Cain's Hundred
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| Cain's Hundred | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police procedural; Legal drama |
| Created by | Paul Monash |
| Written by |
Eliot Asinof Franklin Barton George Bellak Joe Calvelli Robert Culp Robert C. Dennis Fred Freiberger Mel Goldberg David Karp Norma Katkov Daniel Mainwaring Dave Malloy Paul Monash E. Jack Neuman Les Pine Jim Thompson |
| Directed by |
Tom Gries Irvin Kershner Buzz Kulik John Peyser Sydney Pollack Boris Sagal |
| Starring | Peter Mark Richman |
| Theme music composer | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Composer(s) |
Jerry Goldsmith Fred Steiner Morton Stevens Jeff Alexander |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Paul Monash |
| Producer(s) | Charles Russell |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | September 19, 1961 – May 15, 1962 |
Cain's Hundred is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from 1961 to 1962. The series was produced by Vanadas Productions, Inc. in association with MGM Television.
Synopsis
Cain's Hundred follows the life of Nicholas Cain (Peter Mark Richman) a former lawyer for the mob. After becoming engaged, Cain decides to leave his life of crime behind him. After leaving the underworld, a mob boss puts out a hit on him, but mistakenly kills Cain's fiancée, Stella (Carol Rossen), instead. Cain then teams up with the F.B.I. to find and bring 100 mobsters to justice.
The series aired opposite The Garry Moore Show, a variety show which aired on CBS.
Cast
- Peter Mark Richman....Nicholas Cain
- Carol Rossen....Stella Caulfield
Notable guest stars
Episode list
| Episode # | Production Code | Episode Title | Original Airdate | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6409 | "Crime and Commitment (Part 1)" | September 19, 1961 | Powerful mob chief George Vincent plots the murder of Nicholas Cain when he learns of Cain's plan to quit the rackets. |
| 2 | 6410 | "Crime and Commitment (Part 2)" | September 26, 1961 | George Vincent is prosecuted by Nicholas Cain in a kangaroo court after Vincent kills Cain's fiancee. |
| 3 | 6411 | "Blue Water, White Beach" | October 3, 1961 | An abandoned distillery truck which is made to look like a hit-and run accident leads Cain to an illegal bootleg king. |
| 4 | 6404 | "Markdown on a Man" | October 10, 1961 | Cain finds an entire industry silenced by fear when he tries to gather evidence against a man who controls the produce market. |
| 5 | 6401 | "Degrees of Guilt" | October 17, 1961 | In trying to get at a crime czar, Cain finds his soft spot—his daughter. |
| 6 | 6419 | "King of the Mountain" | October 24, 1961 | Rural crime chief Herman Coombs threatens to kill Cain for trying to close down a syndicate-controlled, vice-ridden community. |
| 7 | 6412 | "The Penitent" | October 31, 1961 | Cain refuses to believe that an organization narcotics chief has quit the rackets because his son died in an accident stemming from drug addiction. |
| 8 | 6417 | "Comeback" | November 7, 1961 | Cain probes for information against a hoodlum who controls professional boxing. |
| 9 | 6409 | "Dead Load: Dave Braddock" | November 21, 1961 | The gang-style beating of a dock worker spurs Cain's crime-busting efforts against a waterfront extortionist. |
| 10 | 6422 | "In the Balance" | November 28, 1961 | Questions abound when a corrupt judge tries the case of an influential racketeer. |
| 11 | 6413 | "Five for One" | December 5, 1961 | A costume jewelry manufacturer devises a gold-smuggling scheme. |
| 12 | 6418 | "The Fixer" | December 12, 1961 | Cain tries to prevent a sheriff from turning an entire county over to a syndicate for use as a vice center. |
| 13 | 6406 | "Cain's Final Judgment" | December 19, 1961 | A dress manufacturer rebuffs Cain when he seeks help in attekmpting to rid the garment industry of a trucking alliance headed by a racketeer. |
| 14 | 6421 | "The Plush Jungle" | January 2, 1962 | A hoodlum conspires to take over an international transportation company for smuggling purposes. |
| 15 | 6427 | "Take a Number" | January 9, 1962 | A numbers racket king and his bookkeeper refuse to supply Cain with necessary information. |
| 16 | 6426 | "The Debasers" | January 16, 1962 | A racketeer attempts to obtain respectability after previously making his money in pornography. |
| 17 | 6425 | "The Schemer" | January 23, 1962 | A racketeer hires Cain to defend a gambling czar. |
| 18 | 6429 | "The Manipulator" | January 30, 1962 | A professional rabble rouser spreads fear and racial strife through a slum neighborhood. |
| 19 | 6433 | "Murder by Proxy" | February 6, 1962 | Cain risks his reputation when he prepares a flimsy murder case against a man already in prison. |
| 20 | 6428 | "Blood Money" | February 13, 1962 | Four men try to gain control of the district attorney's office in a wide-open town. |
| 21 | 6430 | "Blues for a Junkman" | February 20, 1962 | Cain helps a nightclub singer kick her drug habit so that she can try for another entertainer's permit. |
| 22 | 6437 | "The New Order" | March 6, 1962 | Cain teams with federal agent Steve Strohm in an investigation of competing loan shark operations. |
| 23 | 6441 | "The Cost of Living" | March 20, 1962 | Syndicate-controlled bail bondsmen tries to sever his underworld connections when he becomes involved in a murder. |
| 24 | 6435 | "Savage in Darkness" | March 27, 1962 | A blind mobster attempts to force a produce company owner to transport drugs for a syndicate. |
| 25 | 6442 | "The Swinger" | April 3, 1962 | Cain seeks help from an entertainer in locating a meeting of gang members. |
| 26 | 6440 | "Inside Track" | April 10, 1962 | A racketeer uses influence and bribery on a state legislature to prevent a sportsman from building a new horse racing track. |
| 27 | 6436 | "A Creature Lurks in Ambush" | April 17, 1962 | A syndicate gambler bribes a college basketball star, trying to prove that dishonesty is no rarity. |
| 28 | 6431 | "Women of Silure" | April 24, 1962 | Cain travels to Corsica to determine whether a deported gangster should be re-admitted to the United States. |
| 29 | 6446 | "The Left Side of Canada" | May 1, 1962 | Cain sets his sights on the accountant for a mob boss, a thug who "exiled" a singer to Alaska after his nephew fell in love with her. . |
| 30 | 6447 | "The Quick Brown Fox" | May 15, 1962 | A reporter tries to cut his connection with an underworld leader so that he can become respectable. |
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