Carl may be up against the original Jack the Ripper, a black-caped, bullet-resistant, super-human killer of women.Carl may be up against the original Jack the Ripper, a black-caped, bullet-resistant, super-human killer of women.Carl may be up against the original Jack the Ripper, a black-caped, bullet-resistant, super-human killer of women.
- Masseuse
- (as Marya Small)
- Policeman
- (as Donald Mantooth)
- Mail Boy
- (as Robert Bryan Berger)
- Cop in Alley
- (uncredited)
- Detective
- (uncredited)
- Debbie Fielder
- (uncredited)
- Detective
- (uncredited)
- Bus Driver
- (uncredited)
- Driver's Wife
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThough actress Ruth McDevitt is credited only as "Elderly Woman", her character is actually given a name in dialogue - Miss Eggenweiller (no spelling shown) Ruth McDevitt would later join the regular cast as "Miss Emily Cowles", the columnist to whom "Miss Eggenweiller" had written in this episode.
- GoofsKolchak, while being a reporter, even though employed by a 3rd rate news service, constantly uses a small format 110 camera to capture out of focus images of vampires, werewolves and the like. Such a camera would not produce usable photos, especially those taken at night.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Carl Kolchak: [Voiceover intro] If by chance you happened to be in the Windy City between May 25 and May 29 of this year, you would have had good reason to be terrified. During this time Chicago was stalked by a horror so frightening, so fascinating, that it ranks with the great unsolved mysteries of all time. It's been the fictional subject of films, plays, even an opera. Now, here, are the true facts.
"The Ripper", not surprisingly is about Jack the Ripper. Murders similar to the old Jack the Ripper murders take place and they are so similar Kolchak wonders if perhaps this killer is somehow still alive--though it would make him well over a hundred years old. Additionally, this guy, whoever he is, has incredible strength and bullets don't seem to harm him. But, as always, Kolchak is in the doghouse with Vincenzo (Simon Oakland)--and he's been assigned to do the Miss Emily column--a Dear Abby type of personal advice column.
Structurally, this show is pretty much what all the Kolchak shows were like--Kolchak irritates his boss, Vincenzo as well as the local police. And, his evidence seems to vanish or is confiscated by the cops. And, in the end, Kolchak is able to defeat a seemingly unstoppable fiend. Not exactly new in that sense, but, as always, entertaining.
- planktonrules
- Sep 30, 2013
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Filming locations
- 407 S. Dearborn St Chicago IL 60605, USA(INS office exterior in Chicago where elevated train passes by)
- Production companies
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- Runtime52 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1