Shell Game

Episode aired Sep 19, 1968
TV-PG
1h

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

YOUR RATING

Crime Drama Mystery

A charming thief arrives in San Francisco with murderous plans to steal a priceless jewel collection. Ironside's assignment: to make sure the jewelry is transported into and out of a museum ... Read allA charming thief arrives in San Francisco with murderous plans to steal a priceless jewel collection. Ironside's assignment: to make sure the jewelry is transported into and out of a museum without incident.A charming thief arrives in San Francisco with murderous plans to steal a priceless jewel collection. Ironside's assignment: to make sure the jewelry is transported into and out of a museum without incident.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

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Goofs
When Mark Sanger is driving the wagon along the road, a goon shoots a bullet at the rear right tyre which misses it, in the next shot, that tyre is flat.

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Featured review

7/10

Battle of wits

A future role for Sorrell Booke the one he's most identified with actually helps this episode in reruns. We all identify Sorrell Booke as the comical Boss Hogg on the Dukes Of Hazard. But in this Ironside story he plays a master criminal with a disarming manner who Raymond Burr tells his staff to take very seriously. Booke comes to town and Ironside and the team greet him personally.

Burr knows he's in town to steal a fortune in rare coins on exhibit. The story is a battle of wits between both men as they try to figure out what the other is up to. And Booke is deadly serious he has plans to kill a few people to get what he wants and that includes Chief Ironside if he gets in the way.

Our image of Booke as Hogg helps sell this story.