Jim is helping a Countess avoid a blackmailer but is then charged for the blackmailer's murder.Jim is helping a Countess avoid a blackmailer but is then charged for the blackmailer's murder.Jim is helping a Countess avoid a blackmailer but is then charged for the blackmailer's murder.
Noah Beery Jr.
- Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
- (as Noah Beery)
- (credit only)
Jean Le Bouvier
- Woman
- (as Jean LeBouvier)
Melvin F. Allen
- Cab Driver
- (as Mel Allen)
William Bryant
- Thug
- (uncredited)
Gloria Dixon
- Leah Richards
- (uncredited)
Richard Elmore
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Fritz Ford
- Thug
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAbout 40 minutes [ @43:00? ] into this episode, there is an exterior shot of a house, presumably the Countess's house. This same house was used to depict the exterior of Jonathan and Jennifer Hart's house in the TV series "Hart to Hart."
- GoofsThe POV shown through Rockford's video camera doesn't match his actual location. When he's filming the Countess on the road he is located high up on the side of a hill. But the view shown through his camera lens is at the level of someone standing down by the road.
- Quotes
Jim Rockford: We're all scared to death. I guess that's the penalty we pay for living in a world where all the price tags end in 99 cents and they sell mortuary plots on billboards next to the freeway. What you do is, you just keep laughing... . Stop worrying about it. You're playing a big practical joke, just keep laughing.
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Far-fetched but showing early spots of genius
The actual story in this episode is not impossible,but it definitely strains credibility as it is pretty unlikely. But let's put that aside for now.
The first year of Rockford Files was all over the map. There was a definite learning-curve,as many different tropes and generic characters seemingly fought for inclusion in the early episodes of the first year.
It seems like the series-creators tried just about everything,sifting through what did and did not work as they went along.
Among less-capable hands this might be a recipe for disaster,but this writing-team learned quickly. Long before the end of season 1 the show had the basic outlines of what would prove to be a winning formula for many years to come. In the second season the writing tightened-up,there was more proofreading apparently,because the cases were more believable,the characters and show seemed to hit their stride.
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- ronnybee2112
- Dec 22, 2019
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