The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
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Pilot. The Streets of San Francisco
First aired: 9/16/1972Detectives Stone and Keller try to reconstruct the final days of a murdered young woman in order to find clues to identify her killer.
Director: Walter Grauman
Guest star: E.J. Peaker, David Gruner (Paul Harris), Robert Wagner (David J. Farr), Andrew Duggan (Capt. A.R. Malone), Tom Bosley (Saretti), Carmen Mathews (Sally Caswell), John Rubinstein (Lindy), Kim Darby (Holly Jean Berry), William Swan (Larry Pyle), Andy Park (News Anchor), Robert Armstrong, Lou Frizzell (Lou), Naomi Stevens (Mrs. Saretti), June Vincent (Diana), Brad Davis (Del Berry), Mako (Kenji), Edward Andrews (Joe Caswell), Lawrence Dobkin (Gregory Praxas)
1. The Thirty-Year Pin
First aired: 9/23/1972 Production Code: 186227When a police officer is fatally shot three days before he is due to retire, Stone undertakes a relentless search for the killer.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Guest star: Maurice Argent, Lee Harris , Ed Lauter (Doctor), Leo Gordon (Eddie Suslow), Rex Holman (Larry Jarvis), Eileen Heckart (Stella "Stell" Charnovski), David Opatoshu (Joseph Beemer), Tim O'Connor (Roy Devitt), Edmond O'Brien (Officer Gustav "Gus" Charnovski), Winifred Mann, Maudelle L. Kary, Yolan Chan, Ed McCready, Frank Orsatti
2. The First Day of Forever
First aired: 9/30/1972 Production Code: 186231Stone and Keller finally get a lead on a serial killer who has been knifing prostitutes when one of the victims survives the attack.
Director: Walter Grauman
Guest star: Lee Harris , Janice Rule (Beverly Landau), James Olson (Loren Graham), Joby Baker (Sonny Lane), Ken Lynch (Howard Joslin), Lawrence Montaigne (Officer Morgan), Phillip Pine (Salesman), Carl Byrd, Rebecca Sand, Michael L. Davis, Rick Cimino
3. 45 Minutes from Home
First aired: 10/7/1972 Production Code: 186228A salesman attending a convention wrongly believes that he is responsible for the death of an attractive female hitchhiker who had lured him to her houseboat.
Director: Walter Grauman
Guest star: Dick Van Patten (Johnny Collins), Paul Sorenson (Police Officer), William Windom (Russell L. Rankin), Jacqueline Scott (Emily Rankin), Steve Oliver (Bret Wilson), John Lasell (Clark), Robert Hogan (Tom Garver), Jo Ann Harris (Lita Brewer)
4. Whose Little Boy Are You?
First aired: 10/14/1972 Production Code: 186243A Vietnam veteran goes AWOL from the army in order to kidnap the son he has never seen.
Director: Walter Grauman
Guest star: Linda Marsh (Joan Forrest/Genetti), Richard O'Brien (II) (Barney Reardon), James Stacy (Peter Forrest), Nancy Wickwire (Martha Reardon), Douglas Henderson (Dr. Kemp), Stephen Manley (Sean Reardon), Louise Fitch, Peter Mamakos
5. Tower Beyond Tragedy
Community Score
| 7.4 Good |
Investigating a young woman's death, Stone ends up saving another from murder at the hands of the same mentally-unbalanced man.
Director: Walter Grauman
Guest star: Fred Sadoff (Dr. Lenny Murchison) , Vic Tayback (Sgt. Norm Haseejian), Edward Mulhare (Amory Gilliam), Joseph Perry (Murray Taylor), Anne Randall (Robin Short), Doris Dowling (Miss Ryan)
6. Hall of Mirrors
First aired: 11/4/1972 Production Code: 186230Stone sets out to discover why a young detective seems to be absolutely convinced of a murder suspect's guilt for no apparent reason.
Director: Arthur H. Nadel
Guest star: Ray K. Goman , A Martinez (Rafael Diaz), David Soul (Inspector Jim Martin), Priscilla Garcia (Juanita Diaz), Carmen Zapata (Mrs. Maria Martinez), Shelly Novack (Johnson), Valentin de Vargas (Emilio Loza), Al Checco (Pool Room Operator), Solomon Sturges, Lillian Bronson, Victor Campos, Pepe Hern, Ruben Moreno, Armand Alzamora (Officer Cruz)
7. Timelock
Community Score
| 7.8 Good |
Stone appears to be the only one willing to give the benefit of the doubt to a convict who is accused of a murder while out of prison on a 36-hour pass.
Director: Robert Douglas
Guest star: Peter Strauss (Bobby Jepsen), Elaine Giftos (Irene Jepsen), Bernie Casey (Richard), Paul Marin (Mickey McFee), Felice Orlandi (Herb Shako), Scott Walker (Darryl Le Beau), Booth Colman (Record Clerk), Lenore Kasdorf, Dan Ferrone (Young Man), Chuck Hicks
8. In the Midst of Strangers
Community Score
| 8.4 Great |
When a corner newspaper vendor goes after the muggers who stole his life savings, Stone and Keller discover that the crime is linked to the murder of a housing commissioner.
