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77 Sunset Strip Season 3 Episodes

39 Episodes 1960 - 1961

Episode 1

The Attic

Fri, Sep 16, 1960 60 mins

A deserted farmhouse becomes a death trap for Spencer, who has been tied up in the attic and left to die. Deek: Lee Van Cleef. Hammet: John Dehner. Vetta: Kathleen Crowley. Spencer: Roger Smith. Gilmore: Byron Keith. MacGowan: Robert Colbert.

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Episode 2

The Fanatics

Fri, Sep 23, 1960 60 mins

Placid is not the word for a Middle Eastern peace conference. Assassins are running rampant, despite Bailey's efforts to keep things cool. Kemal: Bert Convy. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Amina: Margaret Thomas. Raymond: Tristram Coffin.

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Episode 3

The President's Daughter

Fri, Sep 30, 1960 60 mins

In Latin America, Spencer and Randolph dodge secret police and a firing squad as they race to save a young woman from execution. Nina: Jacqueline Ravell. Soto: Rodolfo Hoyos. Spencer: Roger Smith. Randolph: Richard Long. Gonzales: George Tobias.

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Episode 4

The Office Caper

Fri, Oct 7, 1960 60 mins

Four mobsters slip into Bailey's office during the night. Their aim: kill the detective before he can testify at a racketeer's trial. Bob: Richard Jaeckel. Shirley: Sherry Jackson. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Womack: Bruce Gordon.

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Episode 5

The Wide-Screen Caper

Fri, Oct 14, 1960 60 mins

The detectives use their talents to prevent violence at a film festival. But the odds---and the stars---are against them, according to astrologer Jon Keith (James Millhollin). Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Sprite: Sharon Hugueny. Melissa: Ruta Lee. Karen: Paula Raymond.

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Episode 6

The Negotiable Blonde

Fri, Oct 21, 1960 60 mins

Spencer trails a wily blonde (Karen Steele)---and $250,000---to Acapulco, where everyone he encounters has either a trick up his sleeve or murder on his mind. Packer: Jay Novello. Norris: Rhodes Reason. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Episode 7

The Laurel Canyon Caper

Fri, Oct 28, 1960 60 mins

Blackmailing columnist Mike Ransome (Fredd Wayne) was vicious to the end: he used his last breath to name an innocent man as his killer. Barry: Jock Mahoney. Belinda: Kaye Elhardt. Randolph: Richard Long. Spencer: Roger Smith. Little: Peter Leeds.

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Episode 8

Double Trouble

Fri, Nov 4, 1960 60 mins

Bailey draws a dangerous undercover assignment: posing as a hired killer to get the goods on a mobster (Bruce Cabot). Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Rena: Dolores Donlon. Nelson: John Dennis.

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Episode 9

Trouble in the Middle East

Fri, Nov 11, 1960 60 mins

Vacationing in the Middle East, Spencer is caught up in an erupting revolution and nearly cut down by a deadly cross fire. Spencer: Roger Smith. Ophir: Sherry Jackson. Darius: Henry Brandon. Ochus: George J. Lewis.

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Episode 10

The Duncan Shrine

Fri, Nov 18, 1960 60 mins

Randolph (Richard Long) runs into mayhem and murder when he probes the disappearance of a cemetery shrine---and the appearance of a strange, veiled woman. Bessie: Marjorie Bennett. Spencer: Roger Smith. Carla: Sally Todd. Baxter: Donald Woods.

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Episode 11

The Double Death of Benny Markham

Fri, Nov 25, 1960 60 mins

London is the locale as Spencer mingles with the underworld to find the big-time hoodlum who is threatening safe-cracker Benny Markham (Walter Burke). Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Mary: Gale Garnett. MacDougal: Tudor Owen.

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Episode 12

The Antwerp Caper

Fri, Dec 2, 1960 60 mins

Bailey's search for a girl thought killed by the Nazis takes him to a leering magician (John van Dreelen) whose interest in the case is mainly financial. Gabriella: Karen Steele. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Episode 13

The Affairs of Adam Gallante

Fri, Dec 9, 1960 60 mins

A man's affairs might not have been legal but they weren't dull---as Spencer (Roger Smith) finds out when he goes after the wayward lover. Gallante: Alvy Moore. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Alice: Sue Randall. Sheila: Carol Ohmart.

