice wardrobe changes. Her clothes improved as the series continued, and probably due to viewer input (I'd put money on it!). And Joe definitely had a better stylist. That's Hollywood. Cars and clothes ruled on MANNIX, especially when it moved to Sunday nights.
SEASON 6 EPISODE 17 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set. 6 dvds. 2012 release. The box set was basically very similar in design to CANNON dvd releases.