Jim and Arte receive a worried letter from 'Governor Bradford' ( Henry Beckman ). When they show up at his office, they do not know he has been abducted and replaced by a double called 'Sam Jameson'. The governor's secretary - 'Miss Piecemeal' ( Sigrid Valdis ) is in on the plan. Its real leader though is 'Professor Horatio Bolt' ( Alfred Ryder ), owner of the Bolt Museum of Fine Arts. The fake governor tells the secret service men that someone wants him dead. He is due to attend the unveiling of a new statue, but refuses to cancel the engagement. Bolt intends buying the Mona Lisa with the money he makes from the operation. Jim notices that the governor is suddenly right-handed. The real one is not...
Co-written by Philip Saltzman - later the Executive Producer of Conrad's 'A Man Called Sloane' - this episode works very well. Viviane Ventura is seen as 'Angelique' - this stunning beauty also graced a number of British films such as 'Finders Keepers' and 'Battle Beneath The Earth' ( both 1966 ). The climax in the museum has Bolt aiming a large crossbow at West. Beckman is very good as both 'the Governor' and 'Jameson'. Arte's impersonation of an art expert is among one of the most amusing in the whole series.
Co-written by Philip Saltzman - later the Executive Producer of Conrad's 'A Man Called Sloane' - this episode works very well. Viviane Ventura is seen as 'Angelique' - this stunning beauty also graced a number of British films such as 'Finders Keepers' and 'Battle Beneath The Earth' ( both 1966 ). The climax in the museum has Bolt aiming a large crossbow at West. Beckman is very good as both 'the Governor' and 'Jameson'. Arte's impersonation of an art expert is among one of the most amusing in the whole series.