I totally agree with the last reviewer, yes, there are shades of Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW. True, another old story, but fairly good. In typical Mannix fashion, Joe is in a helicopter and see's a murder --or what looks like a murder being committed --but no one believes him. Also there's no body, no police report, no nothing. Of course, it makes him look like a darn fool by the villains. Pretty clever stuff.
Interestingly, this theme was also used by the famous Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) in her first whodunit MURDER, SHE SAID (1961), only it took place on a train. Watch for that classic.
Applause for Michael Wilding (ex-husband of Liz Taylor, or the actor before Richard Burton). Wilding, always a treat to watch, plays a debonaire gent called Philip. This was one of his final tv roles as he suffered from epilepsy, which contributed to his fatal fall down a flight of stairs. British Hazel Court (famous in Hammer horror films) plays Barbara. They make a grand team.
Also look for veteran Kate Woodville as Joanna. Future tv star Jack Bannon (LOU GRANT) ironically plays a priest, Father Graves. This episode was filmed around the time of the death of his famous mom, Bea Benadaret (PETTICOAT JUNCTION). His step father, a well known businessman, passed a few days later. This was a very sad story in Hollywood. Jack turned up in some other roles in the series in the next few years.
Look again for Frank Campanella as Lt. Angstrom, who may have been auditioning for a regular role, though it instead went to Ward Wood as Malcolm.
Real estate note: A scene was filmed along Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palasades, California at the beach. Today, a 1 bedroom apartment in that part of town rents for a cool million!
A recommended whodunit to who? SEASON 2 EPISODE 11 CBS dvd box set. Caution: The season 2 box sets generally run higher in price than season 1 because Peggy joined the cast.
Interestingly, this theme was also used by the famous Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) in her first whodunit MURDER, SHE SAID (1961), only it took place on a train. Watch for that classic.
Applause for Michael Wilding (ex-husband of Liz Taylor, or the actor before Richard Burton). Wilding, always a treat to watch, plays a debonaire gent called Philip. This was one of his final tv roles as he suffered from epilepsy, which contributed to his fatal fall down a flight of stairs. British Hazel Court (famous in Hammer horror films) plays Barbara. They make a grand team.
Also look for veteran Kate Woodville as Joanna. Future tv star Jack Bannon (LOU GRANT) ironically plays a priest, Father Graves. This episode was filmed around the time of the death of his famous mom, Bea Benadaret (PETTICOAT JUNCTION). His step father, a well known businessman, passed a few days later. This was a very sad story in Hollywood. Jack turned up in some other roles in the series in the next few years.
Look again for Frank Campanella as Lt. Angstrom, who may have been auditioning for a regular role, though it instead went to Ward Wood as Malcolm.
Real estate note: A scene was filmed along Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palasades, California at the beach. Today, a 1 bedroom apartment in that part of town rents for a cool million!
A recommended whodunit to who? SEASON 2 EPISODE 11 CBS dvd box set. Caution: The season 2 box sets generally run higher in price than season 1 because Peggy joined the cast.