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________________________________ [ Search ] CTVA The Classic TV Archive - US Crime Series It Takes A Thief French title: "Ca prend un voleur" Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive with contributions by: Rina Fox references: TV Guide Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov) Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com) UCLA Film and Television Archive ---------------- IT TAKES A THIEF ---------------- Universal City Studios, Inc. / an MCA Company for ABC (Tuesdays 8:30 PM ET)(seasons 1-2)(1968-69) ABC (Thursday 10:00 PM Eastern) (season 3 - 1st half)(25Sep69-25Dec69) ABC (Mondays) (season 3 - 2nd half) (from 15Jan70-14Sep70) Executive Producer Frank Price / Gordon Oliver / Jack Arnold Produced by Gene L. Coon / Winston Miller / Mort Zarcoff Associate Producer Glen A. Larson Created by Roland Kibbee US Mystery Crime series Jan 1968 - Mar 1970 pilot + 65 episodes x 60 min color Starring: Robert Wagner as Alexander Mundy Recurring Guest Cast: Malachi Throne as SIA Chief Noah Bain (seasons 1 & 2) Fred Astaire as Alister Mundy, Al's father (season 3) Edward Binns as Wally Powers (1969-1970) Susan Saint James as Charlene "Charlie" Brown Premise: Alexander Mundy is a sophisticated and convicted cat burglar. Mundy's sole alternative to prison: using his skills for a Government Spy Agency called the SIA. Fringe benefits: an assortment of capable and beautiful helpers. Theme Music by: Dave Grusin ############## It Takes a Thief ############## ############# season 1 Early 1968 ############ ############################################## ABC Tuesdays - time period not known 1.01 It Takes A Thief: A THIEF IS A THIEF (90 minute Pilot) (aka Magnificent Thief) Production no. 83333 09Jan1968 ABC Tue (rerun 07May68) Directed by Leslie Stevens Written by Roland Kibbee Guest cast: Senta Berger ......... Claire Vickers John Saxon ........... Dead Man Susan Saint James .... Stewardess Anita Eubank ......... Hilary Dickenson Stuart Margolin ...... Priest Michael Forest ....... Courier Eddie Anderson ....... Concierge Don 'Red' Barry Les Crane *Note: Brief appearances by: Raymond Burr, Wally Cox, James Drury, Kurt Kasznar, Joe Louis, Doug McClure and Leslie Nielsen. Synopsis: Al must steal a dispatch case containing dossiers on SIA agents who are about to be eliminated. [RF] 1.02 It Takes A Thief: IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE 16Jan1968 ABC Tue (rerun 14May68) Written & Directed by Leslie Stevens Director of photography Ralph Woolsey Guest cast: Susan Saint James .... Princess Astride Len Birman ........... Prince Cesare di Montefiore Renzo Cesana ......... Count Eduard de Corvo Peter Mark Richman ... Anton Veitch Alfred Ryder ......... Hunza Schroeder Francine York ........ Amanda Agnew Bern Hoffman ......... Captain of the Guards Ivan Triesault ....... Maitre D' Ronald Gans .......... Guard Synopsis: The SIA sends cat burglar Mundy to a European fleshpot, where the Communists are scheming to topple a pro-Western principality by stealing the crown jewels that form the basis of the economy. [RF] [--] 23Jan68 preempted for the NBA All-Star Game 1.03 It Takes A Thief: WHEN BOY MEETS GIRL 30Jan1968 ABC Tue (Rerun 04Jun68) Directed by Don Weis Written by Dean Hargrove Director of photography Ralph Woolsey Guest cast: Suzy Parker .......... Melinda Brooke Donnelly Rhodes ...... Harold Norman David Hurst .......... Captain Kovich Richard LePore ....... Lieutenant Verok Albert Carrier Karl Bruck Reggie Nalder Peter Hellman Synopsis: The SIA sends Mundy to an Eastern European country. Assignment: get himself deported - after extracting information from a lovely defector. First step in the caper: The classy thief gets himself jailed. [RF] 1.04 It Takes A Thief: A VERY WARM RECEPTION 06Feb1968 ABC Tue (rerun 28May68) Directed by Don Weis Written by Leslie Stevens Director of photography Ralph Woolsey Guest cast: Simon Oakland ........ Colonel Civril Katherine Crawford ... Nancy Ross-White Gavin MacLeod ........ Major Kazan Hagan Beggs .......... Dr. Avrim Chuck Courtney ....... V.W. Murrow Lew Palter ........... Keating Stanley Waxman ....... Ambassador Rhodos Ilka Windish ......... Madame Rhodos Than Wyenn ........... Safdi George Sawaya ........ Observer Synopsis: Aided by an inside operator, Mundy uses disguises and ploys to burgle the safe of a foreign embassy in Washington. Security measures - including a closed-circuit TV system promise rough going for the resourceful thief. [RF] 1.05 It Takes A Thief: ONE ILLEGAL ANGEL 13Feb1968 ABC Tue Directed by Leonard Horn Written by Stephen Kandel Director of photography Andrew Jackson Guest cast: Fernando Lamas ....... General Francisco Arascan Kate Woodville ....... Janet Sanders Anthony Zerbe ........ Johnny O'Farrel Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. .... Admiral Francine York ........ Amanda Agnew John Alvin ........... Dr. Warren Fred Carson .......... Indian Alex Montoya ......... Man Ina Victor ........... Spanish Girl Synopsis: Mundy steals a priceless Da Vinci painting as part of an SIA plot to get a bugged forgery into the stronghold of an ousted South American dictator. But the plan backfires: The dictator is holding the masterpiece - and Mundy is holding the bag. [RF] 1.06 It Takes A Thief: TOTALLY BY DESIGN 20Feb1968 ABC Tue (rerun 18Jun68) Producer Winston Miller Directed by Michael Caffey Written by Dean Hargrove & Alvin Sapinsley Story by Alvin Sapinsley Director of photography Ralph Woolsey Guest cast: Tina Louise .......... Anna Martine John van Dreelen ..... Hosseine Mari Blanchard ....... Mme. Gamar Ron Soble ............ Colonel Parviz Oscar Beregi ......... Sheik Al Hamal Francine York ........ Amanda Agnew Lyn Peters ........... Miss Najess Walter Linden Jan Arvan Ted Roter John R. McKee Synopsis: In the Middle East, Mundy crashes a Presidential palace to bankrupt the ruler's plans for aggression. Posing as a couturier, the thief runs afoul of palace intrigue as he tries to lay his hands on a numbered passbook to an anonymous Swiss bank account. [RF] 1.07 It Takes A Thief: WHEN THIEVES FALL IN 27Feb1968 ABC Tue Directed by Don Weis Written by Leslie Stevens Guest cast: Susan Saint James .... Charlene 'Charlie' Brown Ben Wright ........... Commander Bakst Mario Alcalde ........ Major Dimitri Ben Astar ............ Commissar Pavelchenko Charlene Holt ........ Miss Spencer Terry Jenkins ........ Henderson Cec Linder ........... Official Murray Pollack ....... Attendant Amzie Strickland ..... Saleswoman Lorna Thayer ......... Warden Michael Florian ...... Man Lindon Crow .......... Control Man Synopsis: Al is sent into retrieve a sable coat that contains a map that is to be used as a plot by the Soviets to discredit the UK and Baltic States. Al recruits Charlie to help him pull off the job. [++] 1.08 It Takes A Thief: A SPOT OF TROUBLE 05Mar1968 ABC Tue (rerun 11Jun68) Directed by Herschel Daugherty Written by Gene L. Coon Story by Gene L. Coon & Mort Zarcoff Director of photography Andrew Jackson Guest cast: Katherine Crawford ... Nancy Ross-White William Campbell ..... Pierre Gropius Cliff Osmond ......... Kurt Kredo Joan Patrick ......... Paula Geraldine Baron ...... Dana Barbara Rhoades ...... Hilda James McEachin ....... Head Waiter Donald Lawton ........ Hotel Clerk Meg Wyllie ........... Elderly Lady Victor Bozeman ....... Waiter Charles Lampkin ...... Gardener Synopsis: Champagne, gorgeous models and mayhem abound at an island paradise where Mundy is looking for a needle in a haystack. Object of his quest: a microdot loaded with SIA secrets. [RF] 1.09 It Takes A Thief: WHEN GOOD FRIENDS GET TOGETHER 12Mar1968 ABC Tue (rerun 02Jul68) Directed by Lee H. Katzin Written by Dean Hargrove Director of photography Andrew Jackson Guest cast: Rosemary Forsyth ..... Miss Harris Keye Luke ............ Dubek James Shigeta ........ Fong Sing Patrick Adiarte ...... Crown Prince Eve Bruce ............ Helga Stanley Farrar ....... Bank Manager Frances Fong ......... Madame Chen Robert Ito ........... Chief Aide Teru Shimada ......... Mr. Tsu Kam Tong ............. 1st Servant Synopsis: In Washington, D.C., Mundy plays sleuth, sleight-of-hand artist and companion to the crown prince of a pro-Western Asian country. Object: thwart a suspected plot by the prince*s anti-Western uncle. [RF] 1.10 It Takes A Thief: BIRDS OF A FEATHER 19Mar1968 ABC Tue (rerun 03Sep68) Directed by Don Weis Written by Glen A. Larson Director of photography Andrew Jackson Guest cast: Charles Macaulay ..... Petrovian Ambassador Nikolai Marku Strother Martin ...... Willard Knox Tisha Sterling ....... Madame Trish Marku Peter Brocco ......... Vlade Miloslav Taina Elg ............ Anya Selina Charlene Holt ........ Tracey Lewis Mark Lenard .......... Colonel Kessler Richard Karlan ....... 1st Guard Gene Tyburn .......... 3rd Guard Henry Corden Eva Monty Synopsis: Mundy penetrates an Iron Curtain prison to retrieve microfilm from a captured SIA agent. The attempt results in frustrating news: the film is en route to an embassy in Washington, which Mundy will have to infiltrate. [RF] 1.11 It Takes A Thief: TO STEAL A BATTLESHIP 26Mar1968 ABC Tue Directed by Michael Caffey Written by Jerry Devine Guest cast: Bill Bixby ........... George Palmer Linda Marsh .......... Irena Damos Janis Hansen ......... the Blonde Sharon Harvey ........ Temptress Maurice Marsac ....... Mr. Bjornsen Naomi Stevens ........ Mrs. Bjornsen Ralph Smiley ......... Servant Paul Sorenson ........ First Man John Sebastian ....... Third Man Synopsis: Al must retrieve important papers somewhere in the large villa of a man who's "socially and diplomatically" well connected and trying to sell NATO secrets. [++] 1.12 It Takes A Thief: TURNABOUT 02Apr1968 ABC Tue Directed by Don Weis Written by Gene L. Coon Story by Gene L. Coon & Mort Zarcoff Director of photography Andrew Jackson Guest cast: Ida Lupino ........... Dr. Elsa Schneider Steve Ihnat .......... Colonel Gilveney Lawrence Montaigne ... Lt. Dorganoff Shannon Farnon ....... Elena Ames Peter Hellman ........ Sergeant Nikita Knatz ......... Secret Police Marvin Wyler ......... Waiter Ralph Mauro .......... Guard Jack Tesler .......... Janitor Lev Mailer Synopsis: Noah Bain runs with the ball when Mundy is benched by an injury. In Eastern Europe, Al coaches his boss in the intricacies of security breaching, lock picking and sweet talking a lady scientist. [RF] 1.13 It Takes A Thief: THE RADOMIR MINIATURE 09Apr1968 ABC Tue (rerun 09Jul68) Produced by Winston Miller Directed by Michael Caffey Written by Stephen Kandel Director of photography Enzo A. Martinelli Guest cast: Ina Balin ............ Captain Dina Carlo "Fist" Richard Van Vleet .... Janos Than Wyenn ........... Major Lukovits Eve Plumb ............ Maritsa Dick Balduzzi ........ Officer Jill Donohue ......... Anja Gail Bonney .......... Matron Allen Joseph ......... Clerk George Perina ........ 1st Guard George Sawaya ........ 2nd Guard Synopsis: Mundy goes into hostile Bulgaria to rescue the child of a scientist who defected. The secret police prove only slightly more challenging than his dealings with an enthusiastic underground group. [RF] 1.14 It Takes A Thief: LOCKED IN THE CRADLE OF THE KEEP 16Apr1968 ABC Tue (rerun 16Jul68) Directed by Leonard Horn Written by Dick Nelson Director of photography Andrew Jackson Guest cast: Celeste Yarnall ...... Commissar Malenska Joseph Bernard ....... Boris Marti Stevens ........ Ilsa Philip Chapin ........ Georg Walter Janovitz ...... 1st Guard Murray Kamelhar ...... 2nd Guard Don Lucas ............ 1st Reporter Robert Rudelson ...... 2nd Reporter Synopsis: Mundy risks his neck to fake defection into a People*s Republic, only to find that his contact is dead, and that no one has any idea of what he*s supposed to steal. One clue: *It* is in the maximum-security dungeon of the state museum. [RF] 1.15 It Takes A Thief: A MATTER OF ROYAL LARCENY 23Apr1968 ABC Tue Directed by Michael Caffey Written by Tony Barrett Guest cast: Lynda Day George ..... Samantha Sutton Ben Murphy ........... King Pineau Lawrence Dane ........ Captain Van Zandt Alan Caillou ......... Janos Kowalski J. Pat O'Malley ...... Thoreau Don Knight ........... Bertie Turner Brenda Benet ......... Nicole Henry Wilcoxon ....... Prime Minister Garth Roz Hill ............. Patti The Great John L...... Tattooed Man Ron Gans ............. Sentry Gregg Martell ........ Bartender Synopsis: At a royal bash, an American beer heiress, who is "kooky," "a ding-a-ling" and "stoned" shoplifts "The Royal Orb" of San Marco. Al must place it back in the tower before an international incident happens. A factor unknown to Al is that the orb contains unstable plastic explosives, timed to killed the new king during his coronation. [++] 1.16 It Takes A Thief: THE LAY OF THE LAND 30Apr1968 ABC Tue Directed by Don Weis Written by Richard Collins & Alvin R. Friedman Story by Richard Collins Guest cast: Hermione Gingold ..... Duchess of Lambrose Cathy Lee Crosby ..... Susan Stuart Margolin ...... Count Dimitri Stavro Larry D. Mann ........ Dedier Helen Funai .......... Lori Chan John Sebastian ....... Schreiber Sheila Larken ........ Z.Z. William Traylor ...... Milo Jerry Summers ........ Andre Chuck Courtney ....... Henchman Synopsis: Al must borrow the unpublished memoirs of a Duchess, so they can be microfilmed and read to confirm there are no incriminating secrets contained within that may jeopardize the security of the western world. [++] ############## It Takes a Thief ############## ############## season 2 1968-69 ############## ############################################## ABC Tuesdays 8:30 PM Eastern 2.01 [17] It Takes A Thief: ONE NIGHT ON SOLEDADE 24Sep1968 ABC Tue (rerun 24Dec68) Directed by Don Weis Written by Alan Caillou Director of photography William Margulies Guest cast: Thomas Gomez ......... Dictator Madlyn Rhue .......... Melinda Garcia Nancy Kovack ......... Jaimie McQue Logan Ramsey ......... Pierre Dushon George Sperdakos ..... Ricardo Salinas Angus Duncan ......... Lt. Rigo Carlos Romero ........ Andreas Bartlett Robinson .... Colonel Prentice Alex Wilson .......... Stetson Marc Desmond ......... Servant Synopsis: A macabre Caribbean caper launches cat burglar Al Mundy's assignment for SIA. While a dictator's gala fiesta is in full swing, Mundy must remove a body from the palace catacombs so that a clandestine autopsy can confirm or deny foul play. [RF] 2.02 [18] It Takes A Thief: A SOUR NOTE 01Oct1968 ABC Tue (rerun 06May69) Directed by Don Weis Written by Gene L. Coon Story by Gene L. Coon & Mort Zarcoff Guest cast: Suzanne Pleshette .... Angela Harvey Lembeck ....... Gino John Sebastian Gino Conforti Tony Dante Henry Dar Boggia Bruce Gordon Martin Kosleck Vince Williams Synopsis: Al must travel to Italy, with an egotistical opera singer supplying his cover. The mission is to break into a theft-proof type safe that contains documents that may prove that a millionaire industrialist is a Nazi war criminal. [++] 2.03 [19] It Takes A Thief: THE BILL IS IN COMMITTEE 08Oct1968 ABC Tue Directed by Don Weis Written by Elroy Schwartz Guest cast: Roger C. Carmel ...... Paz Yvonne Craig ......... Roxanne John Van Dreelen ..... Valdone Jocelyn Lane Donald Lawton Gordon Oliver Tom Basham Synopsis: Al goes undercover as a magician to retrieve incriminating proof that is being used the dictator of a small country to bribe a member of Congress to keep aid coming. His cover is blown immediately and he must make a deal to protect it. [++] 2.04 [20] It Takes A Thief: THE THINGAMABOB HEIST 15Oct1968 ABC Tue (rerun 20May69) Directed by Jack Arnold Written by Burt Styler Guest cast: Ricardo Montalban .... Nick Grobo Sharon Acker ......... Dr. Edwina Hopkins Kay Peters ........... Countess Georgiana Noah Keen ............ Professer Corcoran James Gavin .......... Sentry Sharon Harvey ........ Lady Cook Anne Morell .......... Lady Barber Walter Woolf King .... Curator Ben Frank ............ Chauffeur Milt Kogan ........... Man A Tiger Joe Marsh ...... Man B Gene Dynarski ........ 