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  • Eischied Only the Pretty Girls Die: Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama

Eischied

Only the Pretty Girls Die: Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama

This two-hour episode, actually Parts 1 and 2 of three (in the NBC reruns, they were shown as two 90-minute episodes; in syndication, they are three one-hour episodes), is a close retelling of the Son of Sam case, with Albert Colvin (James...See moreThis two-hour episode, actually Parts 1 and 2 of three (in the NBC reruns, they were shown as two 90-minute episodes; in syndication, they are three one-hour episodes), is a close retelling of the Son of Sam case, with Albert Colvin (James Stephens) as a serial killer who hunts down and shoots beautiful women while taunting reporters by phone. This and other Eischied episodes makes extensive use of location filming in New York, a rarity for television series of the time. Written by Peter Harris See less
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Director
Bob Kelljan (as Robert Kelljan)
Writers
Robert Daley (based on the novel "To Kill a Cop" by) | Mark Rodgers (written by)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Seymour Hoffberg (as Sy Hoffberg)
Editors
Richard Freeman (as Richard A. Freeman) | John V. LaBarbera
Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 21, 1979

Release date
Sep 21, 1979 (United States)

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Cast

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Joe Don Baker
Chief Earl Eischied Chief Earl Eischied   See fewer
Alan Oppenheimer
Capt. Finnerty Capt. Finnerty   See fewer
Alan Fudge
Deputy Commissioner Kimbrough Deputy Commissioner Kimbrough   See fewer
Eddie Egan
Chief Inspector Ed Parks Chief Inspector Ed Parks   See fewer
Suzanne Lederer
Carol Wright Carol Wright   See fewer
Vincent Bufano
Rick Alessi Rick Alessi   See fewer
Karen Valentine
Margaret Manning Margaret Manning   See fewer
James Stephens
Albert Colvin Albert Colvin   See fewer
Raymond Burr
Police Commissioner Police Commissioner   See fewer
Tom Ewell
Super Super   See fewer
Vincent Baggetta
Tommy Creighton Tommy Creighton   See fewer
Joe Cirillo
Malfitano, Eischied's Chauffeur Malfitano, Eischied's Chauffeur   See fewer
BJ Davis
Airplane HiJacker Airplane HiJacker   See fewer
Jonathan Goldsmith
Dietrich Dietrich   See fewer
Sandy Helberg
Undercover Narc Undercover Narc   See fewer
Sheila Wills
Actress (as Sheila DeWindt) Actress (as Sheila DeWindt)   See fewer
Paul LeClair
Sgt. Barris (uncredited) Sgt. Barris (uncredited)   See fewer
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