Monty Nash
Monty Nash is an American drama series that aired in syndication from September 14 until December 14, 1971.[1] It was based on a series of spy novels by Richard Telfair that were published from 1959 to 1961.
Monty Nash | |
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Based on | Spy novels by Richard Telfair |
Developed by | Richard Jessup |
Starring | Harry Guardino |
Theme music composer | Michael Lloyd |
Opening theme | "Theme From Monty Nash" |
Country of origin | |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Everett Chambers |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Almada Productions, Inc. Four Star International |
Distributor | 20th Television |
Release | |
Original network | Syndication |
Original release | September 14 – December 14, 1971 |
Synopsis
The series centered on Monty Nash, a government investigator who went undercover to catch criminals, including counterfeiters and smugglers.
Cast
- Harry Guardino as Monty Nash
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | "The Long Ride" | Nicholas Colasanto | Shirl Hendryx | September 17, 1971 | A007 |
The life of the main witness (Don Gordon) preparing to testify in the investigation against a crime syndicate is now in danger. | |||||
2 | "The Hunting License" | Nicholas Colasanto | Lee Erwin | September 24, 1971 | A017 |
A former spy (Leslie Nielsen) who has fallen into mental illness draws Nash into a deadly game of cat and mouse. | |||||
3 | "Death Squad" | John Peyser | Leigh Vance | October 1, 1971 | A016 |
Nash has to bridge the generation gap to protect the leader of a hippie group who is in danger. | |||||
4 | "The Man in the Embassy" | John Peyser | Fred Freiberger | October 8, 1971 | A006 |
Nash is given a mission of freeing an American held behind enemy lines and must formulate an elaborate escape. | |||||
5 | "Tension in a Troubled Town" | John Peyser | Martin Roth | October 14, 1971 | A019 |
Extreme emotions and hate along racial lines may have something to do with the theft of explosives. | |||||
6 | "Code Name: Diana" | Ted Post | Harold Stone | October 22, 1971 | A001 |
A major corporation is in danger of getting caught in tax fraud and dangles a half a million dollars in front of Nash to keep him quiet about it. | |||||
7 | "The Ambassador's Daughter" | Ted Post | Ed Adamson | October 29, 1971 | A014 |
A mixed race love affair is somehow tied to the kidnapping of an official. | |||||
8 | "The Visitor" | Richard Chambers | Norman Katkov & Joyce Perry | November 2, 1971 | A003 |
Homosexuality, blackmail and suicide intertwine dramatically and on many levels. | |||||
9 | "The Friendliest Town in the South" | John Peyser | Harold Stone | November 5, 1971 | A002 |
A small town in the American South has long memories and short tempers when a local black leader attempts to put together a protest march. | |||||
10 | "The Time of the Eagle" | James Hogan | Edward J. Lakso | November 9, 1971 | A020 |
The lives of two American Indian brothers revolve around heated politics and brutal murder. | |||||
11 | "Where Have All The Children Gone?" | Ivan Dixon | John Bloch | November 16, 1971 | A018 |
The government's nerve gas agent experiment and the disappearance of two dozen teenagers are somehow connected. | |||||
12 | "The Dead We Left Behind" | Ivan Dixon | Teleplay by: Shirl Hendryx & Raymond Sinclair Story by: Shirl Hendryx | November 23, 1971 | TBA |
After coming home from Vietnam, a U.S. Marine is accused of murdering innocent Vietnamese women and children. | |||||
13 | "Brother Zachary" | Richard Chambers | George Armitage & Raymond Sinclair | December 7, 1971 | A028 |
An outreach ministry that lends help to drug addicts, helping them get straight, becomes the target of a biker gang who doesn't like the group doing away with their dope buying customers. | |||||
14 | "A Killer Among Us" | James Hogan | Norman Katkov & Joyce Perry | December 14, 1971 | A004 |
A Latin labor representative is murdered which ignites protests of racial hatred in the series finale. |
Music
"Theme from 'Monty Nash'" was written and produced by Michael Lloyd, and released as a single in 1971 on Quad Records (a division of Four Star International, the studio that syndicated and co-produced the series), credited as by The Good Stuff, a group of session players.
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References
- TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
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