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Mannix
S6.E12
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Lost Sunday

  • Episode aired Dec 3, 1972
  • TV-PG
  • 52m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)
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Mannix travels to northern California, where he's been hired by the sister of a young man who disputes the cause of her brother's death. The coroner's verdict was accidental death when the m... Read allMannix travels to northern California, where he's been hired by the sister of a young man who disputes the cause of her brother's death. The coroner's verdict was accidental death when the man fell from a gantry at a sand and gravel quarry while drunk. Mannix finds evidence that ... Read allMannix travels to northern California, where he's been hired by the sister of a young man who disputes the cause of her brother's death. The coroner's verdict was accidental death when the man fell from a gantry at a sand and gravel quarry while drunk. Mannix finds evidence that his death may not have been accidental, beginning with his discovery of rifle shell casing... Read all

  • Director
    • Reza Badiyi
  • Writers
    • Richard Levinson
    • William Link
    • Bruce Geller
  • Stars
    • Mike Connors
    • Gail Fisher
    • Michele Marsh
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    107
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Reza Badiyi
    • Writers
      • Richard Levinson
      • William Link
      • Bruce Geller
    • Stars
      • Mike Connors
      • Gail Fisher
      • Michele Marsh
    • 5User reviews
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    Mike Connors
    Mike Connors
    • Joe Mannix
    Gail Fisher
    Gail Fisher
    • Peggy Fair
    • (credit only)
    Michele Marsh
    Michele Marsh
    • Joyce Henshaw
    • (as Michèle Marsh)
    Harry Townes
    Harry Townes
    • Wilkerson
    Peter Hooten
    Peter Hooten
    • Don Wilkerson
    Paul Jenkins
    Paul Jenkins
    • Pete Lemaster
    William Jordan
    • Dave Benedict
    Luana Anders
    Luana Anders
    • Angie McCall
    Kevin Hagen
    Kevin Hagen
    • Sheriff
    Tom Reese
    Tom Reese
    • Sweeny
    Carlos Rivas
    Carlos Rivas
    • Angelo Rodez
    Stack Pierce
    Stack Pierce
    • Billy
    Robert Miller Driscoll
    Robert Miller Driscoll
    • Digby
    Bob Bralver
    • Houseboy
    • (as Robert Bralver)
    Bob Golden
    • Guard
    Dabney Coleman
    Dabney Coleman
    • Stoner
    • (credit only)
    Tony Brubaker
    Tony Brubaker
    • Tony
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Reza Badiyi
    • Writers
      • Richard Levinson
      • William Link
      • Bruce Geller
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    9tcchelsey

    WHICH GUILTY LOOKING PERSON DO YOU TRUST?

    Ellis Marcus wrote this episode, and a tv vet if there ever was, who began his career with HIGHWAY PATROL. Marcus gives this story a rather nifty slant for all of us armchair detectives, the more remote the more ominous.

    Case in point, an eerie rock quarry on a lonely weekend. No witnesses? There's also lots of bullets flying around the place, special thanks to director Reza Badiyi. The master of surprise. True, it's a cliquish western town with secrets, but a good place for a whodunit. Outsider Joe investigates an accidental death? -- which leads to him being thrown into one of those old dusty jails. If you look close enough, the set probably was used many times on MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, generally as some dingy European jail.

    Harry Townes gives an excellent performance as the town patriarch who pulls the strings. At the time of this episode, he was studying to become a minister and was ordained a few years later. Also Michele Marsh does a fine job in her second tv role. She gained wide attention for her performance as Hodel in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Look for Luana Anders (Angie). For cult film buffs, she appeared in EASY RIDER and the chiller DIMENTIA 13.

    The rock quarry is an outstanding setting, and you have to admit its a clever change of scenery with possibilities. Reza Badiyi puts it to good use, where just about anything could happen. He probably did some improv work and let the cameras roll. I would. I give it 9 Stars for that.

    There are no location notes, however possibly filmed at Riverside Rock Quarry, a gigantic site, even open to tourists.

    Get out the late night snacks. SEASON 6 EPISODE 12. Remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set.

    The Six Bullet Box.
    1zombiemockingbird

    How many times can we do the same story?

