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77 Sunset Strip Season 1 Episodes

34 Episodes 1958 - 1959

Episode 1

Girl on the Run

Fri, Oct 10, 1958 60 mins

Bailey pursues a pretty murder witness who fled when the killer turned his sinister attentions to her. Kathy: Erin O'Brien. McCullough: Shepperd Strudwick. Smiley: Edd Byrnes. Harper: Ray Teal.

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Episode 2

Lovely Lady, Pity Me

Fri, Oct 17, 1958 60 mins

Bailey's fascination with a beautiful stranger (Kathleen Crowley) brings him nothing but trouble---and a murder rap. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Dixon: Peter Breck. Spencer: Roger Smith. Jeanne: Jeanne Cooper.

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Episode 3

A Nice Social Evening

Fri, Oct 24, 1958 60 mins

A plethora of curvaceous suspects surrounds Bailey as he searches for the murderous nemesis of a Latin American playboy. Velasquez: Ray Danton. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Nancy: Joyce Taylor. Marilyn: Arlene Howell. Betty: Dorothy Provine.

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Episode 4

Casualty

Fri, Oct 31, 1958 60 mins

Spencer is retained to investigate a curious phenomenon: a man pronounced dead weeks before has turned up---alive and well. Spencer: Roger Smith. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Mrs. Selkirk: Dolores Donlon.

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Episode 5

The Bouncing Chip

Fri, Nov 7, 1958 60 mins

Bailey poses as an underworld kingpin to find out who's breaking the bank---with bogus chips---at a Las Vegas casino. Diane: Ruta Lee. Latour: Brad Dexter. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Macdonald: Russ Conway.

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Episode 6

Two and Two Make Six

Fri, Nov 14, 1958 60 mins

Clues are scarce as Spencer looks for the elusive pursuer of an ex-convict. The only lead: the relentless assassin walks with a limp. Detterback: Adam West. Baldwin: Karl Swenson. Spencer: Roger Smith. Alice: Whitney Blake. Shafter: John Stephenson.

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Episode 7

All Our Yesterdays

Fri, Nov 21, 1958 60 mins

Bailey becomes a pawn in a cruel plot to swindle an aging movie queen. Lucinda: Dorothy Kenyon. Stone: Francis X. Bushman. Marcia: Merry Anders. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Delaquois: John Carradine.

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Episode 8

The Well-Selected Frame

Fri, Nov 28, 1958 60 mins

Several surprises await Spencer when he moves into the Stacey home to protect Mrs. Stacey (Peggie Castle) from her allegedly homicidal husband. Spencer: Roger Smith. Lotus: Frances Fong. Stacey: Bartlett Robinson. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Episode 9

The Iron Curtain Caper

Fri, Dec 5, 1958 60 mins

Bailey slips behind the Iron Curtain to rescue an American newspaperman who has fallen into the hands of Soviet officials. Luder: Kurt Kreuger. Nancy: Jacqueline Scott. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Ruchev: Lawrence Dobkin.

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Episode 10

Vicious Circle

Fri, Dec 12, 1958 60 mins

Action explodes in all directions as Spencer, the police and a former underworld kingpin close in on the men who kidnapped the ex-gangster's son (Bert Convy). Catto: Harold J. Stone. Spencer: Roger Smith. Pete: George Tobias. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Episode 11

Once False Step

Fri, Dec 19, 1958 60 mins

Washington attorney David Evans (Edward Kemmer) retains Bailey and Spencer to protect his wife, a potential victim of a complex murder plot. Harrington: Richard Long. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Diana: Joan Evans. Pat: Connie Stevens.

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Episode 12

The Court-Martial of Johnny Murdo

Fri, Dec 26, 1958 60 mins

At a military academy, Spencer (Roger Smith) probes a seemingly simple theft that may turn into a complex murder---with the detective the principal victim. Santley: Bruce Bennett. Murdo: Peter Miles. Gaunt: John Litel. Grace: Catherine McLeod.

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Episode 13

Hit and Run

Fri, Jan 2, 1959 60 mins

Kookie is up to his well-combed hair in trouble when he's charged with criminal negligence in an auto crash. Liz: Gloria Robertson. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Murray: Robert H. Harris. Chick: Sue Randall. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Episode 14

Not an Enemy in the World

Fri, Jan 9, 1959 60 mins

A dearth of clues snarls Spencer's search for Suzanne's brother, a chauffeur who disappeared the day his employer was killed. Suzanne: Jacqueline Beer. Spencer: Roger Smith. Mrs. Lamson: Carole Mathews. Lamson: Phil Terry.

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Episode 15

The Secret of Adam Cain

Fri, Jan 16, 1959 60 mins

Hired to recover a stolen vase, Bailey finds that he has a competitor---who will kill for the seemingly worthless urn. Stagg: Berry Kroeger. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Cain: David Frankham.

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Episode 16

The Girl Who Couldn't Remember

Fri, Jan 23, 1959 60 mins

A lovely amnesic (Nancy Gates) seeks Spencer's help. Things get hot when Spencer learns that she has $10,000 in her purse---and a killer on her trail. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Mitch: John Vivyan. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.

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Episode 17

Dark Vengeance

Fri, Jan 30, 1959 60 mins

Bailey becomes a murder target as he nears the core of a profitable---and ruthless---narcotics ring. Cosgrove: Jerome Thor. Margo: Adele Mara. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Barrett: Barry Kelley.

