M Squad Needle in a Haystack (Season 3, Episode 23)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

M Squad

Needle in a Haystack (Season 3, Episode 23)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Lanny Cord escapes from a court room and disappears. Ballinger is interested in the case because he's originally arrested Cord and had always sworn to kill Ballinger if he had the opportunity.

Director

Herman Hoffman

Writer

Hendrik Vollaerts (as Rik Vollaerts)

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 23, 1960

Release date

Feb 23, 1960 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Lee Marvin Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger See fewer	Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Paul Newlan Police Capt. Grey Police Capt. Grey See fewer	Down Rio Grande Way (1942)
H.M. Wynant Lanny Cord Lanny Cord See fewer	Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Joan Marshall Karen Tinsley Karen Tinsley See fewer	Homicidal (1961)
Else Neft Mrs. Cord Mrs. Cord See fewer	The Naked Street (1955)
Kip King Badger Badger See fewer	Westworld (1973)
Marc Cavell Pinky (as Marc 'Butch' Cavell) Pinky (as Marc 'Butch' Cavell) See fewer	Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Alfred Shelly Tony Dugan (as Al Shelley) Tony Dugan (as Al Shelley) See fewer	Cain's Hundred (1961)
Johnny Silver J. C. Grevy J. C. Grevy See fewer	Guys and Dolls (1955)