    I shut this off after 5 minutes. As soon as I heard the guy was a Viet Nam Vet (how many have we had so far? 10? 20?) I went and read the synopsis. Not only do we have the same old tired Viet Nam Vet story, we also have the same old tired small-town with corrupt sheriff who arrests Joe on trumped up charges story. Same story, different people. The writers have obviously run out of ideas, and honestly, they should have quit after season 5. So far, all of season 6 has been bad; I've shut a lot of them off halfway through for being boring, tiresome or ridiculously stupid. Hopefully season 7 is better, if I make it that far.
    2pkfloydmh

    Another small-town setting with all the usual clichés

    In this one, a guy is accused of killing another guy at a quarry but his girlfriend believes he's innocent and hires Joe to look into it. It takes place somewhere in northern California, so it continues the obvious trend this season of episodes taking place outside of Los Angeles.

    There are all kinds of problems in this one, with the first being why doesn't the family put this nut in a mental hospital? Why do they allow him to go out every week and start shooting? Then there's the obvious contradiction where the family says the guy doesn't like guns but yet he's going out every week and shooting them. This exact same contradiction was seen in the season three episode A Chance at the Roses and was a major problem then and is again here.

    Then in the fight scene in the quarry, when Joe falls down the stairs, it's inexplicably shown in slow motion, which not only ruins the excitement of the scene but also means you can clearly tell it's a stuntman going down the stairs, so just a bad decision all around by the producers.

    This one has almost all of the clichés in the book. Joe gets clobbered in the head and shot at but not hit, the small-town police department is corrupt and hiding a secret and throws Joe in jail on phony charges and the big honcho in town buys off the county officials to keep quiet about his son. It's all recycled material that has been seen an endless number of times before.

    It's also obvious who the killers are since they're revealed in the opening scene, so there's no mystery or suspense here.

    The action consists of a fight scene in the jail and a brief fight scene at the end.

    There's nothing original here. It's all just rehashed plot elements and clichés. This is a major flop.

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      Joyce Henshaw: Don. Are you all right?

      Don Wilkerson: Yeah, the doctor said to stay in bed for a few days. You okay?

      Joyce Henshaw: Yes, just fine.

      Wilkerson: This is Mr. Mannix, a private detective. He wants to talk to you.

      Don Wilkerson: About what?

      Joe Mannix: Vic Henshaw's accident.

      Joyce Henshaw: Don, did you take your gun out to the plant Sunday?

      Don Wilkerson: No.

      Joe Mannix: Where were you on Sunday?

      Don Wilkerson: About what time?

      Joe Mannix: Oh, say, uh, between 12:00 noon and 2:00 pm.

      Don Wilkerson: I was here with my dad watching the football game.

      Joe Mannix: Yeah, what game was that?

      Wilkerson: The 49ers. Would you like the score? We sat through the final whistle together.

      Don Wilkerson: Joyce, what's this all about?

      Joyce Henshaw: [sighs] I asked Mr. Mannix to find out how Vic really died.

      Don Wilkerson: Why?

      Joyce Henshaw: They said Vic was drunk. I... didn't believe it.

      Wilkerson: Mannix found three empty shells out of that old M16 of yours at the plant.

      Don Wilkerson: Oh... and you thought that...

      Joyce Henshaw: I-I didn't know what to think.

      Joe Mannix: That's why she hired me.

      Wilkerson: Don has been out at the plant on Sunday before with his rifle, and he has fired it, but not last Sunday. Those shells must be from before.

      Joe Mannix: Angie McCall, uh, heard gunfire at the plant Sunday.

      Wilkerson: Hunters- it's deer season. I think you better go back to bed, son. I'll take care of Joyce, Mr. Mannix.

      Don Wilkerson: Yes, I am feeling kind of rocky.

      [to Joyce]

      Don Wilkerson: I'm sorry, honey.

      [kisses Joyce on the cheek]

      Don Wilkerson: I'm sorry. Sorry.

      [walks back to his bedroom]

      Wilkerson: Now, we find need detectives to solve our problems, Joyce.

      Joyce Henshaw: I just didn't know what to do.

      Wilkerson: Well, next time, you come to me, hmm? I'm the complaint department in this family. You promise?

      Joyce Henshaw: Yes.

      Wilkerson: Good. Now, I think you better tell Mr. Mannix that we don't need his services any longer.

      Joyce Henshaw: You were- you were wrong, weren't you?

      Joe Mannix: Not if Don was lying about where he was Sunday.

      Joyce Henshaw: Don wouldn't lie.

      Joe Mannix: I've got three empty shells, I've got a witness that heard gunfire, and I've got a diabetic who supposedly put away a bottle of liquor.

      Wilkerson: If Don's lying, I'm lying.

      Joe Mannix: That would keep it in the family, wouldn't it?

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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