Little Boy Lost

A young boy disappears and the cops investigate. Soon it becomes apparent that the boy was severely neglected. Dad is an angry jerk...mom is addicted to sleeping pills....and between them, they boy receives barely any attention at all. It's a case which makes you wish that someone had called police BEFORE Bobby disappeared. What follows are many of the things you might see in such cases....weirdo psychics, folks trying to cash in on someone's pain and more.

Through the course of the film, you follow Detective Brenner (Robert Forster) as he investigates as well as during his time off work. The detective's struggle to parent his son and deal with his divorce is an interesting parallel to the investigation, as he is trying to be a good dad.

Overall, this is a very emotionally charged episode. There is a lovely (and heartbreaking scene) between Brenner and his son on the beach as well as the ultimate discovery of what happened to the boy that make this a bit hard to watch. VERY well made and filled with vulnerability and humanity.

By the way, Brenner's son Mike was played by Moosie Drier. Drier was a familiar face on TV in the 70s (especially on "The Bob Newhart Show") and is apparently STILL active and getting work acting. Also, the show is interesting because you see some old familiar faces, including: June Lockhart, Elisha Cook, and Joan Blondell.

Excellent episode. Kept me on the edge of my seat. I was confused about the synopsis IMDB listed. The main police officer I. The story reminds me of Gary Lockwood. I do recognize him as looking familiar though and he doesn't look like Gary Lockwood in his older pics.

Very sad and I didn't realize it at first that it was based on a real life true story in California in 1966 as one of the other reviewers mentioned. I won't go into any spoilers as the aforesaid reviewer did but I will say sad story for other reasons too ads you get more into the story about the lost child. One of the best episodes I've seen and I was too young to have watched when it was gist on. Just started watching Police story on cracks In past month amd I love it. I'm a retired pedi nurse once married to a police officer and an avid medical and police show liver. Even going back to my teens. Emergency, Starsky and Hutch, The Rookies and Swat were some of my favorites!!! So glad to be able to enjoy police Story now. PS also a big fan of classic tv!!!

I loved Police Story when it aired and it sickens me that it is no longer in general circulation due to legal issues. It had great acting, rich, believable stories and showed the good and sometimes bad of police life in LA where I lived and worked for 30 years. Little Boy Lost was a powerful episode that has stayed with me since it aired due to its tragic story line and a powerful performance by the late Robert Forster, a gifted character actor. Everyone should watch this episode to understand the level of effort and heartbreak police officers often experience.

I am fairly disappointed by this so predictable and unusual scheme of a disappearing kid. Except the presence of Scott Brady, Joan Blondell and Elisha Cook, nothing, I mean nothing worth in this tale. If you like cops stories in the LA vicinity, with all details that may mean, the police force investigating and so on, you won't be disappointed as I was. Robert Forster is OK, I admit it.

I am ready to deal with such other kinds of scheme in this TV show, adapted from Joseph Wambaugh. I am always glad to watch Elisha Cook with his anguished eyes. Here, he plays o sort of modern sorcerer, who is supposed to tell the cops where the little boy is hidden, and this by using a water diviner stick...