The Vigilante
- Episode aired Mar 28, 1976
- 1h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Bronk and a private investigator go after a killer who uses legal loopholes to do away with criminals.Bronk and a private investigator go after a killer who uses legal loopholes to do away with criminals.Bronk and a private investigator go after a killer who uses legal loopholes to do away with criminals.
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Frederic Downs
- Mr. Dexter
- (as Fred Downs)
Louise Lewis
- Woman at Motel
- (as Louise Fitch)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLast show of the series.
- GoofsThe camera's lens' visor on top creeps into the picture intermittently and wobbles top of frame when Carey and the Crucero, Texas police chief Evans do their downtown walk-and-talk, at 25:50 - 27:42. Filmed in Chino, Calif. during heavy, winter rain (early March 1976), the 35mm camera's flat, metal shield was slightly adjusted to prevent rain from hitting the lens and direct, natural light from causing the distortion of flares. The wet weather necessitated Evans to use an umbrella throughout the two-minute scene.
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Great story, but very little "Bronk" and a lot of Vic Morrow
"Bronk" (actor Jack Palance) makes only a brief appearance in this final show of the series. CBS was planning to cancel "Bronk"; they used this final episode as a Pilot for a new detective show starring Vic Morrow.
"Frank Carey", the PI who is out to track down the Vigilante, dominates the story. Actor Vic Morrow had been immortalized as "Sergeant Saunders" in the long-running television show "Combat", which aired from 1962-1967. He would have been a great choice for a Private Investigator-themed television series. But for whatever reason, this Pilot was never picked up. "The Vigilante" is the one and only appearance of Private Investigator Frank Carey.
This is a particularly good and suspenseful story about a madman who seeks vengeance on murderers who have had their court cases dismissed on technicalities. He is quite gruesome and dramatic in being "The Sword" to carry out the justice that the Courts failed to dispense.
Investigator Frank Carey sets himself up as bait, to flush out the vigilante. Vic Morrow is at the top of his game here. Actor Cameron Mitchell is very convincing in his part as the Vigilante. Put together, they make for a very suspenseful and entertaining story.
"Frank Carey", the PI who is out to track down the Vigilante, dominates the story. Actor Vic Morrow had been immortalized as "Sergeant Saunders" in the long-running television show "Combat", which aired from 1962-1967. He would have been a great choice for a Private Investigator-themed television series. But for whatever reason, this Pilot was never picked up. "The Vigilante" is the one and only appearance of Private Investigator Frank Carey.
This is a particularly good and suspenseful story about a madman who seeks vengeance on murderers who have had their court cases dismissed on technicalities. He is quite gruesome and dramatic in being "The Sword" to carry out the justice that the Courts failed to dispense.
Investigator Frank Carey sets himself up as bait, to flush out the vigilante. Vic Morrow is at the top of his game here. Actor Cameron Mitchell is very convincing in his part as the Vigilante. Put together, they make for a very suspenseful and entertaining story.
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- FloridaFred
- Aug 13, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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