Man from Interpol

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Man from Interpol
Man from Interpol title card.jpg
Man from Interpol title card
Starring Richard Wyler
John Longden
Composer Tony Crombie
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes39
Production
Producers Edward J. Danziger
Harry Lee Danziger
Running time30 mins
Production company The Danzigers
Original release
Network NBC
Release30 January (1960-01-30) –
22 October 1960 (1960-10-22)
Richard Wyler as Anthony Smith in Man from Interpol. Richard Wyler as Anthony Smith.jpg
Richard Wyler as Anthony Smith in Man from Interpol.

Man from Interpol is a 1960 TV series produced by The Danzigers. [1] The NBC series was filmed in England [2] and the music was scored by jazz musician Tony Crombie.

Contents

Premise

Anthony Smith, an agent based at Britain's Interpol Division at Scotland Yard, takes on international assignments dealing with murderers, drug smugglers and slave runners.

Cast

Episodes

The following is a list of episodes.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Nest of Vipers"Godfrey GraysonUnknownJanuary 30, 1960 (1960-01-30)
2"The Feathered Friend"Godfrey GraysonUnknownFebruary 6, 1960 (1960-02-06)
3"Soul Peddlers"Max VarnelGeorge St. GeorgeFebruary 13, 1960 (1960-02-13)
4"Odds on Murder"Godfrey GraysonEldon HowardFebruary 20, 1960 (1960-02-20)
5"The Key Witness"Godfrey GraysonUnknownFebruary 27, 1960 (1960-02-27)
6"Escape Route"Ernest MorrisStanley MillerMarch 5, 1960 (1960-03-05)
7"All the Dead Were Harrisons"Godfrey GraysonUnknownMarch 12, 1960 (1960-03-12)
8"Love by Extortion"Montgomery TullyBrian ClemensMarch 19, 1960 (1960-03-19)
9"The Dollmaker"Robert LynnUnknownMarch 26, 1960 (1960-03-26)
10"No Other Way"Ernest MorrisEldon HowardApril 2, 1960 (1960-04-02)
11"The Trap"Godfrey GraysonBrian ClemensApril 9, 1960 (1960-04-09)
12"The Men Who Sold Hope"Robert LynnBrian ClemensApril 16, 1960 (1960-04-16)
13"The Murder Racket"Godfrey GraysonUnknownApril 23, 1960 (1960-04-23)
14"Death Via Parcel Post"Montgomery TullyMark GranthamJanuary 30, 1960 (1960-01-30)
15"Out of Thin Air"Montgomery TullyBrian ClemensFebruary 6, 1960 (1960-02-06)
16"The Case of Mike Krello"Montgomery TullyEldon HowardJuly 16, 1960 (1960-07-16)
17"Killer with a Long Arm"Montgomery TullyBrian ClemensMay 21, 1960 (1960-05-21)
18"Murder in the Smart Set"Montgomery TullyMark GranthamMay 28, 1960 (1960-05-28)
19"The Front Man"UnknownUnknownJune 4, 1960 (1960-06-04)
20"Murder Below Decks"Montgomery TullyMark GranthamJune 11, 1960 (1960-06-11)
21"International Diamond Incident"Montgomery TullyUnknownJune 18, 1960 (1960-06-18)
22"The Last Words"Godfrey GraysonBrian ClemensJune 25, 1960 (1960-06-25)
23"The Maharajah of Den"Peter CurranEldon HowardJuly 2, 1960 (1960-07-02)
24"Diplomatic Courier"Montgomery TullyHoward EldonJuly 9, 1960 (1960-07-09)
25"Inside Job"Godfrey GraysonBrian ClemensJuly 16, 1960 (1960-07-16)
26"A Woman in Paris"Montgomery TullyEldon HowardJuly 23, 1960 (1960-07-23)
27"Mistaken Identity"Godfrey GraysonBrian ClemensJuly 30, 1960 (1960-07-30)
28"Man Alone"Max VarnelBrian ClemensAugust 6, 1960 (1960-08-06)
29"Missing Child"Max VarnelEldon HowardAugust 13, 1960 (1960-08-13)
30"The Big Thirst"Godfrey GraysonUnknownAugust 20, 1960 (1960-08-20)
31"My Brother's Keeper"Godfrey GraysonUnknownAugust 27, 1960 (1960-08-27)
32"Death in Oils"Godfrey GraysonMark GranthamSeptember 3, 1960 (1960-09-03)
33"Multi-Murder"Godfrey GraysonBrian ClemensSeptember 10, 1960 (1960-09-10)
34"Latest Fashions in Crime"Godfrey GraysonUnknownSeptember 17, 1960 (1960-09-17)
35"The Act of Murder"Godfrey GraysonUnknownSeptember 24, 1960 (1960-09-24)
36"The Child of Eve"Godfrey GraysonUnknownOctober 1, 1960 (1960-10-01)
37"Tight Secret"Godfrey GraysonKen TaylorOctober 8, 1960 (1960-10-08)
38"The Big Racket"Godfrey GraysonBrian ClemensOctober 15, 1960 (1960-10-15)
39"The Golden Shirri"Montgomery TullyMark GranthamOctober 22, 1960 (1960-10-22)

Reception

According to BFI Screenonline "this uneasy attempt to graft a youthful hero (Wyler's boyish projection) on to a rugged crime-buster framework usually associated with more mature leading characters - Charles Korvin's Inspector Duval in the 1959–1960 series Interpol Calling (ITV), for instance – gave The Man from Interpol little more than an air of tired hysteria." [3]

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References

  1. ↑ The Man from Interpol at Danziger website
  2. ↑ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4.
  3. ↑ The Danzigers at BFI Screenonline
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