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Episode 14

The Valley Caper

Fri, Dec 16, 1960 60 mins

To investigate Abigail Allen's suspected underworld connections, Randolph takes a part in her new movie. Abigail: Kathleen Crowley. Randolph: Richard Long.

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Episode 15

The Dresden Doll

Fri, Dec 23, 1960 60 mins

Randolph (Richard Long) smells a rat when beautiful Dolly Stewart---a woman with a very shady past---asks Spencer to protect her elderly husband. Dolly: Myrna Fahey. Brent: H.M. Wynant. Stewart: Raymond Bailey. Spencer: Roger Smith.

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Episode 16

The Rice Estate

Fri, Dec 30, 1960 60 mins

Eunice Rice (Peggy McCay) is definitely not a merry widow. She's broke---and a blackmailer is trying to make sure she stays that way. Rice: Gary Conway. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bobby: Charles Hicks. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.

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Episode 17

The Hamlet Caper

Fri, Jan 6, 1961 60 mins

Guarding actor Derek Fielding (Andrew Duggan) is no lark for Randolph (Richard Long), who would himself cheerfully strangle the obnoxious Thespian. Darlene: Nina Shipman. Gretchen: Faith Domergue. Spencer: Roger Smith. Branford: Neil Hamilton.

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Episode 18

The Man in the Mirror

Fri, Jan 13, 1961 60 mins

Psychology mingles with mystery in this tale of an amnesic (Karl Swenson) on the run from a murderer---himself. Phil: Robert Colbert. Mrs. MacLeavy: Connie Davis. Spencer: Roger Smith. Alford: Tris Coffin.

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Episode 19

The College Caper

Fri, Jan 20, 1961 60 mins

Bailey and Kookie enter college---as teacher and student---to protect a gangster's football-hero son (Chad Everett) from an elusive assailant. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Arnold: Alan Baxter.

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Episode 20

Mr. Goldilocks

Fri, Jan 27, 1961 60 mins

A wounded and very weak Spencer pursues a jewel thief into the desert, where the blazing sun may finish the crook's work for him. Spencer: Roger Smith. Polly: Sue Ane Langdon. Banks: Will Wright. Hanks: Adam Williams.

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Episode 21

The Corsican Caper

Fri, Feb 3, 1961 60 mins

Swindle victim Suzanne (Jacqueline Beer) becomes a murder suspect when the con man who hoodwinked her is killed. Spencer: Roger Smith. Eve: Vana Lesle. Martell: Max Baer. Mitzi: Marjorie Stapp. Yvonne: Dawn Wells.

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Episode 22

Once upon a Caper

Fri, Feb 10, 1961 60 mins

Randolph (Richard Long) gets the low-down---in three versions---of how Bailey and Spencer became partners. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Winterbottom: John Hubbard.

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Episode 23

Strange Bedfellows

Fri, Feb 17, 1961 60 mins

Spencer puts a damper on an ex-movie queen's plans to bilk an insurance company, then becomes hopelessly enmeshed in her nefarious deal. Martiza: Kathleen Crowley. Dekker: Ty Hardin. Randolph: Richard Long. Nona: Lee Patrick.

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Episode 24

Face in the Window

Fri, Feb 24, 1961 60 mins

Randolph is retained by Lorrie Lambers (Merry Anders), a not-too-successful actress being driven to her wits' end by a constantly reappearing prowler. Winslow: Peter Breck. Randolph: Richard Long. Sandra: Paula Raymond. Garvey: Joe De Santis.

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Episode 25

Tiger by the Tail

Fri, Mar 3, 1961 60 mins

Bailey matches wits with enemy agents as he tries to shield a visiting Middle Eastern ruler (John van Dreelen) from a power-hungry assassin. Sari: Sharon Hugueny. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Igor: Theodore Marcuse.

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Episode 26

The Space Caper

Fri, Mar 10, 1961 60 mins

The rap for a security leak at a missile base has fallen on Spencer's friend (Arthur Franz), sending the detective undercover to expose the real culprit. Spencer: Roger Smith. Helen: Coleen Gray. Greta: Kasey Rogers. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.

