It Takes a Thief (1968)

Season 2

Convicted cat burglar Alexander Mundy gets an offer he can't refuse from the United States government: If he puts his formidable thieving skills to work for them, he'll be released from prison. Alexander's dad, Alister, sometimes comes out of retirement as a thief to help his son on special jobs.

Released Jan. 9, 1968 Episode 50 min None+

Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama

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Network: ABC

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb 4090

7.5

/2358/

Trakt

/17/

TMDb

/25/

Tomatoes

Roland Kibbee
Director

Robert Wagner
Alexander Mundy

Malachi Throne
Noah Bain

Susan Saint James
Anne Edwards, Charlie Brown

Ricardo Montalban
Nick Grobbo

Sharon Acker
Edwina Hopkins

Joe Louis
Prizefighter

Leslie Nielsen
SIA Security Man

Doug McClure
Mr. Saunders

S2E1 - One Night on Soledade

None

Sept. 24, 1968, midnight

S2E2 - A Sour Note

None

Oct. 1, 1968, midnight

S2E3 - The Bill is in Committee

None

Oct. 8, 1968, midnight

S2E4 - The Thingamabob Heist

Al must steal a sample of a revolutionary new type of jet fuel, the only trouble is he doesn't know what to look for.

Oct. 15, 1968, midnight

S2E5 - Get Me to the Revolution on Time

Al must pose as a cocktail mixologist to gain access to a safe which can only be opened with multiple electronic keys, each emitting a different tonal pitch.

Oct. 22, 1968, midnight

S2E6 - The Packager

None

Oct. 29, 1968, midnight

S2E7 - Hans Across the Border (1)

Al's simple task this time involves the recovery of a set of papers from a wall safe but, the safe is in a house located somewhere behind the Berlin Wall. Breaking in is the first trick, breaking back out again is the real challenge.

Nov. 12, 1968, midnight

S2E8 - Hans Across the Border (2)

None

Nov. 19, 1968, midnight

S2E9 - A Case of Red Turnips

None

Nov. 26, 1968, midnight

S2E10 - The Galloping Skin Game

Al must steal a document hidden in a scientific paper at a conference in Rome. The SIA doesn't know which of the 100 papers contains the document. Al deduces that the paper will be handled by a high-value fence, Grobo, and schemes to get on his good side by stealing the Kimberly Diamond and having Grobo fence it for him. Al comes up with a unique solution to obtain the key paper before it's delivered to Grobo, while also keeping the diamond (that the SIA returns).

Dec. 3, 1968, midnight