User Reviews

When the credits rolled on this episode, I saw that it was written by Frank Gruber (1904-69). He was an interesting author. He got his start writing for the fiction adventure magazines in the 1930's, such as Short Stories magazine. He did a lot of Western stories, and also wrote screenplays. He was author of two of the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movies in the 1940's. And, he wrote a lot of mystery novels. Which is a long way of saying, Gruber knew how to construct a good mystery plot, which he does here.

The supporting roles are all well played. It's fun to see such a young Adam West--very handsome. As much as I like the Stu Bailey episodes, I must say, the ones oriented around Jeff Spencer, such as this one, are my favorites.

We don't see Suzanne or Roscoe at all in this episode. Kookie makes a couple of brief appearances. It's Jeff all the way, here.

This is a high quality episode, where you keeping wondering, what is going to happen next?

I wish I had a time machine, to go back and visit that Los Angeles of 1958--sharply dressed guys, great looking young ladies, fascinating cars. At least, LA as Warner Brothers showed it in the show, looked very fun and appealing!

Two other points: as I watched, I was sure that the actor playing the department store owner was John Dehner, a familiar figure in many 1950's and 1960's TV shows. I was astonished when the credits rolled, and I saw the role was actually played by an actor named Stephenson! He looked very much like Dehner, and even his voice sounded similar to me!

My other point: the other reviews of this title, don't seem much impressed with the plot. Well, it's always hard to have a complex plot in a TV show that runs about 50 minutes! In a mystery novel, the author has a couple of hundred pages, or more, to plant clues, and red herrings, and to develop a big cast of characters, including suspects. The writers of these TV shows did not enjoy that luxury! So far, I've been favorably impressed by all the plots o.f these episodes that I have seen.

Not a very engrossing episode. Slow moving in the first half.

Only worth watching to see a young Adam West starring as the ex con out of jail who is being targeted by an unknown assassin. The assassin finally reveals himself in the final 5 minutes, with an unexpected ending.

West shows his promising acting chops in this 1958 episode and dominates his scenes with the other actors.

West was 30 years old filming this episode, finally making his big break 8 years later in the TV series Batman in 1966.

As always, the catchy opening and closing theme song of 77 Sunset Street is a pleasure to hear.

I just comment it because it has not been yet. Our good friend Gordon 156 would have done it far better than I am going to. He would have commented it whilst viewing the episode, move by move, sharply with a great professional way. I won't, I have not the courage for such a tepid and uninteresting story. An ex con asking protection trough his wife after his release from behind bars. The only good sequence is when the wife in question comes to see the lead gumshoe to ask him to protect her husband. A husband who was sent in jail by the same private detective...The photography in black and white used to show the wife's face is absolutely outstanding. I don't know this actress by she is so pretty, as she would have been in a genuine film noir. I have already forgotten the rest of the episode. Usual and useless stuff, already made a billion times before. Only for die hard detective stories fans, even if no one understands nothing. But, always, a pretty fascinating atmosphere. Only this will push me further in this long, long TV show.