Leo Gordon
Director
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
Season 1
The Case of the Dangerous Robin is an American crime drama series which aired in syndication from October 1960, to July 1961. The series stars Rick Jason. It was produced by Ziv Television Productions, the company responsible for such hit series as Sea Hunt and Highway Patrol.
Released Oct. 18, 1960
Episode 30 min
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Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Golden Jade Chop
The opening episode is about the recovery of a $200.000 jade piece in Acapulco by Robin Scott, insurance investigator extraordinaire.
Oct. 18, 1960, midnight
S1E2 - Guatemalan Gambit
Investigating one of many Insurance frauds perpetrated in Guatemala, Robin Scott faces unexpected hazards. Robin runs afoul of big game hunter Mentolmo and a beautiful local businesswoman who claim they were robbed and demand redress from the insurance company currently hiring Robin.
Oct. 24, 1960, midnight
S1E3 - To Coin a Crime (aka On Consignment)
In Geneva, a masked band of thieves steal a valuable coin collection at gunpoint. Robin is put on the case, and finds out among other things, the stolen ducats were fakes.
Oct. 31, 1960, midnight
S1E4 - Flight to the Desert (aka Arabian Gold)
Insurance agent Robin Scott is assigned to investigate an airplane, carrying half a million dollars in gold in payment for Arabian oil, which has been hijacked at the Tripoli airport. The quest leads him to a Spanish beauty and an ex-Nazi officer.
Nov. 7, 1960, midnight
S1E5 - Nightmare
A bus carrying a number of people including Emma Stroud has been blown up by a bomb planted in her luggage by her son, Gilbert. Robin, investigating the case, is convinced that Gilbert is guilty. As he uncovers vital evidence, he is knocked unconscious by the boy and imprisoned and threatened with a terrible death.
Nov. 15, 1960, midnight
S1E6 - Savage Street (aka Man in the Shadows)
Robin goes to Paris to try to find two highly insured emeralds belonging to Caroline Agoura, which ostensibly went overboard with her late husband, Paul. By working with Tou Tou, a clumsy Parisian second-story man, Robin learns that Agoura is not dead, is a vague but notorious smuggler, who uses the emeralds as collateral for his deals.
Nov. 21, 1960, midnight
S1E7 - The Bard Disappears
A heavily insured Shakespeare First Folio is stolen from London University. Robin Scott is hired to Investigate the theft. His probe points to a collector and a shady character named Begstone. Robin tricks the two men into a meeting, learns they had a deal, but neither has the folio.
Nov. 28, 1960, midnight
S1E8 - Heart of Buddha
Robin Scott makes a strange alliance with a robber baron. Kang, the robber chieftain, who is accused of stealing the fabulous "Heart of Buddha" ruby. Robin contrives to be captured by Kang. How Robin carries out a strange bargain with the bandit, for his life, makes a fast-moving and exciting climax.
Dec. 5, 1960, midnight
S1E9 - The Pay Off
Robin Scott becomes a sniper's target because he drives a sports car identical to that of the assassin’s intended victim. The victim turns out to be a famous rock-and-roll singer and Robin and his fiancee are involved in a double indemnity case.
Dec. 12, 1960, midnight
S1E10 - Zippered Notebook
When Anthony McCord, an American scientist, is attacked and highly sensitive research papers are stolen, insurance investigator Robin Scott (Rick Jason) decides to force the culprit into action by bluffing all the suspects with pointed accusations.
Dec. 19, 1960, midnight
S1E11 - Temporary Widow
Thelma Henderson is missing, and Rick discovers that her husband Walter has heavily insured her life.
Dec. 26, 1960, midnight
S1E12 - The Heartbreak Gang
The theft of $100,000 worth of jewels from a Long Island socialite introduces Robin Scott to a gang of dangerous hoodlums disguised as playboys.
Jan. 2, 1961, midnight
S1E13 - Jungle Quest
Robin investigates the unlikely story by Addison Hanks, a famous author, that his heavily insured original manuscript has been stolen by Mozambique tribesmen.
Jan. 9, 1961, midnight
S1E14 - The Strad
While inquiring into the theft of Maestro Ascoli's Stradivarius, Robin uncovers a fraud.
Jan. 16, 1961, midnight
S1E15 - The Key Man
As an expert in insurance murders, Robin is propositioned by a mysterious, but distinguished, gentleman named Graves to kill James Clayton. The job requires an expert because Clayton has turned his country estate into an impenetrable fortress. In hopes of determining which of the dead man's three partners is the guilty one.
