"77 Sunset Strip" Dark Vengeance (TV Episode 1959) Poster

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(1959)

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Revenge from a blind man.
searchanddestroy-128 October 2015
One of Stu's friends, a news journalist, loses sight after a murder attempt on his person, only because he wanted to openly denounce drug traffic. But there is a witness, a cab driver who tried to stop the killer in his run. But how blind he is the journalist will stop nothing to get his vengeance, his revenge. And he doesn't hesitate to tell it on the air. The result is that the hired killer, a petty pusher, is shot in a bowling hall. But our private eyes continue their search to find out who monitored the whole thing.

Powerful directing that could perfectly be fine for a large screen release. Richard Bare was in the boss' chair.
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Most unrealistic portrayal of drug use after "Reefer Madness"
gosudar20004 November 2017
Warning: Spoilers
This episode of 77 Sunset Strip was easily the worst I've ever seen.

The plot was impossible to follow due to the sheer naïveté regarding drug use, a key subject in the episode. It appears that the series consulted with the same "expert" on drug users and "dope pushers" that advised the crew who wrote "Reefer Madness."

Apparently we are to believe that drug dealers break into houses and jab unsuspecting victims with needles. We are also shown that other drug dealers will refuse to sell their wares. "Just say no to profit!"

And did you know that one dose of heroin will produce instant addiction? That's what they say on teevee! So it must be true, right?

Bizarre attempt at propaganda gone terribly wrong. Stick to detective work, guys.
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