The Floyd Gibbons Story

Episode aired Dec 11, 1962
52m

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7.3/10

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When newspaper man Carlton Edmunds is gunned down on the street, the police and his friends initially think it's a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Eliot Ness and his men ... Read allWhen newspaper man Carlton Edmunds is gunned down on the street, the police and his friends initially think it's a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Eliot Ness and his men soon determine that Edmunds was the target of a mob hit. His old friend, Floyd Gibbons, no... Read allWhen newspaper man Carlton Edmunds is gunned down on the street, the police and his friends initially think it's a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Eliot Ness and his men soon determine that Edmunds was the target of a mob hit. His old friend, Floyd Gibbons, now a globe-trotting reporter, happens to be passing through Chicago and decides he's going ... Read all

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As a war correspondent Floyd Gibbons was with the Fifth Marines at the Battle of Belleau Wood. He lost his left eye while trying to rescue a wounded Marine. Gibbons was erroneously reported killed in action. A US Army Censor, who knew Gibbons at least by reputation, released the story without censoring it. The rules at the time forbade the explicit mention American military units. Gibbons' account lavished praise on the Marines. This pass inadvertently incited an increase in Army-Marine animosity that lasted through the Vietnam War.

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8/10

Worth your time.

This show begins with a newspaper reporter getting rubbed out. While this might, in the short term, seem like a good idea to some mobsters, the boss ain't happy. Dead reporters means more newspaper investigations and coverage of mob activities. But a young hot-head thinks he knows better than his boss.

In the meantime, a globetrotting and world famous reporter, Floyd Gibbons (Scott Brady) begins working on the case and ends up teaming up with Ness. Can this one-eyed reporter avoid being the second reporter to be rubbed out by the mob? Find out in this episode concerning mob control of the scrap metal business, of all things!

This is a rather interesting episode made all the better because of the ending. The ending is fitting and exciting and it's a very good installment of the series.