Jan. 23, 1961, midnight
S1E16 - Policy of Murder
Robin is persuaded by an English insurance company friend to investigate a small oil company on the Dutch-owned island of Curacao, where an unusually high number of fatal accidents have occurred among newly hired employees.
Jan. 30, 1961, midnight
S1E17 - Spell of Danger
A wealthy heavily insured widow drowns in an Indian well in Arizona and Robin matches wits with a hypnotherapist in his search for a killer.
Feb. 6, 1961, midnight
S1E18 - Brink Of Disaster
After committing murder to win another man's wife and 100,000-dollar insurance money, the killer finds he must keep the dead man "alive" for three days.
Feb. 9, 1961, midnight
S1E19 - Baubles And Bullets
A notorious jewel thief turns up in New York just when a well-known jewelry shop is to open a display of some valuable gems.
Feb. 20, 1961, midnight
S1E20 - The Genuine Fake
An ex-con is let out of prison after several years. His plan: to kill Robin, the man who sent him to jail.
Feb. 23, 1961, midnight
S1E21 - The Tunnel
A dying man tips Robin off about the biggest bank robbery plan in history.
March 6, 1961, midnight
S1E22 - The Dead Ringer
A bird-watching expedition with Phyllis turns into a murder hunt for Robin Scott. Robin encounters a gang that specializes in a particular brand of fraud--the bodies of unknown transients are substituted for members of the gang who are insured.
March 13, 1961, midnight
S1E23 - Doll of Death
A heavily insured item is stolen from Harry Medford. The item: a cheap rag doll. Robin goes to Mexico City in hopes of recovering a stolen miniature cradle containing valuable cargo which is concealed in a rag doll.
March 20, 1961, midnight
S1E24 - The Deadly Impersonation
Robin Scott's apartment is burglarized and bugged by a clever gang of swindlers, headed by Fred Caine, an unscrupulous private eye, and Jack Hayes, who looks and talks like Robin.
March 20, 1961, midnight
S1E25 - Amsterdam Lapidary
The demise of a famous locksmith and the disappearance of the Granada diamond brings Scott to Amsterdam. An Amsterdam jeweler is extremely upset, and for good reason. The fabulous Granada diamond has been stolen from his shop.
April 3, 1961, midnight
S1E26 - China Passage
Rumor has it that a valuable cargo of tin was thrown overboard during a storm. Robin heads for the Orient to check out the report.
April 10, 1961, midnight
S1E27 - The Unthinkables
The State Unemployment Insurance Organization calls Robin to investigate a young boy found beaten to death with 5 Social Security cards in his pocket.
April 17, 1961, midnight
S1E28 - The Big Baffle
Robin investigates when a heavily insured racehorse falls in a stakes race, killing both horse and jockey.
April 24, 1961, midnight
S1E29 - The Patient Died
A famous surgeon and a playboy are suspects in the death of a multi-millionaire.
May 1, 1961, midnight
S1E30 - Design For Death
Robin is sent to investigate a disaster at sea that is covered very heavily by insurance.
May 8, 1961, midnight
S1E31 - Wheel of Misfortune
Three business partners plot a bizarre suicide scheme. The businessmen decide to gamble two of their lives, the survivor to collect on a mutual insurance policy
May 15, 1961, midnight
S1E32 - A Matter of Life
Scott goes to Manila to investigate the theft of life-saving drugs intended for use in an epidemic of hepatitis on Mindanao.
May 22, 1961, midnight
S1E33 - Destination: Jav-a
Robin investigates the possibility of foul play in a coffee plantation fire --and winds up as a murder suspect.
May 29, 1961, midnight
S1E34 - Falling Star
Robin comes to Hollywood to investigate the accidental on-the-set shooting of a film star. Robin's investigation of an insurance hoax is made more urgent by the discovery of a corpse--actress Dominique Chan's.
June 5, 1961, midnight
S1E35 - Man on the Run
Robin is assigned to expose an insurance fraud ring. Caught by mob members, the investigator stays alive by blackmailing the racket "brains". An innocent man faces death in the electric chair
June 12, 1961, midnight
S1E36 - The Fabulous Flopper
Robin Scott investigates a National fraud ring which fakes personal injury claims.
June 19, 1961, midnight
S1E37 - Missing Money
When convicted robber Al Martin is finally paroled, Robin sets out to recover the money Martin stole.
June 26, 1961, midnight
S1E38 - Moment of Truth
Pepe Montillo, one of Spain's most famous matadors, has abruptly stopped fighting. Robin investigates the theft of a jewel laden image of The Virgin of Macarena in order to protect the insurance company and restore the bullfighter’s courage.
July 1, 1961, midnight
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Oct. 18, 1960
Last Air Date: July 1, 1961, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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