User Reviews

I agree with the last reviewer, Robert Loggia plays it over the top here, but he's worth every minute.

Director Michael Caffey definitely plays a part, long with cop shows. He was also directing BARNABY JONES, who had his fair share of nasty villains. This was his cup of tea. Leonard Kantor wrote the story, who began his career with THE UNTOUCHABLES. Lots of ammunition.

Loggia plays Johnny, a mob boss (with a short fuse) who hires Cannon to figure out who put a hit on his former wife --OR was it for him? Has the feel of a MANNIX episode because nobody wants to tell the truth.

More over, everyone in the "family" seems to have an attitude. Just what Cannon needs. Good role for guest star Madlyn Rhue, playing Phyllis, Loggia's ex wife. Rhue was also no stranger to cop shows, and worked with her old boss, William Conrad, at Warner Brothers/ABC. She was everywhere on tv, and for good reason.

The fun of stories like this is guessing the bad apple, even if the intended victim is a work of art. You have to admit, Loggia wears some nice threads.

David Opatoshu plays Lucius and Harry Rhodes represents the police. Popular character actor Don Ross plays a hotel clerk, frequently playing cops on DRAGNET 1967. This was famous bit actor Bob Harks last appearance on the show, and an easy one, playing a dead guy. In a way, he was a smart, working steady in Hollywood and not working hard.

For all us sightseers, we get to see some nice shots of the legendary Pike Amusement Park in Long Beach. This was "the" place to have fun back in the day, replete with attractions and rides before it was razed and sold to land developers in a few years. It was named one of the greatest parks in the country.

A top episode, especially for all us fans of Madlyn Rhue. SEASON 5 EPISODE 22 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set. 7 dvds. Collectors series box with a cool sketch of Cannon.

As the ex-wife of a mobster storms off in a huff while her former hubby tries to reason with her, she gets shot but survives. Frank Cannon, against his better judgement, agrees to investigate the matter when that mobster hires him. Turns out, there's more than meets the eye...This was the second time I've seen Robert Loggia in a "Cannnon" ep, the previous one being "The Exchange". I'm in agreement with the other two reviewers that his performance was a little over-the-top but he wasn't boring, that's for sure! Ep is thrilling throughout with usual light banter at the end. Looking forward to seeing this series from the beginning after the last few final ones are aired...

This is a bizarre but watchable episode of "Cannon"...bizarre because Cannon acts so much unlike himself. Through the course of the show, Cannon staunchly refused to work with anyone involved in organized crime...yet he takes a case to investigate the near killing of a gangster's ex-wife. While it seemed a bit odd, it was more so when Cannon began to realize that EVERYONE in the family was simply terrible...so why did he continue with the case since there was no one worth even spitting at in this unholy brood?

In addition to a strange and unlikely plot, Robert Loggia, usually an amazingly good actor, comes off as a real ham in this one. Perhaps the director wanted this over-the-top performance but along with the strangeness of the plot, it left me a bit cold. Worth seeing...but nothing more.