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Kolchak: The Night Stalker :: The Devil's Platform (01x07)

Episode Information

Title:

The Devil's Platform

Episode #:

01x07

Original Airdate:

Friday November 15th, 1974

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Episode Crew
Director:	Allen Baron
Story:	Tim Maschler
Teleplay:	Donn Mullally

Episode Summary

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While being hounded by a devilish dog with a Satanic medallion on its collar, Kolchak tries to piece together the puzzle of a series of mysterious deaths surrounding a young politician.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Bruce Powers	played	Policeman	Recurring (first appearance)
•Ike Jones	played	Maintenance Engineer	Recurring (second appearance)
•Keith Walker	played	TV Reporter	Recurring (first appearance)
•Stanley Adams	played	Louie The Bartender	Recurring (second appearance)
•Bill Welsh	played	TV Announcer
•Dick Patterson	played	Stephen Wald
•Ellen Weston	played	Lorraine Palmer
•Jeanne Cooper	played	Dr. Kline
•John Dennis (1)	played	Maintenance Engineer #2
•John Myhers	played	Senator James Talbot
•Julie Gregg	played	Susan Driscoll
•Robert DoQui	played	Park Policeman
•Ross Sherman	played	Policeman #2
•Sam Edwards	played	Mailman
•Tom Skerritt	played	Robert W. Palmer
•William Mims	played	Officer Hale

Main Cast

•Darren McGavin	played	Carl Kolchak
•Simon Oakland	played	Tony Vincenzo

Episode Notes

Allen Baron directs his fourth and final episode with "The Devil's Platform". The other episodes were #1 "The Ripper", #3 "They Have Been...aka U.F.O.", and #5 "The Werewolf".

Louie The Bartender:
Stanley Adams, the actor playing "Louie" becomes the first actor other than Darren "Kolchak" McGavin and Simon "Vincenzo" Oakland to appear in both the Night Stalker movie and series. In the original film he played "Fred Hurley" a used car salesman.

Episode Quotes

Carl: (opening narration) The old cliche' that politics makes strange bedfellows is only too true. At one time or another, various and sundry politicians have found themselves, when it proved expedient, of course, sharing a blanket with the military, organized crime, disgruntled gun-toting dairy farmers, the church, famous athletes, the comedians, the list is endless. But there was a senatorial race not so long ago here in Illinois, where the strangest bedfellow of all was found under the sheets. The strangest and certainly the most terrifying.

Carl: (while waiting for an elevator) There's two things that just can't be rushed, anyone who is paid by the hour and an office building elevator.

Carl: (after he swipes Emily's holy water) It's all right Emily, God will understand...I hope.

Tony: You know, I once thought of entering the priesthood.
Carl: Then the Inquisition ended and all the fun went out of it for you.

Carl: What don't you like about this hat?
Tony: What's under it!

Palmer: You can have as little as you want, and much more, starting tonight.
Carl: Do I have to sign my name in blood?
Palmer: Yes.
Carl: Well, I'd like to think about it for a while if you don't mind.
Palmer: I'm sorry, Mr. Kolchak, but the offer expires almost immediately.
Carl: Uh, well... uh what if I don't agree to the terms of your deal?
Palmer: The pact I'm party to specifies blood sacrifices; I've offered lambs and goats and sometimes higher forms of life; YOU would be that sacrifice tonight.
Carl: Oh.
Palmer: What is your answer?
Carl: Well, that's very generous of you but, would you mind if I had a talk with my attorney first?