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The Blue Light
Episode Guide - February 2005
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THE BLUE LIGHT
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Rogo production
in association with
Twentieth Century-Fox Television
for
ABC (Wednesdays)
Produced by Buck Houghton
Created by Walter Grauman and Larry Cohen

US WWII Spy Adventure series 1966 17 episodes x 30 min color
(12Jan66-31Aug66)
Starring:
Robert Goulet as David March, codename "Blue Light"
Christine Carere as Suzanne Duchard, his confidante

Premise:
Adventures of David March, a double agent working for the U.S.A.
in the intelligence unit of the Third Reich.

Four episodes were combined to make the movie 'I Deal In Danger'

* Note With exception to the series pilot/premiere episode the entire
series was filmed in Germany.

Following the cancellation of the series, the first four episodes
(part of the arc storyline), featuring the Grossmunchen storyline were
released theatrically under the title "I Deal in Danger".

Music by Lalo Schifrin

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ABC Wednesdays

1.01 [--] The Blue Light: THE LAST MAN (Pilot, premiere episode)
TCF prod. #6026 / #8801
12-Jan-1966 ABC Wed
Produced by Buck Houghton
Written by Larry Cohen
Directed by Walter Grauman
Director of Photography Sam Leavitt
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Werner Peters as Elm
Donald Harron as Guy Spauling
John van Dreelen as General Von Lindendorf
Christine Schmidtmer as Erika Von Lindendorf
Oscar Beregi as Glauber
Terence Vliet as Metzger
John Alderson as Gorleck
In this half-hour spy drama, set during World War II, American foreign
correspondent David March is a double agent--posing as a traitor to
infiltrate the German high command.
Tonight: The last man. Allied Intelligence must convince the Germans that
March is loyal to them: Information has leaked out about a new Nazi super
-weapon, and March is the only agent who has access to the invention. [RF]

1.02 [--] The Blue Light: TARGET, DAVID MARCH
TCF prod. #8802
19-Jan-1966 ABC Wed
written by Larry Cohen
directed by Walter Grauman
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Eva Pflug as Gretchen Hoffmann
Hans Reiser as Richter
Margit Saad as Baroness
Peter Capell as Eckhardt

1.03 [--] The Blue Light: THE FORTRESS BELOW (Part 1)
TCF prod #8803
26-Jan-1966 ABC Wed
written by Larry Cohen
directed by Walter Grauman
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Osman Ragheb as Brunner
Manfred Andrea as Dr. Zimmer
Alexander Allerson, as Kraus
Paul Glawton as Submarine Pilot
Dieter Kirchlechner as Becker

1.04 [--] The Blue Light: THE WEAPON WITHIN (Part 2)
TCF prod #8804
02-Feb-1966 ABC Wed

1.05 [--] The Blue Light: TRAITOR'S BLOOD
TCF prod #8806
09-Feb-1966 ABC Wed
Written by Larry Cohen
Directed by Walter Grauman
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
David Macklin as Brian March

1.06 [--] The Blue Light: AGENT OF THE EAST
TCF prod #8805
16-Feb-1966 ABC Wed
Teleplay by Donald S. Sanford
Story by Larry Cohen.
Directed by James Goldstone
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Jan Malmsjo

1.07 [--] The Blue Light: SACRIFICE!
prod #8811
23-Feb-1966 ABC Wed
Teleplay by Dick Carr
Story by Larry Cohen.
Directed by William Graham
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Larry Pennell
Richard Bull

1.08 [--] The Blue Light: THE SECRET WAR
TCF prod #8810
02-Mar-1966 ABC Wed
Written by Larry Cohen
Directed by Walter Grauman
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Kevin Hagen ........ Erik Kozlof
Gail Kobe .......... Elke Lublin
Roger C. Carmel .... Schauman
Gilbert Green ...... Mueller
Synopsis:
Russian agent Erik Kozlof threatens to expose March to the Gestapo
- unless he agrees to work for the Soviet Union. [RF]

1.09 [--] The Blue Light: INVASION BY THE STARS
TCF prod #8807
09-Mar-1966 ABC Wed
Teleplay by Jack Turley; story by Curtis Sanders.
Directed by Gerd Oswald
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Francis Lederer ..... Kurt Hausman
Jason Wingreen ...... Hitler
Curt Lowens ......... Colonel Dietrich
Charles Hradiac ..... Admiral Loder
Peter Hellman ....... Nazi Guard
Synopsis 1:
March is called upon to assassinate Hitler's personal astrologer (played
by Francis Lederer) in order to thwart an invasion of England by the German
army. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
March tries to take advantage of Hitler's belief in astrology to delay
the Führer's planned invasion of England. [RF]

1.10 [--] The Blue Light: THE RETURN OF ELM
TCF prod #8808
23-Mar-1966 ABC Wed
Written by Larry Cohen.
Directed by Robert Butler
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Werner Peters

1.11 [--] The Blue Light: JET TRAIL
TCF prod #8812
06-Apr-1966 ABC Wed
Written by Dan Ullman.
Directed by James Goldstone
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Lamont Johnson

1.12 [--] The Blue Light: HOW TO KILL A (TOY) SOLDIER
TCF prod #8815
13-Apr-1966 ABC Wed
Teleplay by Merwin Bloch & Roger Swaybill; story by Larry Cohen.
Directed by Leo Penn
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Greg Mullavy
Dan Frazer

1.13 [--] The Blue Light: THE DESERTERS
TCF prod #8814
20-Apr-1966 ABC Wed
Written by Curtis Sanders.
Directed by Gerd Oswald
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Ken Lynch
James Davidson

1.14 [--] The Blue Light: THE OTHER FUHRER
TCF prod #8813
27-Apr-1966 ABC Wed
Written by Walter Brough.
Directed by James Goldstone
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
David Sheiner

1.15 [--] The Blue Light: THE KEY TO THE CODE
TCF prod #8816
04-May-1966 ABC Wed
Written by Brad Radnitz.
directed by Walter Grauman.
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Hans Gudegast

1.16 [--] The Blue Light: FIELD OF DISHONOR
TCF prod #8817
11-May-1966 ABC Wed
Written by Jamie Farr & H. Bud Otto.
Directed by James Goldstone
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Hal Bokar

1.17 [--] The Blue Light: THE FRIENDLY ENEMY (final episode)
TCF prod #8809
18-May-1966
Written by Harold Livingston.
Directed by James Goldstone
Starring: Robert Goulet, Christine Carere
Guest Cast:
Mark Richman  (later known as Peter Mark Richman)

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