The Worst Episodes of 77 Sunset Strip

Stu's quest to solve the hit-and-run murder of an art collector's brother takes him to Europe and the Middle East. (Part 1 of 5)

Director: William Conrad

Writer: Harry Essex

Questioning various artists for clues to the killing, Bailey finds only further confusion in a mysterious blonde and a missing painting.

Director: William Conrad

Writer: Harry Essex

Stu Bailey's efforts to find a woman's missing necklace are hampered by the well-meaning efforts of her scatterbrained mother and her bratty daughter, both of whom are actresses with overactive imaginations.

Director: Leslie H. Martinson

Writer: N/A

Stu is called to New York to find a missing Hollywood wife.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Bailey's international search for murderers and missing treasure finally takes him back to New York for the startling conclusion.

Director: William Conrad

Writer: Harry Essex

Jeff and Rex go undercover in a Latin American nation to rescue the daughter of the deposed leader.

Director: James V. Kern

Writer: N/A

J.R. seaches for his date's missing brother, a sailor.

Director: George Waggner

Writer: N/A

Bailey's continuing search for two murderers leads him all over Europe, through Holland to France and an ambush on the river Seine.

Director: William Conrad

Writer: Harry Essex

A woman hires Stu to get to the truth behind her daughter's near-fatal shooting.

Director: Abner Biberman

Writer: Robert C. Dennis

Stu goes to New York to clear police lieutenant John Frazier, who is accused of corruption, but finds his client hates private detectives.

Director: N/A

Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

Stu Bailey is hired to protect the life of an eccentric tycoon on a safari.

Director: George Waggner

Writer: Bernard C. Schoenfeld

A vacationing Jeff is drawn into dangerous politics when he rescues the daughter of a Middle Eastern president from a mob.

Director: Montgomery Pittman

Writer: N/A

An agent hires Stu and Kookie to protect a client from a charismatic director with a Svengali-like hold over her.

Director: William Conrad

Writer: Roger Smith

Stu is hired to investigate a man's death at a dude ranch when his widow rejects the coroner's verdict of suicide.

Director: Abner Biberman

Writer: N/A

Stu goes undercover as a secretary to a Middle East peace mediator and becomes involved in a life-and-death struggle.

Director: William J. Hole Jr.

Writer: N/A

Stu Bailey is hired by a glamourous former dancer to evict her estranged husband from their remote mountain cabin, but murder intervenes.

Director: Montgomery Pittman

Writer: N/A

An injured Jeff chases jewel thief Abern Wills into the desert.

Director: N/A

Writer: Montgomery Pittman, Roger Smith

Stu goes after a dangerous lady thief who's stolen a realtor's books.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Bailey is hired by wealthy Constance Wingate to protect her brother, whose life is being threatened. In the course of his investigation, Bailey encounters big-time gamblers and a piano player who is being framed because he is in love with Constance.

Director: Abner Biberman

Writer: N/A

Bailey is hired by the Clinton Paper Company to find Paul Keddy, an employee who has stolen a formula for a new product. Keddy needs money because he is being blackmailed; later, he is framed for murder. Bailey uncovers the blackmailing ring and identifies the murderer.

Director: N/A

Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

Stu Bailey is waylaid while escorting a Latin American politician's daughter back to her homeland.

Director: Montgomery Pittman

Writer: Montgomery Pittman

Rex has a tough time protecting a nasty actor from his fed-up co-stars.

Director: Irving J. Moore

Writer: Ed Jurist

Con men take $1 million in securities from under Kookie's nose, and Stu gives chase to restore the firm's reputation.

Director: Richard C. Sarafian

Writer: N/A

Stu discovers that he may be hunting for two killers rather than just one, but broadening his search results in two attempts to kill him, and his search for answers leads him to Italy.

Director: William Conrad

Writer: Harry Essex

Bailey is hired by his friend Diana to keep an eye on her husband, Charlie, so that he doesn't drink too much and lose his job. Charlie is then framed for murder by a colleague who wants his job, and Bailey must expose the murderer.

Director: Lawrence Dobkin

Writer: N/A