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Episode 27

Open and Close in One

Fri, Mar 17, 1961 60 mins

Comedian Baxter Kellogg (Buddy Ebsen) fears that his new act---and his life---are in jeopardy: he has lost his good-luck charm. Norma: Julie Adams. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Joey: Joel Grey. Rochelle: Carol Ohmart.

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Episode 28

The Legend of Leckonby

Fri, Mar 24, 1961 60 mins

Spencer shadows paroled bank robber Stanley Leckonby (Richard Carlisle), hoping that the ingenious crook will head for his cache of unrecovered loot. Spencer: Roger Smith. Renee: Rochelle Hudson. Seley: Robert Foulk. Gunther: Victor Buono.

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Episode 29

Old Cardsharps Never Die

Fri, Mar 31, 1961 60 mins

In Nugget City, a bemused Randolph (Richard Long) is handed an unusual assignment: prevent a "retired" outlaw from reviving his past during Frontier Week. Notch: William Fawcett. Henning: Robert Lowery. Samantha: Lisa Gaye. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Episode 30

Vamp till Ready

Fri, Apr 7, 1961 60 mins

Melissa Todd's honeymoon lacks one thing---her husband David (Bert Convy), who has mysteriously disappeared. Melissa: Janet Lake. Max: John van Dreelen. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith. Julie: Kaye Elhardt. Kookie: Edd Byrnes.

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Episode 31

Common Denominator

Fri, Apr 14, 1961 60 mins

Suzanne (Jacqueline Beer) is bait as Spencer lays a trap for a murderer whose strange choice of victims has baffled the police. Spencer: Roger Smith. Gilmore: Byron Keith. Lewis: Phillip Terry. Mrs. Davis: Connie Davis.

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Episode 32

The Six-out-of-Eight Caper

Fri, Apr 21, 1961 60 mins

Bailey's client (Patrice Wymore)---and a powerful gambling ring---are anxious to learn the secret of meek Wilmer Zaleski's success at the races. Zaleski: Jay Novello. Roscoe: Louis Quinn. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Slidell: Gordon Jones.

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Episode 33

The Celluloid Cowboy

Fri, Apr 28, 1961 60 mins

There's no dearth of suspects as Spencer probes a series of near-fatal mishaps involving cowboy star Flint Dakota (Andrew Duggan). Fay: Peggy McCay. Rhonda: Donna Douglas. Spencer: Roger Smith. Roscoe: Louis Quinn.

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Episode 34

The Eyes of Love

Fri, May 5, 1961 60 mins

A woman's glove puts Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) on the trail of a killer who's preparing to strike again. Colson: Richard Crane. Amanda: Dorothy Green. Bowman: Donald Buka.

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Episode 35

Designing Eye

Fri, May 12, 1961 60 mins

A leading fashion house is losing ground to a competitor, thanks to a wily design pirate---who will kill to remain anonymous. Ellen: Rebecca Welles. Halliday: Robert H. Harris. Spencer: Roger Smith. Linda: Carol Ohmart. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Episode 36

Caper in E Flat

Fri, May 19, 1961 60 mins

Country-singing idol Billy Boy Baines (Evan McCord) may have warbled his last, thanks to a murderer who's moving in for the kill. Franklin: John Dehner. Randolph: Richard Long. Vicki: Cloris Leachman. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Spencer: Roger Smith.

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Episode 37

The Hot Tamale Caper

Fri, May 26, 1961 60 mins

Part 2. In Latin America, a kidnapped Randolph (Richard Long) becomes an assassin's target when he's forced to impersonate a deceased dictator. Maria: Donna Martell. Valdez: Joe De Santis. Spencer: Roger Smith. Bailey: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Episode 38

The Hot Tamale Caper

Fri, Jun 2, 1961 60 mins

Part 1. Reports of Randolph's death reach a skeptical Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) and Spencer (Roger Smith), who slowly learn their partner is alive---somewhere. Maria: Donna Martell. Valdez: Joe De Santis.

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Episode 39

The Positive Negative

Fri, Jun 9, 1961 60 mins

Blackmailers and murderous Nazis are only two of the hurdles Randolph faces as he tries to recover a stolen diamond tiara. Isis: John Conte. Amanda: Leslie Parrish. Randolph: Richard Long. Kookie: Edd Byrnes. Countess: Mari Blanchard. Roscoe: Louis Quinn.

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