77 Sunset Strip/The Target

The Target
Season 6, Episode 18
Airdate	January 24, 1964
Written by	Tony Barrett
Directed by	Lawrence Dobkin
Produced by	William Conrad
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77 Sunset Strip — Season Six

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The Target is the eighteenth episode of the sixth season of 77 Sunset Strip, and the two hundred fourth episode overall.

Starring: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (Stuart Bailey)

Guest Stars: Keith Andes (Frank Cassel), Jeanne Cooper (Gina Cassel)

Cast: Joan Staley (Hannah), Lyle Talbot (Tatum), Les Tremayne (Warden), Forrest Lewis (Zimmy), Shirley Mitchell (Landlady), Suzi Carnell (Sharon), Ray Montgomery (Eddie), Hal Baylor (Britt)

and Lawrence Dobkin (Landers), James Lydon (Charlie), Tony Barrett (Carnovan), William Conrad (Maestrian)

Plot Overview

A friend of Bailey's, a newspaper writer and author just released from prison, becomes the target of a murder attempt shortly thereafter. What the private eye doesn't know is that his friend was writing an expose on the Syndicate that could result in a number of higher-ups taking a fall. Stu has to find out just who is antsy enough to keep the book from going into print.

Trivia

The Show

The Mob figures that Bailey encounters are played by Lawrence Dobkin (the episode's director), Tony Barrett (the episode's writer) and William Conrad (the series' producer). Associate Producer James Lydon also has a small role in the episode.