Shadow of a Man

The Korean War would surface many times in this series, and Joe himself was a war vet, perhaps the most sane of the bunch. Here, an ex-wounded veteran (played by William Windom) is out to kill him... Perhaps?

There's a strange connection to all this, and again you have to watch carefully as other characters come into play. This episode shed some light on post traumatic syndrome suffered by vets, and good for the writers. For years, especially in movies, PTS was referred to as "shell shock", and it was a small umbrella to cover so many different cases.

Stephen Kandel wrote the story, and many others for the series, later writing for CANNON and HARRY O. Applause to William Windom, who was everywhere on tv back in the day. A memorable part here, worthy of an Emmy.

Antoinette Bower plays Barbara, quite popular on cop shows. Keep an eye on her. Look for veterans George Chandler as Hotchkiss and Myron Healey. In fact, keep an eye on everybody.

Note the warehouse chase scene, part of Paramount's prop and furniture warehouse, a familar spot for Mannix being chased or chasing goons. Can you spot some of the old furniture pieces from classic films? Some even have tags, indicating which films they were in.

I agree. Director Sutton Roley, who did 16 episodes for the show, uses the same mirror a few times in the shooting scene. Lots of broken glass. Shows how tight the budget was at Paramount. If you're a movie buff, had to be inspired by Orson Welles' masterpiece, LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1948). Watch for it.

The finale is a director's work of art. The way you do it.

Great late night adventure. SEASON 2 EPISODE 16 remastered CBS/Paramount dvd box set.

"Shadow of a Man" episode 16 from season two of "Mannix" which first aired Jan. 25, 1969 is a good episode that slowly yet surely builds up with tense drama. The episode begins with Mannix getting shot at, and it appears to be by an ex wounded Korean war veteran. Soon things are revealed that this guy may have been killed many years ago, things come into play more when business dealings and a guy that Mannix knows resurfaces in the picture. Also a young Korean woman named Joy sheds light on the past, the episode is exciting with some action and thrills as Joy has a damsel in distress scene as she's kidnapped and tied up and gagged before Mannix saves the day. Overall well done early episode of the series that's drama filled and it twist with a revealing plot.