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"James Bond with horses." |
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- W.J. Flywheel,
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THE WILD WILD WEST -
SEASON 1 EPISODE GUIDE |
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1.
The Night of the Inferno |
September 17, 1965 |
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Jim is set up as a renegade
as a cover for him and Artie to sneak into Texas and track down
General Juan Manolo, who is trying to take over the region. |
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Director: Richard C.
Sarafian, Writer: Gilbert Ralston |
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Guest starring: Chet
Stratton, Bebe Louie, Walter Woolf King, Suzanne Pleshette, Victor
Buono, Nehemiah Persoff, James Gregory, Phil Chambers, Tom Reese,
Warren Parker, Clint Ritchie, Alberto Morin |
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The Night of the Deadly Bed |
September 24, 1965 |
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Facing execution at the
hands of a madman, West (Robert Conrad) learns the crazed assassin
plans to reclaim Mexico as the new Napoleon. |
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Director: William Witney,
Writer: George V. Schenck / William Marks |
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Guest starring: Dale van
Sickel, Jose Gallege, Don Diamond, Bill Catching, Robert Herron,
Danica d'Hondt, J.D. Cannon, Barbara Luna, Anna Shin |
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The Night of the Wizard Shook the Earth |
October 1, 1965 |
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West tries to protect Prof.
Nielsen, a demolitions expert. But he fails: Nielson is blown up by
the evil Dr. Miguelito Loveless (Michael Dunn). |
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Director: Bernard Kowalski,
Writer: John Kneubuhl |
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Guest starring: Michael
Dunn, William Mims, Harry Bartell, Michael Masters, Sigrid Valdis,
Leslie Parrish, Richard Kiel |
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The Night of Sudden Death |
October 8, 1965 |
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Jim West suspects his
search for counterfeiters is getting warm when he's shot at with
arrows and thrown to the crocodiles. |
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Director: William Witney,
Writer: Oliver Crawford |
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Guest starring: Joel
Fluellen, Bill Cassady, Robert Loggia, Don Gazzaniga, Henry Hunter,
Robin Hoff, Elisa Ingram, Julie Payne, Antoinette Bower, Sandy
Kenyon, Harlan Warde |
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5.
The Night of the Casual Killer |
October 15, 1965 |
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Jim and Artie set out to
penetrate the stronghold of a corrupt political boss and return him
to Washington for trial. |
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Director: Don Taylor,
Writer: Bob Barbash |
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Guest starring: Dub Taylor,
Bill Williams, Charles Davis, Ruta Lee, Curtis Taylor, Ed Gilbert,
Mort Mills, Len Lesser, John Dehner |
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One of the henchmen in this episode was
played by Len Lesser (above far left) who would go to play Uncle Leo
in 15 episodes of Seinfeld. |
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The Night of a Thousand Eyes |
October 22, 1965 |
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Ships along the Mississippi
are being attacked by a gang of pirates known as the
""Thousand Eyes"". After Jim ducks an assassin,
an attractive woman, he finds the leader of the Eyes: Captain Ansel
Coffin, who was blinded and now seeks revenge. His gang use false
lights to lead ships astray and crash them, and then plunder them.
Jim is captured by Coffin and manages to escape a cage rigged to a
lightning rod. He is blinded by a powder flash, and for a time he is
at a decided edge against Coffin (who has long adapted to his
blindness). Coffin manages to accidentally kill his wife. Enraged,
Jim is saved by his recovering eyesight: he ducks, and Coffin falls
into a pit to his death. |
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Director: Richard C.
Sarafian, Writer: Preston Wood |
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Guest starring: E.J. Andre,
Don Kelly, Jeff Corey, Jeanne Vaughn, Janine Gray, Linda Ho, Barney
Phillips, Jack Searl, Diane McBain |
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The Night of the Glowing Corpse |
October 29, 1965 |
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Jim and Artemus try to
recover stolen radioactive materials nad have only one clue - a set
of fingerprints found on the ankle of a pretty secretary. |
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Director: Irving J. Moore /
Edmund Morris, Writer: Henry Sharp |
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Guest starring: Louise
Lawson, Frank Delfino, Jayne Massey, Ralph Roberts, Oscar Beregi Jr,
Ron Whelan, Marion Thompson, Charles Horvath, Phillip Pine, Kipp Hamilton |
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The Night of the Dancing Death |
November 5, 1965 |
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To rescue a kidnapped
princess, Jim runs into a booby-trapped doorknob and a fully armored
man wielding a mace. |
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Director: Harvey Hart,
Writer: Fred Freiberger / William Tunberg |
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Guest starring: Eva Soreny,
Wolfe Barzell, Lynn Carey, Booth Colman, Arthur Batanides, Francoise
Ruggieri, Byron Murron, Leslie Brander, Peter Mark Richman, Ilze Taurins |
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The Night of the Double-Edged Knife |
November 12, 1965 |
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An Indian demand for gold
must be met: they've threatened to kill five railroad workers a day
until it is paid. |
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Director: Don Taylor,
Writer: Stephen Kandel |
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Guest starring: Ed Peck,
Tyler McVey, Vaughn Taylor, Harry Townes, John Barrymore Jr.,
Katherine Ross, Charles Davis, Elisha Cook Jr., Leslie Nielsen |
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10.