1st Agent Martin Kosleck ....... 2nd Agent Don Ross ............. S.I.A. Agent Synopsis: Al must retrieve a new jet fuel whose creator has been killed and no one knows what form the fuel has taken. [++] 2.05 [21] It Takes A Thief: GET ME TO THE REVOLUTION ON TIME 22Oct1968 ABC Tue (rerun 05Aug69) Directed by Leonard Horn Written by Paul Tuckahoe & Glen A. Larson Guest cast: Morgan Woodward ...... Ivor Phillips Wende Wagner ......... Linda Phillips Ivan Dixon ........... General Kristoff Peter Marland-Jones .. Cormack Shannon Emile Genest ......... Boileau Ena Hartman .......... Jasmin Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. .... Machado Robert F. Simon ...... Vogel Ivan Triesault ....... Kruger Keith Walker ......... 1st Man Darlene Enlow ........ 1st Lady Paul Factor .......... 1st Officer Victor Bozeman ....... 2nd Officer Synopsis: Al poses as a bartender to infiltrate the private meeting of an investment group who's planning to finance a military general to power in a Caribbean country. The document that the investors have signed is locked in a safe protected with six electronic keys. Al teams with another agent to retrieve the keys and get into the safe before morning. [++] 2.06 [22] It Takes A Thief: THE PACKAGER 29Oct1968 ABC Tue (rerun 27May69) Directed by Leonard Horn Written by Leonard Stadd Guest cast: Alex Dreier .......... Ambrose Billington Lee Meredith ......... Helena Sedley William Smithers ..... George Aitken Lane Bradford ........ Anderson Margaret Field ....... Miss Hibler John McCann .......... Edmond Foster Brooks ........ Judge Lew Brown ............ Vault Guard Fabian Dean .......... Foreman James McEachin ....... Gate Guard Jim Malinda .......... Wilke Robert Reese ......... Senator Synopsis: Al breaks into the safe of a rich man's home but it turns out it was only a test, the man offers Al much incentive to pull off a job involving atomic reactor fuel. [++] [--] 05Nov68 no details 2.07 [23] It Takes A Thief: HANS ACROSS THE BORDER [Part 1] 12Nov1968 ABC Tue (rerun 17Jun69) Directed by Don Weis Written by Glen A. Larson Guest cast: Joseph Cotten ........ Colonel Heinrich Pamela Austin ........ Corey Levin Mario Alcalde ........ Lieutenant Hardtman Frank de Kova ........ General Georgei Tashkov John Hoyt ............ Mundt Than Wyenn ........... Hans Schiller Willi Koopman ........ Heide Schiller Georg Stanford Brown.. Bates James Flavin ......... General Levin Robert Boon .......... German Doctor Erik Holland ......... Schneider Dennis McCarthy Synopis: (see part 2) 2.08 [24] It Takes A Thief: HANS ACROSS THE BORDER [Part 2] 19Nov1968 ABC Tue (rerun 24Jun69) Directed by Don Weis Written by Glen A. Larson Guest cast: Joseph Cotten ........ Colonel Heinrich Pamela Austin ........ Corey Levin Mario Alcalde ........ Lieutenant Hardtman Frank de Kova ........ General Georgei Tashkov John Hoyt ............ Mundt Than Wyenn ........... Hans Schiller Willi Koopman ........ Heide Schiller Georg Stanford Brown.. Bates James Flavin ......... General Levin Robert Boon .......... German Doctor Erik Holland ......... Schneider Dennis McCarthy Synopsis: Double duty is called for as Mundy tries to save the SIA's European spy network by (1) sleight-of-hand at an East Berlin security installation (2) masquerading as a newlywed air force officer to be trader for a Red spy on the SIA payroll. [RF] 2.09 [25] It Takes A Thief: A CASE OF RED TURNIPS 26Nov1968 ABC Tue Directed by Don Weis Written by Mort Zarcoff Guest cast: Noel Harrison ........ Lester V. Griffin Miko Mayama .......... Joy Sung Sandor Szabo ......... Malchek Amy Thomson .......... Iris Vander Foster Brooks ........ Drunk Nate Esformes ........ Paco Richard Loo .......... Clown Dick Poston .......... Editor Peggy Rea ............ Woman Synopsis: A film directed by Lester V. Griffin has inadvertently filmed an important operation performed by 11 SIA agents, and one by one they are ending up dead. [RF] 2.10 [26] It Takes A Thief: THE GALLOPING SKIN GAME 03Dec1968 ABC Tue Directed by Michael Caffey Written by Gene L. Coon Story by Gene L. Coon & Leigh Chapman Guest cast: Ricardo Montalban ... Nick Grobo Martine Beswick ...... Christina James McEachin ....... Earl Danton Michael Conrad ....... Anton Richard Kiel ......... Willy Katherine Berger ..... Baroness Hannie Landman ....... Clarisse Bob Golden ........... Bonelli Michael Masters ...... Sandone Don Diamond .......... Messenger Joseph LaCava ........ Croupier Synopsis: International fence, Nick Grobo, returns and is Mundy's match in suave skulduggery. Now on opposite sides of the law, Mundy and Grobo savor the skilled professionalism that permits them to compete mercilessly for secret documents while ostensibly co-operating in the theft of the Kimerly diamond. [RF] *Note: The authentic 60-karat Kimberly gem is seen in this episode. [RF] 2.11 [27] It Takes A Thief: GLASS RIDDLE 17Dec1968 ABC Tue (rerun 01Jul69) Directed by George Tyne Written by B.W. Sandefur Guest cast: Paul Langton ......... Preston Washburne Jason Evers .......... Aubrey Latham Marion Marshall ...... Myrna Latham Allen Emerson ........ Morris Linda Lawson ......... Miss Forbes Roy Poole ............ Roper George Robotham ...... Webster Synopsis: A cartel is putting together the finances that will enable them to buy a large ammunition company. With it they will be able to decide the fate of any large or small disputes that call for weapons. To prevent this, Al must break into a bank safe and steal securities that they are collecting. The problem is that the vault door is exposed to the public via large glass windows. [++] 2.12 [28] It Takes A Thief: TO CATCH A ROARING LION 31Dec1968 ABC Tue (rerun 10Jun69) Directed by Marc Daniels Written by Robert Malcolm Young Guest cast: Denise Nicholas Khigh Dhiegh ......... Fu Cheng George Takei ......... Wo Ji-Tu Cumbuka ........ Roosevelt Larry Duran .......... Lee Charles Lampkin ...... Professor Kilghi Brock Peters ......... Chak Ken Renard ........... Walamba Davis Roberts ........ Bardimhu Izack Fields ......... Gara Jai Rich ............. Desk Clerk Synopsis: A set of scrolls is stolen by a general that is trying to seize power in a small African country. Al must steal the scrolls back to prevent the Chinese back general from taking over. [++] 2.13 [29] It Takes A Thief: GUESS WHO'S COMING TO RIO? 07Jan1969 ABC Tue (rerun 18Sep69) Directed by Bruce Kessler Written by Glen A. Larson Guest cast: John Russell ......... William Dover Dana Wynter .......... Contessa del Mundo Bruno Vesota ......... Demetrius Pentopoulos Teri Garr ............ Maggie Philbin Alejandro Rey ........ Mendoza Arlene Martel ........ Katrina Malenski Bruce Belland ........ Raoul Aram Katcher ......... Quiggs Julio Medina ......... Haberdasher Freddy Roberto ....... Maitre D' Michael Ansara Synopsis: Al takes a trip down to Rio for a short vacation with a Contessa. He winds up instead involved in determining the fate of a beautiful and recently defected Soviet citizen. [++] 2.14 [30] It Takes A Thief: THE ARTIST IS FOR FRAMING 21Jan1969 ABC Tue Directed by Don Weis Written by Glen A. Larson & Marty Roth Guest cast: Patrick Horgan ....... Victor Torres Gia Scala ............ Angel Paul Henreid ......... Inspector Berman Dennis Patrick ....... States Attorney Alfred Dennis ........ Sykes Ted Roter ............ Herman Peter Balakoff Bob Golden Nelson Olmsted Al is accused of committing burglaries that happened in four separate cities while he was in each city. He escapes and must prove his innocence by finding the real culprit. [++] 2.15 [31] It Takes A Thief: THE NAKED BILLIONAIRE 28Jan1969 ABC Tue (rerun 29Jul69) Directed by Norman Foster Written by Stephen Kandel Guest cast: Richard Carlson ...... Daniel Ryder Sally Kellerman ...... Nina Gray Peter Mark Richman ... Carl Kovacs Edward Ashley ........ Parnell Grady Peter Hobbs .......... Mr. Cook William Bakewell ..... Hotel Clerk Irwin Charone ........ Maintenance Man Walter Davis ......... Guard Synopsis: Al is given three days to take a picture that will prove that a reclusive billionaire is still alive. Since no one really knows what he looks like, Al must take a picture of a part of his body that has an identifiable scar. To get to the billionaire he must get rekindle a relationship with an old flame. [++] 2.16 [32] It Takes A Thief: A MATTER OF GREY MATTER [Part 1] 04Feb1969 ABC Tue (rerun 12Aug69) Directed by Jack Arnold Written by Tony Barrett & Gene L. Coon Story by Tony Barrett Guest cast: Joey Heatherton ...... Dodie DuBois Paul Lukas ........... Von Wolfgang Edward Everett Horton ... Lord Pelham-Gifford Jill Donohue ......... Gabriella Barry Williams ....... Herbie DuBois Alan Caillou ......... Whitaker Anthony Caruso ....... Runyon Don Knight ........... Bertie Turner Reginald Owen ........ Clerk Michael Forest ....... Cheech Leon Askin ........... Boris Bolshoi Ron Feinberg ......... Szabo Brian Gaffikin ....... Cameraman Lewis Loughran ....... Man Synopsis: Al flies to London to find the richest man in the world, Muenster Von Wolfgang who has gotten himself involved in unfriendly negotiations with a missile breakthrough product. [RF] 2.17 [33] It Takes A Thief: A MATTER OF GREY MATTER [Part 2] 11Feb1969 ABC Tue (rerun 19Aug69) Directed by Jack Arnold Written by Tony Barrett & Gene L. Coon Story by Tony Barrett Guest cast: Joey Heatherton ...... Dodie DuBois Paul Lukas ........... Von Wolfgang Edward Everett Horton ... Lord Pelham-Gifford Jill Donohue ......... Gabriella Barry Williams ....... Herbie DuBois Alan Caillou ......... Whitaker Anthony Caruso ....... Runyon Don Knight ........... Bertie Reginald Owen ........ Clerk Michael Forest ....... Cheech Leon Askin ........... Boris Bolshoi Ron Feinberg ......... Szabo Joseph La Cava ....... Croupier Richard Peel ......... Stoneham Synopsis: Herbie DuBois is the link as Mundy searches for a billionaire and his secret formula. Only Herbie's big sister knows where the tycoon is, and the boy's being threatened to make her talk. [RF] 2.18 [34] It Takes A Thief: CATSPAW 18Feb1969 ABC Tue (rerun 12Aug69) Directed by Jerry Hopper Written by Glen A. Larson & Joel Kane Story by Joel Kane Guest cast: Fernando Lamas ....... Pepe Rouchet Sharon Acker ......... Dr. Edwina Hopkins Lloyd Bochner ........ Clayton Hewitt Tom Basham ........... Anton Moreau Allen Emerson ........ Mitchell Danny Klega .......... Aide Ann Prentiss ......... Desk Clerk Gordon Ayres Tom Curtis Duke Cigrang ......... Guard Synopsis: Injured Al must guide the "second best" thief in the world to substitute for him in an assignment. To retrieve the crown jewels of a small country whose economy depends on them from "Fortress Hill," an estate, whose main safe is in the midst of a tiger cage. [RF] 2.19 [35] It Takes A Thief: BOOM AT THE TOP 25Feb1969 ABC Tue Directed by Paul Stanley Written by Glen A. Larson Guest cast: Roddy McDowall Carol Lynley Barry Sullivan Shirley O'Hara Will Kuluva Rico Cattani Tristram Coffin Jackie Dexter Joyce Sklar June Tighe Charles H. Radilak Sue Dean Luis Estevez Byron Morrow Dolores M. Greer Earl Grant ........... Himself Synopsis: Al is brought in fast to recover an important microdot that was inadvertently stolen by a small time thief. A party is thrown to try to flush this thief out. Meanwhile, a government courier with an armed briefcase full of Polaris missile plans, stops by the party to get Al to pop it open and defeat the fail-safe mechanism. [++] 2.20 [36] It Takes A Thief: THE FUNERAL IS ON MUNDY 11Mar1969 ABC Tue Directed by Allen Reisner Written by Stephen Kandel Guest cast: John Williams ........ Colonel Waldbrooke Julie Newmar ......... Susannah Sutton John Orchard ......... Sergeant-Major Jill Curzon .......... Miss Garrett Reggie Nalder ........ Goldman Clarke Gordon ........ Butler David Lampson ........ Lieutenant Peter Ashton ......... Guard Chris Howard ......... Private Diana Chesney ........ Landlady Pamela Moffitt ....... Maid Howard Curtis ........ Electrician Lee Stanley .......... 1st Marine Johnny Sistrunk ...... 