Director: Robert Douglas
Guest star: Lee Harris , David Wayne (Wally Sensibaugh), Louise Latham (Harriet), Ramon Bieri (Skowlonowski), Robert Foxworth (Dennis Hailey), Richard Eastham (Jules Rhinelander), Johnnie Collins III (Lowell Allencamp), Ivan Bonar (Harold Spring), Dennis Redfield, David Pritchard, Kenneth O'Brien, Deidre Hall, Jay Jacobus, Kathy Donovan
9. The Takers
Community Score
| 8.7 Great |
The murders of a flight attendant and a nurse who were rooming together lead Stone and Keller to suspect a jewelry salesman and his wife.
Director: Arthur H. Nadel
Guest star: Gary Clarke (Operations Clerk), Robert Gentry (Rex Riley), Harold Gould (Arthur Lavery), Michael Lerner (Lou Watkins), Vic Tayback (Sgt. Norm Haseejian), Heidi Vaughn (Lynn Chase), Richard Yniguez (Tim Duran)
10. The Year of the Locusts
Community Score
| 7.6 Good |
In their attempt to bring down a family of con artists who victimize entire neighborhoods, Stone and Keller are aided by dissension among the gang members.
Director: Arthur H. Nadel
Guest star: George Voskovec (Angus Ferguson), Penny Santon (Ma Ferguson), John Roper (Jerry Ferguson), Rita Lynn (Bonnie Ferguson Lewis), Michael Ansara (Albert "Al" Ferguson), Tiger Joe Marsh (Tiger), Christopher Stone (Josh Evans), Philip Ahn (Mr. Wu)
11. The Bullet
Community Score
| 8.9 Great |
A college professor, shot accidentally while trying to pay off a blackmailer, refuses to co-operate with Stone's investigation for fear that the publicity will lose him an upcoming promotion.
Director: Walter Grauman
Guest star: Norman Alden (Sgt. Dan Healy, SFPD), Carl Betz (Jeff Williams), Geraldine Brooks (Alice Williams), Robert Cleaves (Albert Phillips), Pat Conway (II) (Victor A. Coyle), Peter Hobbs (Dr. Marvin J. Borrman), Barney Phillips (Jim Dayton)
12. Bitter Wine
Community Score
| 7.8 Good |
A man who served twelve years in prison to protect his brother gets out only to find that the brother never told their father, a Greek restaurant owner, the truth about who should have gone to jail.
Director: Christian Nyby
Guest star: Robert F. Simon (Capt. Rudy Olsen), Jerry Walter , Nehemiah Persoff, Scott Marlowe (Dimitri Kampacalas), Paul Michael Glaser (Jason Kampacalas), Michael Margotta, Arthur Batanides (Maitre d'), John Holland, Robert Broyles, Donna Baccala
13. A Trout in the Milk
Community Score
| 6.4 Fair |
Stone and Keller suspect that an artist's fatal fall from his studio window was not an accident.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Guest star: Vic Tayback (Sgt. Norm Haseejian), Roscoe Lee Browne (Yale Courtland Dancy), Brenda Sykes (Jenna Dancy), Ed Lauter (Dr. Joe Ford), Allen Emerson (Rembrandt Van Saveneau), Carol Locatell (Cassandra "Cassie" Lauritsen)
14. Deathwatch
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
Two fishermen decide to keep quiet after witnessing a human smuggling ring.
Director: Walter Grauman
Guest star: Hari Rhodes (Forensics expert) , Victor French (Reggie Norris), Maria Elena Cordero (Eugenia Rodriguez), Lou Krugman (Nick Lamotta), Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. (Paco Esquivel), Carlos Romero (I) (Pete Delgado), Tony Epper, Eugene Martin (Angelo "Angie" Rosselli), Nicholas Colasanto (Joe Petruro), Anthony Caruso (Lou Roselli)
15. Act of Duty
Community Score
| 7.6 Good |
The roommate of a slain police officer agrees to be bait in a rape investigation. After Mike Stone kicks her off the case, she continues on her own, hurtling headlong into peril.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Guest star: Fred Sadoff (Dr. Lenny Murchison) , Brenda Vaccaro (Officer Sherry Reese), James B. Sikking (Major Frank Kramer), Judith McConnell (Officer Evelyn Hennick), Anne Collings (Nancy Connors), Michael Burns (Oren "O.P." Prentiss), Keith Andes (Colonel Frawley)
16. The Set-Up
Community Score
| 8.5 Great |
A retired hit man returns to San Francisco, not knowing that he will be the target of a hit.