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Episode 18

Conspiracy of Silence

Fri, Feb 6, 1959 60 mins

Clues are scarce as Spencer goes undercover to probe a murder at a local college---where the culprit is preparing to strike again. Johanna: Pat Crowley. Traynor: Gerald Mohr. Spencer: Roger Smith.

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Episode 19

Eyewitness

Fri, Feb 13, 1959 60 mins

It's all in fun when Bailey accepts an 8-year-old (Jay North) as a client. But the frivolity ends when the youngster becomes involved in a bizarre plot. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Williams: Robert Douglas. Audrey: Patricia Barry. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.

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Episode 20

Lovely Alibi

Fri, Feb 20, 1959 60 mins

Claude Akins as a suspended policeman who enlists Bailey's (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) aid in cracking a complex murder case. Jill: Andra Martin. Spencer: Roger Smith. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Suzanne: Jacqueline Beer.

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Episode 21

In Memoriam

Fri, Feb 27, 1959 60 mins

A very-much-alive publisher (Alan Marshal) isn't amused when he reads his obituary. Enter Bailey, who uncovers a complex plot---and an unlikely murderer. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Lisa: Noreen Nash. Spencer: Roger Smith. Vargas: Joe De Santis.

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Episode 22

The Fifth Stair

Fri, Mar 6, 1959 60 mins

A compromising letter puts a blackmailer on Spencer's trail---and a murder charge on his back. Margo: Julie Adams. Wendice: Richard Long. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.

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Episode 23

Pasadena Caper

Fri, Mar 13, 1959 60 mins

A touch of "Arsenic and Old Lace" spices this tale of two elderly women who hatch a fantastic plan to fatten their bank accounts. Rachel: Hallene Hill. Lavinia: Elizabeth Patterson. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Baker: Murvyn Vye.

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Episode 24

Hong Kong Caper

Fri, Mar 20, 1959 60 mins

A letter from a pilot sends Spencer (Roger Smith) to Hong Kong, where he's drawn into a mystery involving a fortune in diamonds and a kidnapped child. Candy: Karen Steele. Lee: Reggie Halver. Shelby: Neil Hamilton.

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Episode 25

A Check Will Do Nicely

Fri, Mar 27, 1959 60 mins

In Paris, a crafty kidnapper (Robin Hughes) takes on Bailey in a battle of wits. Hanging in the balance: a valuable painting and a young girl's life. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Laura: Janet Lake. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.

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Episode 26

The Grandma Caper

Fri, Apr 3, 1959 60 mins

Bailey agrees to keep tabs on eccentric Grandma Fenwick (Frances Bavier). His first step: joining the unorthodox woman on a "harmless" holdup spree. Fenwick: Jerome Cowan. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Vickie: Jennifer Grant. Johnson: Francis DeSales.

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Episode 27

Honey from the Bee

Fri, Apr 10, 1959 60 mins

A refugee Russian countess seals her own---and several other people's---doom when she gives a rare tapestry to a prominent restaurateur (Jay Novello). Cleo: Connie Stevens. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Natalie: Ruta Lee. Countess: Celia Lovsky.

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Episode 28

Abra-Cadaver

Fri, Apr 17, 1959 60 mins

Spencer worms his way into an insurance racket to get the goods on an offbeat murder-for-money operation. Audrey: Fay Spain. Tony: Pernell Roberts. Spencer: Roger Smith. Hayden: Robert McQueeney.

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Episode 29

A Bargain in Tombs

Fri, Apr 24, 1959 60 mins

The disappearance of a history buff takes Bailey to Rome, where he confronts the missing girl's pretty---and very evasive---roommate. Delphine: Linda Watkins. Julia: Louise Fletcher. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Guido: Bart Bradley.

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Episode 30

The Widow Wouldn't Weep

Fri, May 1, 1959 60 mins

The coroner says suicide, but suspects abound as Spencer sifts through a dead man's past in search of a possible murderer. Margie: Valerie Allen. Harkins: Raymond Bailey. Alice: Nora Hayden. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Suzanne: Jacqueline Beer.

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Episode 31

Downbeat

Fri, May 8, 1959 60 mins

An unprovable charge of sedition costs Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) his license and self-respect. Bitter and beaten, the ex-detective turns to drink---and blindly blazes a path to skid row. Van Horn: John van Dreelen. Nora: Dorothy Provine. Spencer: Roger Smith.

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Episode 32

The Canine Caper

Fri, May 15, 1959 60 mins

The theft of a fortune in jewels sets off a mysterious chain of events involving a French actress (Julie Adams), two gunmen---and a wayward poodle. Spencer: Roger Smith. Charmaine: Roxane Berard. Berne: Roland Varno.

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Episode 33

Mr. Paradise

Fri, May 22, 1959 60 mins

A sinister framework of fraud---and murder---comes to light as Bailey investigates a mysterious cult, to which wealthy Cyrus Blanton (John Litel) has been lured. Mr. Paradise: Andrew Duggan. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Lois: Sandra White. Spencer: Roger Smith.

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Episode 34

Strange Girl in Town

Fri, May 29, 1959 60 mins

Spencer tries to protect Ruth Douglas (Sue Randall), a murder witness being sought by killer Dan Costello's brutal henchmen. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Webster: Jack Mulhall. Nancy: Carol Ohmart. Costello: Alan Baxter.

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