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Who's for Swordfish?

Who's for Swordfish?

1961TV Episode⏱️ 26mTV-PG
Comedy
7.5
IMDB Rating
147 votes

In the pilot, the boys are desperate to angle for swordfish. After shift-swapping with the entire precinct and avoiding any issuance of tickets (to avert court duty), will they go?

Director
Al De Caprio
Writers
Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan
Stars
Joe E. Ross, Fred Gwynne, Paul Reed
Release Date
September 17, 1961
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Joe E. Ross
Joe E. Ross
as Officer Gunther Toody
Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne
as Officer Francis Muldoon
Paul Reed
Paul Reed
as Captain Paul Block
Beatrice Pons
Beatrice Pons
as Lucille Toody
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Ralph Stantley
as Harold Conroy
👤
Albert Henderson
as Officer Dennis O'Hara
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Sybil Lamb
as Helen O'Hara
Nipsey Russell
Nipsey Russell
as Officer Dave Anderson
Hank Garrett
Hank Garrett
as Officer Ed Nicholson
Jerome Guardino
Jerome Guardino
as Officer Antonnucci

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Biograph Studios, 807 E. 175th St., Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Production
Eupolis Productions

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL (TV) POLICE and insuring that the CAR 54 Series hit the ground running; which it sure did!
by redryan642008-11-19
8/10

"HAVING previously written a review/overview of the now Classic TV Series; getting a chance to watch and keep a copy of the 'pilot' , while knowing what it is and its importance to success to the entire run. The previously posted write-up; being a combo of the ½ dozen episodes we have on video, combined with our oft rosy recollections from the original run on NBC Sunday evenings, that do justice in bringing out the overall feeling generated. LUXURY is the only term which describes the opportunity to get up close and personal with the installment; being afforded the opportunity to put..."

💡 Did You Know?

Toody and Muldoon's squad car is a 1961 Plymouth. The convertible they pull over for running a stop sign is a 1958 Cadillac.

📖 Synopsis

In the pilot, the boys are desperate to angle for swordfish. After shift-swapping with the entire precinct and avoiding any issuance of tickets (to avert court duty), will they go?