TV
Movie. Never Con A Killer
First aired:
5/13/1977
Writer:
William Driskill
Director:
Buzz Kulik
Guest star:
Stefanie Powers (Toni Feather Danton),
Harold Gould (Unknown), Alan
Beckwith (semi-regular Poker Player
- Pilot show)
A young attorney, Toni
"Feather" Danton, enlists the aid of her
con-man father, Harry Danton, in
clearing a hockey player charged with
murder.
1.
Two-Star Killer
First aired:
12/6/1976
Writer:
Harold Livingston
Director:
Seymour Robbie
Guest star:
William Windom, Alan McRae, Robert
Casper, Jerry Hardin, Diane Shalet,
Andrew Rubin
A two-star General kills
a character who tried to blackmail him,
framing his aide with the crime. Feather
is hired to defend the aide while Harry
and his pals set up an elaborate con to
trap the General.
2. The
Apology
First aired:
3/7/1977
Writer:
Calvin Clements Jr.
Director:
Ernest Pintoff
Guest star:
Jeff Donnell, Gene Barry (Generalis),
Ray Danton (Big Jim), Bruce Glover
(Alex), Joseph Stern (Unknown)
When a wealthy,
mob-connected shipping magnet orders a
hit on a friend of the Danton's, Harry,
Feather, and the Gang develop an
involved ruse to prove his guilt.
3. Sun,
Sand and Death
First aired:
3/14/1977
Writer:
Simon Muntner
Director:
Seymour Robbie
Guest star:
Jon Cypher, John Durran, Robert
Doyle (I), John Larch, Frank
Maxwell, Tisha Sterling
A crooked land developer
murders his partner and buries him on
the worthless land. He steals the
companies money, and claims his partner
stole the money and skipped town.
Feather, Harry, and the gang pull a con,
claiming the army wants to buy the land
for big bucks.
4. The
People's Choice
First aired:
3/21/1977
Writer:
George Kirgo
Director:
Bruce Bilson
Guest star:
Sam Groom, Ted Gehring, Robert F.
Simon, Joyce Jameson, Elinor
Donahue, Richard Keaton
Fearing a scandal, a
senatorial candidate murders his wife
when she threatens him with divorce.
Unfortunately for the young hopeful, his
wife was a friend of Feather's. Feather,
Harry, and the Gang con him into a
confession.
5.
Flight to Mexico
First aired:
4/4/1977
Writer:
Calvin Clements Jr.
Director:
Edward Abrams
Guest star:
George Maharis, Robert Donner, Russ
Marin, Danny Mara, Robert Lupone
When a stage director
realizes that his telephone conversation
linking him to a recent jewel heist and
possible homicide is overheard by a
young actor, he kills the young man.
It's up to Feather, Harry and the Gang
to trap him into a confession.
6. The
Golden Fleece
First aired:
5/21/1977
Writer:
Robert Dellinger
Director:
Jerry London
Guest star:
Pernell Roberts, Peter Donat,
Raymond Singer, Richard Herd
An "evangelist" murders
one of his flock when she threatens to
expose him as a fraud and a thief. The
victim was a college classmate of
Feather's. She and Harry are convinced
that her friend didn't "slip in the
bathtub." They create a scam to bring 'em
down.
7. For
the Love of Sheila
First aired:
5/28/1977
Writer:
Harold Livingston
Director:
Barry Shear
Guest star:
James Darren, Robert Alda, Brooke
Mills, Milton Selzer, Maggie Wellman
When an ex-con friend of
Harry's becomes the victim of a
blackmail scheme spearheaded by his wife
- and is framed for murder in an
unexpected twist - Harry and the Gang
manage an even more convoluted version
to clear him.
8. Here
a Spy, There a Spy
First aired:
6/4/1977
Writer:
Simon Muntner
Director:
Barry Shear
Guest star:
Clive Revill, Michael Shannon,
Hamilton Camp, Jimi Williams, Dennis
Cole
An international spy
murders his girlfriend and frames his
co-worker, the former fiancé, for it.
While Feather tries to clear the young
man by legal means, Harry and the Gang
proceed with their own version of
proving his innocence.
9.
Murder at F-Stop II
First aired:
6/11/1977
Writer:
Simon Muntner
Director:
Jackie Cooper
Guest star:
Robert Vaughn, Abby Dalton, William
Bassett, Ron Roy, Buddy Lester,
Lawrence Montaigne
A photographer frames
his assistant for the murder of his
partner to cover the theft of priceless
coins. Since the assistant is a friend
of the Danton's, they pull out all the
stops to clear him.
10.
Welcome Home, Vince
First aired:
6/18/1977
Writer:
Mann Rubin
Director:
Barry Shear
Guest star:
Ron Masak (Arnold), Elaine Joyce
(Jocelyn), Pat Crowley (Larry),
Jerry Douglas (Dorcy), John Karlen
When an ex-con (Vince)
is released from prison and immediately
becomes victim of an explosion, the
police believe one of their own is
responsible. They enlist the aid of the
Feather and Father Gang to expose the
"dirty" cop.
11. The
Mayan Connection
First aired:
6/25/1977
Writer:
Larry Alexander
Director:
Jackie Cooper
Guest star:
Roddy McDowall (Vincent Stoddard),
James McEachin (Eli Bowman), Dick
O'Neill (Murphy), John Kerr, Michael
V. Gazzo, Oliver Clark
Art Importers have a
disagreement and one kills the other,
framing one of Feather's clients for the
murder. In their attempt to clear her
client, Feather, Harry, and the gang
match wits with a Mob boss.
12. The
Judas Bug
First aired:
7/2/1977
Writer:
Larry Alexander
Director:
Seymour Robbie
Guest star:
Jack Cassidy, John Pleshette,
Hamilton Camp, Pitt Herbert, Tim
O'Connor, Joshua Bryant
A Private Investigator
fakes the theft of his car and uses it
to murder a former client he has
double-crossed. "The Perfect Crime" is
unraveled by Feather, Harry, and the
gang and the miscrient is brought to
justice.
13. The
Big Frame
First aired:
7/30/1977
Writer:
John T. Dugan
Director:
Jackie Cooper
Guest star:
Simon Oakland, Hamilton Camp, Lloyd
Bochner, Ian Wolfe, Peter Bromilow,
Peter White, Shirley Mitchell
A disgruntled client
murders an Art Dealer and swipes a
Picasso. One of Feather's clients is
nabbed for the crime as he and the Art
Dealer have had a major scream-fest just
prior to the murder/theft. The witness
to the verbal fight is none other than
the smarmy murderer! It doesn't take
long for Feather and Harry to figure out
the identity of the REAL murder. Proving
it, though, requires the help of Feather
and Father Gang.
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