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  • 87th Precinct The Heckler (Season 1, Episode 13)
  • TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama

87th Precinct

The Heckler (Season 1, Episode 13)
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama

The detectives investigate a rash of bomb threats against businesses. Then a night watchman is found murdered. The watchman was part of a gang that is planning a bank robbery. The mastermind of the gang, Sordo, has made the threats against...See moreThe detectives investigate a rash of bomb threats against businesses. Then a night watchman is found murdered. The watchman was part of a gang that is planning a bank robbery. The mastermind of the gang, Sordo, has made the threats against other businesses in order to distract the police from his real plan, and killed the watchman because he was seeing a woman and fears he might have leaked the plan to her. When Kling finds the woman at the house of the murdered man, Sordo arrives and shoots Kling and takes the woman hostage. Written by anonymous See less
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Director
Writers
Richard Collins (teleplay) | Evan Hunter (characters) (as Ed McBain) (teleplay) (novel "The Heckler") (as Ed McBain)
Producer
Composer
Morton Stevens (music score)
Cinematographer
Bob Gough (as Robert J. Gough)
Editor
George Jay Nicholson (as George J. Nicholson)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 18, 1961

Release date
Dec 18, 1961 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Robert Lansing
Det. Steve Carella Det. Steve Carella   See fewer
Ron Harper
Det. Bert Kling Det. Bert Kling   See fewer
Gregory Walcott
Det. Roger Havilland Det. Roger Havilland   See fewer
Norman Fell
Det. Meyer Meyer Det. Meyer Meyer   See fewer
Mary LaRoche
Lotte Constantine (as Mary La Roche) Lotte Constantine (as Mary La Roche)   See fewer
Ruth Storey
Sarah Meyer Sarah Meyer   See fewer
Frank Albertson
Pop Smith Pop Smith   See fewer
Michael Fox
Grossman Grossman   See fewer
Dennis McCarthy
Assistant Assistant   See fewer
Joseph V. Perry
Chuck (as Joe Perry) Chuck (as Joe Perry)   See fewer
Jimmy Lydon
Roger Pitt (as James Lydon) Roger Pitt (as James Lydon)   See fewer
Dal McKennon
Dr. Blaney Dr. Blaney   See fewer
Sam Edwards
The Clerk The Clerk   See fewer
Ben Erway
Mr. Ganley Mr. Ganley   See fewer
Larry Adare
Bucky Meyer Bucky Meyer   See fewer
Andrea Darvi
Norma Meyer (as Andrea Margolis) Norma Meyer (as Andrea Margolis)   See fewer
Robert H. Harris
Dave Praskin Dave Praskin   See fewer
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