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The Magician

The Magician (1973)

The Magician

Paramount Television | B & B Productions (1973)
DVD
NR
773848707034
TV Series | Adventure | Drama | Television
United States | English | Color | 18:20

The cases of a stage magician/escape artist who moonlights as an amateur crimefighter.


Episodes View details

0 Pilot 70 min | Mar 17, 1973

A magician is asked by the mother of a plane-crash victim to check into a possible conspiracy; he discovers that the plane crash was staged.

1 The Manhunters 45 min | Oct 02, 1973

Someone is trying to kill Max Pomeroy, Tony Blake's friend. The investigation leads Blake to an alcoholic lady gambler in distress and the plot thickens in a casino.

2 The Vanishing Lady 45 min | Oct 09, 1973

When Julie Carter, the singer in Tony Blake's Vegas magic act and personal friend, is kidnapped in her dressing room, the magician has to race against time to save her.

3 Illusion in Terror 45 min | Oct 23, 1973

A car accident sees Tony Blake's girlfriend Joanna taken by ambulance & soon pronounced dead but the body has vanished. Suspecting foul play, Blake investigates Joanna's past and what he finds endangers his own life.

4 Lightning on a Dry Day 45 min | Oct 30, 1973

A hospital patient is spooked senseless by the fire in one of Tony's charity magic acts. His investigation into the young man's past leads him to a small town riddled with suspicious residents.

5 Ovation for Murder 45 min | Nov 06, 1973

During a backyard party where Tony Blake performs, the magician witnesses a Greek man he rescued earlier shoot another man. Blake suspects he was impaired and arranges an elaborate illusion in a hospital to catch the real killer.

6 Man on Fire 45 min | Nov 20, 1973

While arguing with her boyfriend, a woman falls down stairs and dies. The man is coerced into stuffing her body in a trunk and tossing it in a lake. Tony Blake gets involved when bad guys come after his new magic student, the man's son.

7 Lady in a Trap 45 min | Nov 27, 1973

Out scuba diving, Tony Blake rescues a ditzy librarian he met earlier, whose boyfriend tossed her off his yacht with intention to kill. An antique Machiavelli book becomes the pivotal point of Blake's investigation.

8 The Man Who Lost Himself 45 min | Dec 11, 1973

A man fleeing pursuers crashes into Tony Blake's stage, sending both of them to the hospital. The man wakes up amnesiac and Blake enlists his friends to help the man recover his memory.

9 Nightmare in Steel 45 min | Dec 18, 1973

The husband of Tony Blake's clumsy new assistant has been kidnapped and is being forced to help hijack a tanker. Tony infiltrates the tanker to rescue the man and avert the crime before it's too late.

10 Shattered Image 45 min | Jan 08, 1974

Tony Blake must protect a little girl who is targeted by her father's former mob associates. In the process, Tony attempts to clear the man's name who himself is on the run, framed for murder.

11 The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit: Part I 45 min | Jan 14, 1974

Performing at the Magic Castle, Tony notices his ex-girlfriend in the audience, looking distraught. A man behind her is acting strange. Tony invites her onstage and makes her vanish but the bad guy is fast on their trail.

12 The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit: Part II 45 min | Jan 21, 1974

When his attempt to free his ex-girlfriend from a cell fails, Tony has a confrontation with her ex-mobster father.

13 The Illusion of the Stainless Steel Lady 45 min | Jan 28, 1974

When an attractive blonde claims to be the granddaughter of his recluse movie star friend, Tony Blake suspects an impostor, but still joins her in investigating Irene Denore's bizarre self-imposed isolation.

14 The Illusion of the Queen's Gambit 45 min | Feb 04, 1974

Tony is performing on-board of the Queen Mary when masked robbers interrupt his act. His friend, Ed Cassidy, is blamed for the robbery and Tony Blake sets out to prove his innocence.

15 The Illusion of Black Gold 45 min | Feb 11, 1974

Tony stages an elaborate illusion to fake the death of a defecting scientist who can extract oil from shale rock, but the scientist is kidnapped and auctioned off to the highest bidder.

16 The Illusion of the Lost Dragon 60 min | Feb 18, 1974

In order to find a jade dragon which has been stolen from his very old friend in Chinatown, Tony will have to face a horrible death in a lava pit when the floor is literally taken from under him.

17 The Illusion of the Deadly Conglomerate 45 min | Feb 25, 1974

Tony reconnects with a homeless old magician friend; the shelter where he's landed specializes in murdering the downtrodden for profit and it's up to the magician to rescue him before it's too late.

18 The Illusion of the Fatal Arrow 45 min | Mar 04, 1974

In order to prevent further murders by a hitman who uses a bow and arrow, Tony partners with a psychic who accurately predicted the first victim's death.

19 The Illusion of the Lethal Playthings 45 min | Mar 18, 1974

Someone is trying to kill a friend of Dominick's by detonating bombs and using marionettes and remote controlled toys. Tony's investigation brings him to a toy shop and he becomes the target of the mad man.

20 The Illusion of the Cat's Eye 45 min | Mar 25, 1974

An insurance agent enlists Tony's help to investigate the "smoke and mirrors" theft of a highly guarded Egyptian cat statue.

21 The Illusion of the Evil Spikes 45 min | Apr 15, 1974

A magician is killed during the filming of a highly risky magic trick. Tony takes on both the investigation and his friend's place in recreating the Table of Death illusion for the cameras.

Cast View all

Julian Christopher Jerry Wallace
Bill Bixby Anthony Dorian
Bob Harks Show Spectator
Keene Curtis Max Pomeroy
Cami Sebring Connie
Joseph Sirola Dominick
Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
Todd Crespi Dennis Pomeroy
Larry Anderson Larry Anderson
Greg Wilson Greg Wilson
Norman Stevans Mr. Ellis
Charlie Picerni Melton
Jeffrey Sayre Show Spectator
Sheila English Magician's Assistant
Monty O'Grady Waiter
Cosmo Sardo Party Guest
Michael Jeffers Show Spectator
Robert Hitchcock Castle Patron
Eddie Smith Show Spectator
George Holmes Waiter
Clark Ross Party Guest
Wesley Lau Captain Ivan Gottschalk
Jack Clinton Show Spectator
Anthony Redondo Party Guest
Edna Ryan Castle Patron

Edition details

Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 4
Screen Ratios Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo
Distributor VEI
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date Aug 25, 2017
Regions Region 1