A remorseful detective vows to find the men who killed his son, who was also a cop.A remorseful detective vows to find the men who killed his son, who was also a cop.A remorseful detective vows to find the men who killed his son, who was also a cop.
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- TriviaThis episode is eerily similar to the real life events involving the abduction of two Los Angeles police officers, Ian Campbell and Karl Hettinger, that ended with the suspects murdering Officer Campbell. That incident occurred on March 9, 1963 a couple months before this episode aired. The suspects also wrongly interpreted the law, asking Officer Campbell if he had "heard of the Little Lindberg Law" before shooting him.
- GoofsWhen Paul visits Eva in the middle of the show, he sits down and lights a cigarette. The shots vary between his holding the cigarette in his right hand and his left hand.
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Which Comes First: Cop Or Father
Pretty good crime drama, helped along by two 40's tough guys, Jory & Tierney, plus sneering punk, Richard Jaeckel. Cop Jory's out to avenge murder of his cop son, Brown, by gang of punks employed by racketeer Tierney. Being a good cop, Jory tries to get the goods legally, but witnesses are too scared. So, having a personal stake, he goes about it outside the law.
The hour's a good character study, dramatizing Jory's conflict between professional duty and fatherhood. Part Eskimo, Jory was always an exotic looking actor, good at grabbing audiences, which he does here. But what's with the sharply dressed band of punks. Didn't Wardrobe have any dirty T-shirts and torn jeans. But I guess Tierney's gang is supposed to be higher class, even if they don't act like it. Catch that fine utility actress Jean Willes as Jory's woman friend. All in all, it's a good gritty episode, with a surprisingly unflinching camera. And catch that favorite series theme-- the conflict between poetic justice and the law.
(In passing—Sorry to see that TV's forever youthful Peter Brown passed away in March, 2016, at age 80.)
The hour's a good character study, dramatizing Jory's conflict between professional duty and fatherhood. Part Eskimo, Jory was always an exotic looking actor, good at grabbing audiences, which he does here. But what's with the sharply dressed band of punks. Didn't Wardrobe have any dirty T-shirts and torn jeans. But I guess Tierney's gang is supposed to be higher class, even if they don't act like it. Catch that fine utility actress Jean Willes as Jory's woman friend. All in all, it's a good gritty episode, with a surprisingly unflinching camera. And catch that favorite series theme-- the conflict between poetic justice and the law.
(In passing—Sorry to see that TV's forever youthful Peter Brown passed away in March, 2016, at age 80.)
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- dougdoepke
- Jun 7, 2016
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- Runtime49 minutes
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