Director: George McCowan
Guest star: John Kerr (Gerald O'Brien) , Stuart Whitman (Nick Carl), Claudine Longet (Mrs. Carl), Jack Albertson (Tim Murphy), Jason Evers (Johnny Harmon)
17. A Collection of Eagles
First aired: 2/1/1973 Production Code: 186238A murder brings to light a coin dealer's plan to substitute fakes for the rare coins in a collection.
Director: Walter Grauman
Guest star: Hari Rhodes (Lab Tech Charley Johnson) , John Saxon (Vince Hagopian Jr.), Belinda Montgomery (Karen Pearson), Jamie Farr (Ernie Walker), William Gray Espy (Tommy Hendriksen), Richard Bull (Coroner), Ysabel MacCloskey
18. A Room With a View
Community Score
| 7.4 Good |
One witness in a racketeering trial is killed with a booby-trapped car, and Stone worries that the remaining witness, Roy Chaffee, will be picked off by a hit man if he surfaces.
Director: Walter Grauman
Guest star: Bennett Ohta, Steve Forrest (Abby Gold), Michael Strong (Art Stiles), Richard Anderson (Hoyt Llewellyn), Shirley Knight (Mary Rae Dortmunder), Betty Anne Rees (Angela Chaffee), Norman Alden (Sgt. Dan Healy), Eddie Ryder (Frankie Chaffee), Sandy Kenyon (Roy Chaffee), Joe Whipp
19. Deadline
Community Score
| 7.9 Good |
Stone discovers that a murdered woman was involved with both a famous newspaper reporter and his son.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Guest star: Lee Harris , Anna Lee (Mrs. Claridge), Robert Trebor, Geoffrey Deuel (Greg "Peter Anthony" Bane), Greg Mullavey (Roger Croft), Richard Bull (Medical Examiner), Barry Sullivan (Chris Bane), Thomas Kirk (Roland Claridge), Alan Caillou, Joe Miksak, Terrence O'Connor, Chris Beaumont, Deborah May, Wayne Grace
20. Trail of the Serpent
Community Score
| 8.6 Great |
A gang takes Mike Stone hostage after killing a policeman in an attempt to flee from a grocery store robbery. They want to trade Stone in for their leader, Buddy Sims.
Director: John Badham
Guest star: Shelley Morrison (Woman), Tim O'Connor (Lt. Roy Devitt), Cal Bellini (Richard), Brad Davis (Chick Kramer)
21. The House on Hyde Street
Community Score
| 8.2 Great |
When a boy disappears after school, suspicion falls on the neighborhood recluse.
Director: Walter Grauman
Guest star: John Kerr (Gerald O'Brien) , Albert Salmi (Joe Rudolph), Lew Ayres (Harlan Edgerton), Joyce Van Patten (Mrs. Rudolph), Clint Howard (Billy Rudolph), Kerry MacLane (Tommy Cochran), Michael Morgan (Mark Dunham), Jay W. MacIntosh (Mrs. Dunham), Daniel Selby (Boy on skateboard)
22. Beyond Vengeance
Community Score
| 8.9 Great |
After spending twelve years in prison for a rape, torture, and murder, a young punk returns to San Francisco to seek revenge against Mike Stone, who was the arresting officer.
Director: Virgil Vogel
Guest star: Darleen Carr (Jeannie Stone) , Robert F. Simon (Capt. Rudy Olsen), Joe Don Baker (Leonard Collier Cord), Julie Mannix (Valerie Mercer), Ken Swofford (Herman Ledeker), Claudio Martinez (Roberto Valdez), Rosa Turich (Senora Valdez), Norman Alden (Sgt. Dan Healy)
23. The Albatross
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
A father finds out that the man who murdered his son is released on a technicality.
Director: Robert Day
Guest star: John Kerr (O'Brien) , Ed Nelson (Robert Hobbes), Kaz Garas (Artis Pierce), Douglas Fowley (Hobbes, Sr.)
24. Shattered Image
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
Mike Stone has reason to believe that the death of a politician is no accident.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Guest star: Barbara Rush (Mrs. Ann Marshall), Dick Sargent (Boyd Caldwell), Jeff Corey (Fred Marshall), Richard Ely (Terry Stillwell), Scott Hylands (Newton 'Skip' Hunter), Robert F. Simon (Capt. Rudy Olsen), Jim Davis (Reid Bradshaw)
25. The Unicorn
Community Score
| 6.9 Fair |
A priest won't tell Stone where a murderer is hiding. Stakes are raised by drug smugglers looking for a stolen shipment of heroin.
Director: Virgil Vogel
Guest star: Richard Egan (Fr. Joe Scarne), Charles Aidman (Dr. Jason), Mitchell Ryan (Abel Hoffman), Jonathan Lippe (Crime Boss), William Bramley (Officer Pete Morgan), Taylor Lacher (Officer Frank Wade), Eve McVeagh (Mrs. Logan), David McLean (Deputy Harbor Master), Bill Williams (Burt Logan), Paul Genge
26. Legion of the Lost
Community Score
| 8.5 Great |
Stone and Keller look into the beating death of three homeless men.
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