I think someone might have been inspired by seeing Elmer Gantry and the character that Jean Simmons created in Sister Sharon Falconer about a boy with the gift of faith healing and created this Ironside story. Whoever it was could have done far worse.
Instead of a grown woman we have a young kid from Mexico played by David Barton who is doing the faith healing. His 'managers' headed by Alan Hewitt are a bunch of grifters who are exploiting the reputation and whatever 'gifts' he might possess.
I suppose someone in the SFPD thought that Chief Ironside would be perfect for this assignment. You have to wonder whether Raymond Burr had a twinge of hope that maybe just maybe the young kid could affect a cure.
It sure doesn't take the Ironside team to see he's just an innocent kid who'd like to live like a kid. Where does the Chief and Ed Brown and Mark Sanger take him, but to Candlestick Park to see the Giants and Reds. Nothing like baseball and he picks it up pretty quickly.
Young David Barton and his scenes with Raymond Burr are the highlights of this Ironside story.
Instead of a grown woman we have a young kid from Mexico played by David Barton who is doing the faith healing. His 'managers' headed by Alan Hewitt are a bunch of grifters who are exploiting the reputation and whatever 'gifts' he might possess.
I suppose someone in the SFPD thought that Chief Ironside would be perfect for this assignment. You have to wonder whether Raymond Burr had a twinge of hope that maybe just maybe the young kid could affect a cure.
It sure doesn't take the Ironside team to see he's just an innocent kid who'd like to live like a kid. Where does the Chief and Ed Brown and Mark Sanger take him, but to Candlestick Park to see the Giants and Reds. Nothing like baseball and he picks it up pretty quickly.
Young David Barton and his scenes with Raymond Burr are the highlights of this Ironside story.
