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Hardcastle and McCormick
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Ties My Father Sold Me

  • Episode aired Sep 30, 1984
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Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Steve Lawrence in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
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Mccormick wants to go to Atlantic City, and Hardcastle comes with him. They go see a man Sonny Daye, who McCormick claims is his father. Later they discover that Daye is a criminal, and some... Read allMccormick wants to go to Atlantic City, and Hardcastle comes with him. They go see a man Sonny Daye, who McCormick claims is his father. Later they discover that Daye is a criminal, and some people want him to do a job but he refuses, so they grab McCormick to make him.Mccormick wants to go to Atlantic City, and Hardcastle comes with him. They go see a man Sonny Daye, who McCormick claims is his father. Later they discover that Daye is a criminal, and some people want him to do a job but he refuses, so they grab McCormick to make him.

  • Director
    • Ron Satlof
  • Writers
    • Patrick Hasburgh
    • Stephen J. Cannell
  • Stars
    • Brian Keith
    • Daniel Hugh Kelly
    • Steve Lawrence
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    38
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    • Director
      • Ron Satlof
    • Writers
      • Patrick Hasburgh
      • Stephen J. Cannell
    • Stars
      • Brian Keith
      • Daniel Hugh Kelly
      • Steve Lawrence
    • 1User review
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    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Judge Milton C. Hardcastle
    Daniel Hugh Kelly
    Daniel Hugh Kelly
    • Mark 'Skid' McCormick
    Steve Lawrence
    Steve Lawrence
    • Sonny Daye
    Alex Rocco
    Alex Rocco
    • Tommy Sales
    Michael DeLano
    Michael DeLano
    • Jace Trimmer
    Michael Swan
    Michael Swan
    • Tony Rothman
    John Brandon
    John Brandon
    • Boner
    Carole Tru Foster
    • Showgirl
    Nicky Blair
    Nicky Blair
    • Maitre d'
    Barbara Keegan
    Barbara Keegan
    • Waitress
    Bob Goldstein
    • Cabby
    Dominic Barto
    • Waiter
    Frank Pesce
    Frank Pesce
    • Valet
    Bob Basso
    • Bailey
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    Chanelle Lea
    • Kitty Comfort
    Brian Thompson
    Brian Thompson
    • Cop
    Jim Gosa
    • Man
    Charles Walker
    Charles Walker
    • Security Guard
    • Director
      • Ron Satlof
    • Writers
      • Patrick Hasburgh
      • Stephen J. Cannell
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    5coltras35

    Strangers in the night

    After breaking into the official records, Mark identifies his long-lost biological father as a lounge singer in Atlantic City and goes to see him. But the man turns out to be sought by a mobster who kidnaps Mark to force him to steal some incriminating tapes from a government safe.

    McCormick learns that his father is a caberat singer warbling Frank Sinatra tunes. Steve Lawrence does a job in the role- great singer but a lousy father. In a way the subject of a son finding lost father is realistically done as both sides aren't always on the enthusiastic to meet. Well, the father isn't. There's some fine gags, good car chases , but nothing too standout.

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    • Trivia
      Mark's mother's name is Donna McCormick. He has her last name because his father walked out on them when Mark was five years old.
    • Goofs
      When McCormick breaks out of the Records building, he goes straight through a window with a metal frame. Metal frames do not break so easily.
    • Connections
      References The Tenth Level (1976)

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 1984 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Studio Drive-In - 5250 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, California, USA(drive-in shoot out scenes.)
    • Production company
      • Stephen J. Cannell Productions
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      • Mono
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      • 1.33 : 1

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