The Case of the Dangerous Robin

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

196030m
CrimeDrama

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.

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 18, 1960

Last Aired

July 1, 1961

Created By

Leo Gordon, John Abernathy

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The Golden Jade Chop
Air date: 1960-10-18
The opening episode is about the recovery of a $200.000 jade piece in Acapulco by Robin Scott, insurance investigator extraordinaire.
E2
Guatemalan Gambit
Air date: 1960-10-24
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.
E3
To Coin a Crime (aka On Consignment)
Air date: 1960-10-31
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.
E4
Flight to the Desert (aka Arabian Gold)
Air date: 1960-11-07
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.
E5
Nightmare
Air date: 1960-11-15
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.
E6
Savage Street (aka Man in the Shadows)
Air date: 1960-11-21
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.
E7
The Bard Disappears
Air date: 1960-11-28
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.
E8
Heart of Buddha
Air date: 1960-12-05
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.
E9
The Pay Off
Air date: 1960-12-12
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.
E10
Zippered Notebook
Air date: 1960-12-19
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.
E11
Temporary Widow
Air date: 1960-12-26
Thelma Henderson is missing, and Rick discovers that her husband Walter has heavily insured her life.
E12
The Heartbreak Gang
Air date: 1961-01-02
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.
E13
Jungle Quest
Air date: 1961-01-09
Robin investigates the unlikely story by Addison Hanks, a famous author, that his heavily insured original manuscript has been stolen by Mozambique tribesmen.
E14
The Strad
Air date: 1961-01-16
While inquiring into the theft of Maestro Ascoli's Stradivarius, Robin uncovers a fraud.
E15
The Key Man
Air date: 1961-01-23
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.
E16
Policy of Murder
Air date: 1961-01-30
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.
E17
Spell of Danger
Air date: 1961-02-06
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.
E18
Brink Of Disaster
Air date: 1961-02-09
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.
E19
Baubles And Bullets
Air date: 1961-02-20
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.
E20
The Genuine Fake
Air date: 1961-02-23
An ex-con is let out of prison after several years. His plan: to kill Robin, the man who sent him to jail.
E21
The Tunnel
Air date: 1961-03-06
A dying man tips Robin off about the biggest bank robbery plan in history.
E22
The Dead Ringer
Air date: 1961-03-13
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.
E23
Doll of Death
Air date: 1961-03-20
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.
E24
The Deadly Impersonation
Air date: 1961-03-20
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.
E25
Amsterdam Lapidary
Air date: 1961-04-03
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.
E26
China Passage
Air date: 1961-04-10
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.
E27
The Unthinkables
Air date: 1961-04-17
The State Unemployment Insurance Organization calls Robin to investigate a young boy found beaten to death with 5 Social Security cards in his pocket.
E28
The Big Baffle
Air date: 1961-04-24
Robin investigates when a heavily insured racehorse falls in a stakes race, killing both horse and jockey.
E29
The Patient Died
Air date: 1961-05-01
A famous surgeon and a playboy are suspects in the death of a multi-millionaire.
E30
Design For Death
Air date: 1961-05-08
Robin is sent to investigate a disaster at sea that is covered very heavily by insurance.
E31
Wheel of Misfortune
Air date: 1961-05-15
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
E32
A Matter of Life
Air date: 1961-05-22
Scott goes to Manila to investigate the theft of life-saving drugs intended for use in an epidemic of hepatitis on Mindanao.
E33
Destination: Jav-a
Air date: 1961-05-29
Robin investigates the possibility of foul play in a coffee plantation fire --and winds up as a murder suspect.
E34
Falling Star
Air date: 1961-06-05
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.
E35
Man on the Run
Air date: 1961-06-12
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
E36
The Fabulous Flopper
Air date: 1961-06-19
Robin Scott investigates a National fraud ring which fakes personal injury claims.
E37
Missing Money
Air date: 1961-06-26
When convicted robber Al Martin is finally paroled, Robin sets out to recover the money Martin stole.
E38
Moment of Truth
Air date: 1961-07-01
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.

Cast

Rick Jason

Rick Jason

Robin Scott

Jean Blake Fleming

Jean Blake Fleming

Phyllis Collier

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