The Two-Faced Corpse 

A Honolulu businessman is found murdered on a land tract he was trying to develop. The case has all the earmarks of a syndicate hit. Five-O traces the dead man and finds that he was, in ... See full summary »

Director:

Douglas Green

Writers:

Leonard Freeman (created by), Bud Freeman

Stars:

Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Jack Lord	...	Det. Steve McGarrett
James MacArthur	...	Danny Williams
Al Harrington	...	Ben
Kam Fong	...	Chin Ho
Jessica Walter	...	Carla Crystal
Alan Fudge	...	Hamilton
Abe Vigoda	...	Abe Kemper
Richard Denning	...	Governor
Danny Kamekona	...	Nick (as Daniel Kamekona)
Harry Endo	...	Che Fong
Al Eben	...	Doc Bergman
Robert Sandla	...	Jelke (as Robert S. Sandla)
James Grahlmann	...	Martin (as James Kenneth Grahlmann)
John Nordlum	...	Howard (as John Boley Nordlum)
Sam Elliott	...	Jack Houston

Storyline

A Honolulu businessman is found murdered on a land tract he was trying to develop. The case has all the earmarks of a syndicate hit. Five-O traces the dead man and finds that he was, in fact, a former thug who had testified and gone into the Federal witness protection program. But they find this out so easily that McGarrett begins to suspect that the mob had nothing at all to do with the murder -- someone close to the witness, who knew all about his history, killed him and pinned it on the mob. Suspicion soon falls on the dead man's wife and her lover, who were to be the beneficiaries of a $100,000 insurance policy paid by Uncle Sam if the witness was indeed whacked (the money seems like chump change when you look at the lavish mansion where the dead man lived). McGarrett and the Federal agent overseeing the witness protection program plan in Hawaii, who have often been at odds in the past, begin to collaborate in trying to fool the killer or killers into thinking the mob is after ...

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 1974 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Ilikai Hotel, 1777 Ala Moana Blvd, Waikiki, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leonard Freeman Production, CBS Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This contains the famed "called shot" sequence where a gunman, hiding underneath a boat, takes a shot at McGarrett. McGarrett gets to cover, announces loudly that he will fire "one shot, over the head, one time!" and does so, scaring the gunman into surrender.

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Goofs

When Danny Williams and Chin Ho are tailing Jack Houston (Sam Elliott), they engage in a conversation about not getting too close to his car and about his erratic driving, but a close-up of them through the car's windshield during this dialogue shows neither of them is moving his mouth.

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Quotes

Danny Williams: You've got something on your mind, Steve?
Det. Steve McGarrett: Yeah. And it just might work. It's crazy, but it just might work.

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