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The Roaring 20's The Fifth Pin (1960–1962) Online

The Roaring 20's The Fifth Pin (1960–1962) Online
Original Title :
The Fifth Pin
Genre :
TV Episode / Crime / Drama
Year :
1960–1962
Directror :
Robert Sparr
Cast :
Donald May,Dorothy Provine,Frank Dana
Writer :
Charles O'Neal,Victor Trivas
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
1h
Rating :
6.3/10
The Roaring 20's The Fifth Pin (1960–1962) Online

A dead cop is found in the car of gangster Frankie Delain, but someone else takes the fall for the murder. Afterward, voodoo devil dolls--with pins sticking out of them--start turning up wherever Frankie goes.
Episode credited cast:
Donald May Donald May - Pat Garrison
Dorothy Provine Dorothy Provine - Pinky Pinkham
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Dana Frank Dana - Joe Brown
John Dehner John Dehner - Duke Williams
James Flavin James Flavin - Robert Howard
Gregory Gaye Gregory Gaye - Andre
Claire Griswold Claire Griswold - Mary
Dick Miller Dick Miller - Bert
Patricia O'Neal Patricia O'Neal - Carnation Annie
Robert Osterloh Robert Osterloh - Lewis
Michael Pate Michael Pate - Frankie Delain
Rex Reason Rex Reason - Scott Norris
Mike Road Mike Road - Lt. Joe Switolski
Gary Vinson Gary Vinson - Chris Higbee
John Zaccaro John Zaccaro - Art


User reviews

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This episode is one of those of the series that looks the most like THE UNTOUCHABLES. But it is however a bit less action packed than the show which made Robert Stack a star. That's really a gangster scheme, with Michael Pate as a mobster, of course. He could hardly play a priest in such a series. You have the unavoidable Charleston sequences with Dotty Provine, but for the rest, it's quite different if you compare with the other episodes. Tight and sharp directing and also powerful screen writing that makes it among the best really crime episodes of the whole show. I won't repeat the topic, it's already explained in the plot line, but if you love gangsters stories, don't miss this one. And as I have already said before in another comment, it's always funny to see a columnist carrying a gun and opening fire on bad guys like an ordinary cop. Just like that.