The Night That Terror Stalked the Town |
November 19, 1965 |
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West is lured to a ghost
town peopled with lifelike dummies as part of an elaborate trap set
for him by his nemesis Dr. Loveless. |
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Director: Richard Landau /
Alvin Ganzer, Writer: John Kneubuhl |
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Guest starring: Michael
Dunn, Joe Hooker, Jordan Shelley, Richard Kiel, Chuck O'Brien, Jean Hale |
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11.
The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen |
November 26, 1965 |
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West is sent to infiltrate
an army of fanatics dedicated to overthrowing the U.S. Government.
Getting in is no problem...but if he tries to leave he'll be shot. |
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Director: Irving J. Moore,
Writer: Stanford Whitmore |
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Guest starring: Ray
Kellogg, Gregg Martell, Nelson Olmsted, Ted Markland, Marianna Case,
Shary Marshall, Joan Huntingdon, Martin Landau, Don Rizzan, Toian Matchinga |
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The Night of the Human Trigger |
December 3, 1965 |
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A demented geologist can
set off earthquakes where he chooses as part of an elaborate
extortioin scheme. So West and Gordon head for Ellenville--the next
town on the mad genius's list. |
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Director: Justis Addiss,
Writer: Norman Katlov |
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Guest starring: Burgess
Meredith, Dick Winslow, Michael Masters, Lindsey Workman, Gregg
Palmer, Bill Henry, Robert I. McCord, Hank Patterson, Vernon Scott,
Virginia Sale, Robert Phillips, Kathie Browne, James Jeter |
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The Night of the Torture Chamber |
December 10, 1965 |
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Jim and Artie take on an
obsessed museum curator who has private designs on the state treasury. |
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Director: Alan Crosland
Jr., Writer: Philip Saltzman / Jason Wingreen |
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Guest starring: Alfred
Ryder, Henry Beckman, H.M. Wynant, Sigrid Valdis, Nadia Sanders,
Michael Abelar, Viviane Ventura |
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The Night of the Howling Light |
December 17, 1965 |
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West is captured by a
doctor who uses Pavlovian training to condition the Secret Service
agent into becoming an assassin. |
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Director: Paul Wendkos,
Writer: Henry Sharp |
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Guest starring: Dan Riss,
Ralph Moody, Kay E. Kuter, Roy Barcroft, Clancy Cooper, Ottola
Nesmith, E.J. Andre, Sam Wanamaker, Scott Marlowe, Linda Marsh |
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15.
The Night of the Fatal Trap |
December 24, 1965 |
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Jim goes to arrest a
Mexican bandit disguised as a notorious outlaw...but the villain's
girlfriend recognizes him. |
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Director: Richard Whorf,
Writer: Robert V. Barron / Jack Marlowe |
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Guest starring: Rodolfo
Hoyos, Jr, Don Briggs, Dal Jenkins, Alan Sues, Christian Anderson,
Joanna Moore, Ron Randell, Joseph Ruskin, Walker Edmiston, Charles
Davis, Paul Barselou |
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16.
The Night of the Steel Assassin |
January 7, 1966 |
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A series of mysterious
deaths of military personnel bring Jim face to face with the
indestructible Col. "Iron Man" Torres. Crippled in an
explosion that he blames on the other men of his company, Torres
rebuilt himself as a 19th century "cyborg," and is seeking
revenge on those he thinks wronged him... and President Grant was one
of the men he served with. |
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Director: Lee H. Katzin /
Steve Fisher, Writer: Calvin Clements / Jr. |
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Guest starring: John
Pickard, Sara Taft, Bruno Vesota, Allen Jaffe, Roy Engel, Arthur
Malet, John Dehner, Sue Ane Langdon, S. John Launer, Phyllis Davis |
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17.
