M Squad The Second Best Killer (Season 3, Episode 17)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

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M Squad

The Second Best Killer (Season 3, Episode 17)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Herbie Ryder gains fame for stopping a bank robbery. After a media interview he is shot and killed. Ballinger is brought in in the belief that organized crime has ordered the hit.

Director

Robert B. Sinclair

Writers

Stuart Jerome (story & teleplay) | Maxwell Shane (story)

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Composer

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Editor

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 15, 1960

Release date

Jan 15, 1960 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Lee Marvin Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger See fewer	The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Paul Newlan Police Capt. Grey Police Capt. Grey See fewer	Down Rio Grande Way (1942)
Ray Stricklyn Vern Sawder Vern Sawder See fewer	Young Jesse James (1960)
Penny Santon Mrs. Ryder Mrs. Ryder See fewer	Fletch (1985)
Aline Towne Gloria Stark Gloria Stark See fewer	Radar Men from the Moon (1952)
Ralph Votrian Herbie Ryder (as Ralph Joseph Votrian) Herbie Ryder (as Ralph Joseph Votrian) See fewer	Chaplin (1992)
Mari Lynn Eva Eva See fewer	Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Carl McIntire TV Interviewer TV Interviewer See fewer	The Fugitive (1963)
Dick Wilson Moe Norton Moe Norton See fewer	The Magical World of Disney (1954)