User Reviews

Proof's in the puddin', and also in this episode. Proof of the fact that this show was not to be taken above lightly. That doesn't mean the acting talent from the very serious depth chart the studio had to plumb from.

Leslie Parrish was, of course, really pretty, but for my money, Mari Blanchard was the one to watch. She had the beauty and talent to match. I fell in love when she played Brandy in "Destry".

The guy who played her "assistant", Joseph Ruskin, was one of those actors you don't forget. I remember one night in a favorite tavern, long ago, the movie "Legs Diamond" was on the tube. It was real late, and the owner and I were kinda watching when this actor's part came up. I said "That guy would make a great Nazi in a movie". The owner quipped "He should- it looks like he's got the map of Germany carved on his face". It was true, he had a distinctive kisser. He also was an expert bit player and supporting actor in a lot of shows.

The main stars were mostly okay actors with fluff parts. In this episode, Rex (T.W.D.), completely blows his assignment, and Kookie wasn't even there when he was needed, being at the pool, watching girls. A noble task, to be sure, but it shows the lack of adequate writing for these stories. What was he along for, if not to support Rexie?

As beautiful as these actresses are, they can't get this episode up past an 8; sorry.

Tycoon hires Rex Randolph (in his last appearance) to guard the flamboyant tiara he supposedly bought for his ballerina fiancee, but it turns out to be a fake (echoes of a Rex Randolph episode in Bourbon Street Beat - Melody in Diamonds - and the tiara used is even the same one). The tycoon blames Rex for bumbling the job, but Rex solves the theft and gets the real tiara back, while also discovering the truth behind the tycoon's "purchase" and helping to catch an escaped Nazi. We leave Rex Randolph forever here, but don't feel too bad for him - the last we see of him he is lounging around the pool at the Monte Carlo villa of a one-percenter and being seduced by the lovely Leslie Parrish. Rex gets his happily ever after and then some.

We have to remember that this was made only 16 years after the defeat of Nazi Germany, so Nazis were still a terrifying recent memory for viewers. Escaped Nazis were still being hunted and caught. Yes, I'm old enough to remember too.