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Blueprint for a Caper

Blueprint for a Caper

1974TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0mTV-PG
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
7.8
IMDB Rating
91 votes

Clete Larkin, an executive with an insurance company, is murdered by a double-crossing partner in crime. That person is sociopath Cam Wheeler, who just got out of prison. The police rule Larkin's death an accident, but Larkin's wi...

Director
Corey Allen
Writers
N/A
Stars
Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether, Gary Lockwood
Release Date
October 29, 1974
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen
as Barnaby Jones
Lee Meriwether
Lee Meriwether
as Betty Jones
Gary Lockwood
Gary Lockwood
as Cam Wheeler
Meg Foster
Meg Foster
as Gina Nelson
Joby Baker
Joby Baker
as Joe Holland
Phillip Pine
Phillip Pine
as Charles Eldridge
Antony Carbone
Antony Carbone
as Doug Starrett
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Jay W. MacIntosh
as Sarah Larkin
Jenifer Shaw
Jenifer Shaw
as Patty
John Carter
John Carter
as Lt. Biddle

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
4445 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, California, USA
Production
Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Lockwood's back....and like his previous guest starring role, he plays a real sociopath!
by planktonrules2021-07-13
8/10

"Early in the first season, Gary Lockwood played a complete sociopath who was bent on murdering Barnaby Jones. To put it mildly, the man wasn't wound too tight! Well, here in the third season Lockwood's back playing another criminal...and this one is nearly as loopy and dangerous...which makes him interesting to watch, that's for sure! The episode begins in an insurance film late at night. An employee is photocopying schematics for an alarm system for a company his firm insures. Shortly after this, his partner in crime (Lockwood) shows up and kills him. The dead man's wife..."

💡 Did You Know?

Just past the 1 minute mark, the camera zooms in on a diagram labeled "VAN DORIAN JEWELRY Co. SECURITY SYSTEM", but instead of showing the wiring of the modules and accessories, like controllers, ringers, sensors, cameras, etc., that would be specific to a customer site, the diagram shows tubes, capacitors and resistors in what looks like the circuit of a PA amplifier. Even if the circuit shown in the diagram had a legitimate role in a security system, it would not likely be drawn out in such detail in the site plans for an individual customer.

📖 Synopsis

Clete Larkin, an executive with an insurance company, is murdered by a double-crossing partner in crime. That person is sociopath Cam Wheeler, who just got out of prison. The police rule Larkin's death an accident, but Larkin's wi...