2nd Marine Synopsis: In London, the S.I.A. has Al break into the American Embassy and leaves traces of a M.O. used by "The Electrician." They will flush him out by discrediting with his superiors, who are unknown even to the S.I.A. [++] 2.21 [37] It Takes A Thief: THE BARANOFF TIME TABLE 18Mar1969 ABC Tue (rerun 03Jun69) Directed by Michael O'Herlihy Written by Carey Wilber & Mort Zarcoff Story by Carey Wilber Guest cast: Ray Danton ........... Lieutenant Diego Jessica Walter ....... Laurie Brooks Larry D. Mann......... Achille Morales Nico Minardos ........ Secretary Ramone Ortega Renzo Cesana ......... President Gutierrez Kay Cole ............. Maria Gutierrez George Sawaya ........ Garcia Natividad Vacio ...... Engineer Marc Desmond ......... Announcer Pedro Regas .......... Old Man Carlos Romero ........ Director Duke Cigrang ......... Guard Elana Cooper ......... Peasant Girl Francisco Ortega ..... 1st Man Synopsis: Al goes undercover as the fiancee of an international jet setter in a South American country. She has discovered information on a timetable that will be used in a plot to overthrow the current president. [++] 2.22 [38] It Takes A Thief: ROCK-BYE, BYE, BABY 25Mar1969 ABC Tue (rerun 15Jul69) Directed by Seymour Robbie Written by Mort Zarcoff Guest cast: Edmond O'Brien ....... Rocky McCauley Harold J. Stone ...... Manny Grayson Gavin MacLeod ........ Seymour Gregory Sierra ....... Fletcher Sterling Holloway .... Elmo Melodie Johnson ...... Sheree James Millhollin ..... Rudy Jerome Thor .......... Saunders Sharon Lynch ......... Waitress Synopsis: Al is having difficulty breaking into an old fashioned safe that contains a little black book that contains information that can help to break the syndicate. Al knows of an old safe cracker who can get the job done so he goes to San Francisco to bring him back. [++] 2.23 [39] It Takes A Thief: THE FAMILY 01Apr1969 ABC Tue Directed by Joseph Sargent Written by David P. Harmon & K.C. Alison Story by K.C. Alison Guest cast: Gordon Pinsent ....... Gerald Lockridge Geraldine Brooks ..... Andrea Lockridge Cyril Delevanti ...... John B. Cannon Cindy Eilbacher ...... Charlotte Cannon Carla Borelli ........ Laura Cannon Michael Quinlivan .... Philip Cannon Sidney Clute ......... Dr. Byron George Barrows ....... Miles Michael Nixon ........ Arnie Gary Van Orman ....... Guard Synopsis: Al penetrates the house of John B. Cannon, a reclusive billionaire, who hasn't been seen in years. Al must prove to the old man that a member of his family is diverting one of their company's oil production to the Soviet Union. [++] 2.24 [40] It Takes A Thief: 38-23-36 08Apr1969 ABC Tue Directed by Tony Leader Written by Elroy Schwartz Guest cast: Nancy Kovack ......... Penny Colbert Charles Dierkop ...... Radko Bart Burns ........... Henry Moore Curt Lowens .......... Kurt Jane Betts ........... Hilda Anne Morrell ......... Rosette Saundra Gayle ........ Miss Israel Rena Horten .......... Miss Norway Inge Jaklyn .......... Miss Finland Elizabeth Thompson ... Miss Bulgeria Johnine Leigh Avery .. Miss United States Bebe Louie ........... Miss Hong Kong Shirleena Manchur .... Miss Egypt Susana Miranda ....... Miss Mexico Lavelle Roby ......... Miss Jamaica Paulette Blair ....... Miss Nigeria Mary Charlotte Wilcox Tanya Lemani Frances Spanier ...... Receptionist Gloria Hill .......... 1st Queen Gari Hardy ........... 2nd Queen Ralph Montgomery ..... Hotel Officer Wadsworth Taylor ..... Guard Jonathan Steele ...... Policeman Synopsis: A micro-dot is missing from the Pentagon, and a member of the United Nations beauty pageant is suspected and Al has forty-eight hours to figure out which contestant meets the criteria of 38-23-36. [++] 2.25 [41] It Takes A Thief: THE GREAT CHESS GAMBIT 15Apr1969 ABC Tue (rerun 08Jul69) Directed by Jeannot Szwarc Written by Glen A. Larson & Bruce Belland Guest cast: Nehemiah Persoff ..... Harry Lavender Dick O'Shea .......... Sparky Kramer Stuart Margolin ...... Sagalis Tiger Joe Marsh ...... Brutus