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Season 1 – Episode: The Black Orchid

 

First Broadcast in Germany: January 20th 1991

 

Tom Selleck as Private Detective Thomas Magnum

 

Storyline

Wealthy Louise DeBolt Jackson organizes together with her sister, Christie, so-called detective games where – after the old Dashiell Hammet Detectives – fictitious crimes are to be cleared. In order to give such a crime evening a realistic background, they want to hire a real private eye and turn with this mission to private investigator Magnum. While not enthusiastic, he takes on the commission to appear and participate in the game.

 

Then the tide seems to turn to a more serious game, because Louise DeBolt Jackson is hospitalized for severe poisoning. Magnum begins his investigation, trying to determine who might have it in for the hostess and also what reason lies behind this assassination attempt.

 

Starring

John Hillerman as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III

Roger E. Mosley as Theodore Calvin (T.C.)

Larry Manetti as Orville Wilbour Rick Wright III.

 

Guest Stars

John Ireland

Judith Chapman as Louise Debolt

 

Special Guest Stars

Kathryn Leigh Scott

 

Co-Starring

Bob Hoy as Bart

Robert Apisa as Kimo

Rich Johnson as Leon

Ray Austin as Philippe

 

Produced by J. Rickley Dumm

Created by Donald P. Bellisario und Glen A. Larson

 

Written by Robert Hamilton

Directed by Ray Justin

 

Executive Producer: Donald P. Bellisario

Associate producer: Rick Weaver

 

Music: Mike Post, Pete Carpenter

Music Editor: Morris Mc Naughton

Sound: Lee Alexander

Sound Effects Editor: Anthony Magro

 

Director of photography: Frank Raymond

Art director: Frank Grieco, jr.

 

Set Decorations: Buck Henshaw

Casting by Mark Malis, Donna Dobies (Hawaii)

 

Film Editor: Ed Guidotti

Aerial Coordinator: David Jones

 

Titles & Optical Effects: Universal Title

Unit Production Manager: Bill Carroll

 

1st Assistant Director: Carl Olsen

2nd Assistant Director: Ryan Gordon

 

Costume Designer: Charles Waldow

Costume Supervisors: James Gilmore, Susan Smith

 

Produced in association with Belisarius Productions, Inc. and Glen A. Larson Productions

 

 

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