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"Hogan's Heroes" The Swing Shift (TV Episode 1967) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
With Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary. Masquerading as German workers, Hogan and the crew have made elaborate and foolproof plans to blow a German cannon factory sky-high - but their plan backfires when Newkirk winds up being drafted into the German army.
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- Comedy, War
- Edward H. Feldman
- 1967-02-03
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Prisoners
1. Colonel Hogan - Bob Crane 2. Corporal Louis LeBeau - Robert Clary 3. Corporal Peter Newkirk - Richard Dawson 4. Sergeant James Kinchloe - Ivan Dixon 5. Sergeant Andrew Carter - Larry Hovis
Camp Personnel
1. Kommandant Wilhelm Klink - Werner Klemperer 2. Sergeant Hans Schultz - John Banner
Semi-Regulars
1. General Albert Burkhalter - Leon Askin
Factory Inspector - Buck YoungHans Spear - Hal SmithMajor Pintz - David WileyInductee Kraus - David FrankNewkirk gets drafted into the German Army while working on Hogan's plan to sabotage an ammunition factory.
This is the fifty-fourth episode to be produced in the series but is the fifty-third episode to be shown on television and is the twenty-first episode for the second season.Hal Smith is better known as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show.Herr Spear, the character played by Hal Smith, is an indirect reference to Nazi Minister of Armaments Albert Speer.We see the neon sign for the Hofbrau in this episode.Although it is not so named, the automobile factory that Herr Speer takes over is a Volkswagen plant. This can be discerned by Klink's description of the automobiles that it used to produce: "A fin...Judging from the size and diameter of the so-called cannons that Herr Spear is fabricating at his plant, he most likely has a contract for making anti-aircraft (AA) guns, also known as "flak cannon...The expression "when the whistle blows" comes from the early part of the 20th century when steam dominated as the major power and heating source for industry. Steam whistles were installed at almos...When Hogan says "There'll be a service star in my window" with regards to Newkirk being drafted, he is referring to a American practice during World War II, where families with members in service p...This is the thirty-first episode of the series in chronological order. It follows Hello, Zollie, and is, in-turn, followed by The Late Inspector General.The date for this episode is fairly well-fixed by the reference to the bombing raid on Schweinfurt (October 14, 1943). The Allies can't bomb the new munitions plant at Hammelburg for "at least six...Klink, on striving for excellence: 1. Klink (to Speer) - My father always said, "Whatever you do in life, do it the best, the very best." 2. Burkhalter (matter-of-factly) - You should have taken his advice. One of Burkhalter's best rejoinders to Klink's fawning: 1. Burkhalter (low) - Shut up and listen. 2. Klink (after a beat) - Yes, Sir. Shut up a...
During the dissolve from Carter and LeBeau in the tunnel to an outdoor shot of the Hofbrau, a postwar car rushes past -- possibly a post-1960 Thunderbird. Then two big station wagons speed by. One...
The Swing Shift at Ein Käfig voller HeldenThe Swing Shift at the Internet Movie DatabaseThe Swing Shift episode capsule at Webstalag 13Watch "Hogan's Heroes > The Swing Shift": Stream. The Swing Shift - Crew / Cast: with: Bob Crane (Colonel Robert E. Hogan), Werner Klemperer (Oberst Wilhelm Klink), John Banner (Feldwebel Hans Georg Schultz), Richard Dawson (Corpo...
Masquerading as German workers, Hogan and the crew have made elaborate and foolproof plans to blow a German cannon factory sky-high --- but their plan backfires when Newkirk winds up being drafted into the German army!
Crew 1. Writing. Richard M. Powell. Writer. When an important Gestapo official wants to defect, Hogan brings him to Stalag 13 --- and convinces Colonel Klink that the fugitive is Adolf Hitler in disguise... who is trying to elude assassins by hiding at the camp!
Hogan's Heroes (TV Series 1965–1971) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
