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The Monster: Directed by William A. Graham. With Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Stephen Brooks, Lynn Loring. In the first episode, Erskine and Rhodes are assigned to track down Francis Jerome, an extortionist who has escaped from a federal prison in Pennsylvania.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- William A. Graham
- 1965-09-16
May 27, 2013 · Subscribed. 328. 58K views 10 years ago. Jeffrey Hunter, Jonathan Goldsmith and Sherri Spillane in the opening of "The Monster" - the first episode of the successful series "The...
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S1.E1 ∙ The Monster. Thu, Sep 16, 1965. In the first episode, Erskine and Rhodes are assigned to track down Francis Jerome, an extortionist who has escaped from a federal prison in Pennsylvania. Erskine must also confront a number of personal issues when a woman involved in the case takes a liking to him.
Synopsis. Produced by Quinn Martin and based in part on concepts from the 1959 Warner Bros. theatrical film The FBI Story, the series was based on actual FBI cases, with fictitious main characters carrying the stories. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. played Inspector Lewis Erskine, a widower whose wife had been killed in an ambush meant for him.
This dynamic was mostly established in two episodes: The Monster, the first broadcast, written by Norman Jolley, who was also the associate producer, and Slow March Up a Steep Hill, written by producer Charles Larson. The latter looks as if it were the actual pilot.
31 Episodes 1965 - 1966. Episode 1. The Monster. Sun, Sep 19, 1965 60 mins. Erskine's on the trail of an escaped convict whose specialty is extorting money from women. Erskine: Efrem Zimbalist...
