Treasury Men in Action The Case of the Escaped Convict (1950–1955) Online

****SPOILERS**** Charles Bronson is escaped convict Ollie Blake who's only purpose in life is getting even with his former girlfriend Moma Forbes whom he feels betrayed him and turned him over to the police after he spilled his guts out to her in telling Mona all the crimes that he committed until he met her. The fact that Moma had nothing to do with Ollie's capture, he was caught in a police sting, didn't matter to him in his deranged mind he felt betrayed and was eager to get even with her and was even willing to face the electric chair, after murdering Mona, to achieve his goal!

Together with fellow escaped convict the not so all up there, in the head, Leon Ollie made his way some 1,100 miles to Saint Louis where Mona resides with her husband Fred just to get to meet and murder her. But the kill crazy Ollie screws up when in Mona, who's out shopping, apartment he answers the phone when Agent Daniels call to see if everything is all right with her. With Ollie clumsy attempt to impersonate Fred's voice Agent Daniels was right there, with about three policemen, and stopped Ollie before he could do Mona in.

As were told by the Chief Walter Greaza about this case-#3649 in the ATF files-Oillie had it all wrong about Mona, who was actually in love with him, and his uncontrolled vengeance against the innocent woman, in thinking she turned him over to the police, in the end did him in. Not just in being caught a second time but having some 15 years added on to his already 10 year sentence.

Reissued for Bronson fans in 2009 by Johnny Legend on a DVD compilation called The Breakout Years, this forgotten bit of TV trivia is poorly produced but has a campy connection for modern audiences.

Bronson is teamed with none other than the legendary TV producer (of the future) Aaron Spelling, who looks exactly the same only so young here he resembles Huntz Hall in his Bowery Boys days. He & Bronson (as Ollie) are convicts on the run doing basically OF MICE AND MEN riffs, with Bronson oddly in the George role (with dim-witted Spelling's character repeatedly calling out "Ollie" at him).

The alternate title listed on the DVD for this episode is The Case of the Desperate Men, and it is identified under this lame series retitle of "Federal Men". The stilted production values sink it, and Bronson has little chance to emote, but watching Spelling kowtow to him is fairly priceless. Maybe Legend should send a copy to Tori.