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Quartet for Blunt Instrument

Quartet for Blunt Instrument

1975TV Episode⏱️ 52mTV-PG
ActionCrimeDramaMysteryThriller
8.1
IMDB Rating
116 votes

While driving back to Los Angeles, Mannix gives a lift to a black hitchhiker named Perry Riggs. Riggs is soon arrested at a roadblock, however, and charged with the murder of his former boss, a scientist who had been working on a ...

Director
Reza Badiyi
Writers
Shimon Wincelberg, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
Stars
Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Pippa Scott
Release Date
February 23, 1975
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Mike Connors
Mike Connors
as Joe Mannix
Gail Fisher
Gail Fisher
as Peggy Fair
Pippa Scott
Pippa Scott
as Wanda Kurtz
Katherine Justice
Katherine Justice
as Holly Warlock
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Albert Stratton
as Sheriff Fielding
Thalmus Rasulala
Thalmus Rasulala
as Perry Riggs
Geoffrey Horne
Geoffrey Horne
as Tony Stockwood
John Karlen
John Karlen
as Hood #1
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Paul Savior
as Case Murcott
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Brian Baker
as Young Patrolman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Westlake Lake - Westlake Village, California, USA
Production
Paramount Television

🏷️ Keywords

methanolhitchhikerroadblocksyndicateclub

🎯 Categories

ActionCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Mannix helps the fall guy.
by planktonrules2018-09-24
7/10

"At the beginning of the episode, Mannix picks up a hitchhiker. Soon, however, they encounter a roadblock and the cops seize the hitchhicker, as he's suspected of murder. Mannix has developed an instant liking for the guy and decides to investigate. Apparently, the dead man was on the verge of making a fortune for himself and others....and so the people who stood to make all this money, as well as a mobster, all appear to be innocent. And, the suspect has no motive either...which makes Mannix wonder if the man was murdered after all! This is an interesting story. My only complaint is that..."

📖 Synopsis

While driving back to Los Angeles, Mannix gives a lift to a black hitchhiker named Perry Riggs. Riggs is soon arrested at a roadblock, however, and charged with the murder of his former boss, a scientist who had been working on a ...