The Night the Dragon Screamed |
January 14, 1966 |
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Jim and Artie have only one
clue to track down the smugglers of opium and Chinese aliens: a
fortune cookie. |
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Director: Irving J. Moore,
Writer: Kevin De Courcey |
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Guest starring: Paul King,
Beulah Quo, Vince Eder, Nancy Hsueh, Pilar Seurat, Benson Fong,
Richard Loo, Ben Wright, Philip Ahn |
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The Night of the Flaming Ghost |
January 21, 1966 |
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Jim is assigned to stop
abolitionist John Brown. The only problem - he was pronounced dead 20
years ago. |
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Director: Lee H. Katzin,
Writer: Robert Hamner / Preston Wood |
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Guest starring: Lynn
Loring, Robert Ellenstein, Karen Sharpe, Charles Wagenheim, John
Doucette, Harry Bartell |
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The Night of the Grand Emir |
January 28, 1966 |
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West must protect a
visiting despot from the fatal charms of Ecstasy La Joie (Yvonne
Craig), who brandishes such baubles as an explosive garter and a
deadly ring. |
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Director: Irving J. Moore,
Writer: Donn Mullally |
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Guest starring: Yvonne
Craig, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Middleton, Arlene Charles, Phyllis
Davis, Don Francks, Arthur Gould-Porter, James Lanphier, Tom Palmer,
Ralph Gary |
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The Night of the Whirring Death |
February 18, 1966 |
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Intent on making California
a kingdom for children, evil Dr. Loveless makes his play for the
state with a series of toys, which explode. |
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Director: Mark Rydell,
Writer: Jackson Gillis |
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Guest starring: Michael
Dunn, Val Avery, Pamela Austin, Norman Fell, Richard Kiel, Jesse
White, Barbara Nichols, Jason Wingreen, Sam Flint, Chanin Hale,
Richard Reeves, Elena Martone |
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The Night of the Puppeteer |
February 25, 1966 |
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A Supreme Court justice
will not believe his life is in danger until a puppet-show marionette
fires a gun at him. |
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Director: Irving J. Moore,
Writer: Henry Sharp |
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Guest starring: Lloyd
Bochner, Imelda de Martin, John Hoyt, Janis Hansen, Wayne Albritton,
Walter Painter, Jack Tygett, Len Rogel, Sara Taft, Nelson Olmsted |
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The Night of the Bars of Hell |
March 4, 1966 |
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West (Robert Conrad),
posing as a prison inspector, hunts for clues to a pillaging outlaw band. |
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Director: Richard Donner,
Writer: Robert Vincent Wright |
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Guest starring: Roy
Sickner, Paul Genge, Robert Herron, Jeni Jackson, Milton Parsons,
Chet Stratton, Arthur O'Connell, Elisha Cook Jr., Indus Arthur, Russ McCubbin |
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The Night of the Two-Legged Buffalo |
March 11, 1966 |
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West (Robert Conrad) tries
to protect a pleasure-loving prince who insists on visiting a plush
spa where assassins eagerly await his arrival. |
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Director: Edward Dein,
Writer: John Kneubuhl |
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Guest starring: Robert
Emhardt, Paul Comi, Al Wyatt, C. Lindsay Workman, Clint Ritchie, Nick
Adams, Dana Wynter |
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The Night of the Druid's Blood |
March 25, 1966 |
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West is furious: his
superiors have refused him permission to investigate the murder of a
close friend who was burned to death before his eyes. |
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Director: Ralph Senensky /
Kevin De Courcey, Writer: Henry Sharp |
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Guest starring: Rhys
Williams, Don Rickles, Ann Elder, Bartlett Robinson, Emanuel Thomas,
Don Beddoe, Simon Scott, Sam Wade, Susan Browning |
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The Night of the Freebooters |
April 1, 1966 |
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West (Robert Conrad) poses
as an ex-con to gain admittance to renegade Army leader Thorald Wolfe
(Keenan Wynn). |
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Director: Edward Dein,
Writer: Gene Coon |
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Guest starring: Keenan
Wynn, Maggie Thrett, William Campbell, John Sterling, James Connell,
James Gammon, Robert Matek, Andre Phillipe |
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The Night of the Burning Diamond |
April 8, 1966 |
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West tries to convince a
Serbian official to hide the Kara Diamond. Then the gem disappears
and West is blamed. |
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Director: Irving J. Moore,
Writer: Ken Kolb |
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Guest starring: Robert
Drivas, Christine Schmidtmer, Vito Carbonara, Calvin Brown, Whitey
Hughes, Chuck O'Brien, Dan Tobin |
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The Night of the Murderous Spring |
April 15, 1966 |
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West helps a powerfully
built girl carry her trunk, not knowing it contains his shrewd enemy
diminutive, giggling Dr. Loveless. |
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Director: Richard Donner,
Writer: John Kneubuhl |
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Guest starring: Michael
Dunn, Jenie Jackson, Leonard Falk, Bill McLean, William Fawcett, Todd Garrett |
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The Night of the Sudden Plague |
April 22, 1966 |
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West (Robert Conrad) finds
Willow Springs looted and its citizens completely immobile victims of
a mysterious paralysis. |
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Director: Irving J. Moore,
Writer: Ken Kolb |
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Guest starring: Eddie
Durkin, Mark Baker, Robert Phillips, Harvey Levine, Theodore Marcuse,
Nobu McCarthy, H.M. Wynant, Elliott Reid |
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