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Show The New Fall Shows (continued from page 3) Hawk is a 20th century New ;Yorkert a dedicated policeman, :ia bachelor, hip to the changing world, and a conservative dress fer who would rather own two .good suits than six cheap ones. : H'S Indian heritage makes : :Hm particularly suited Jor his t job for he has the instinct and the intuition of a stalking hunter, relentless and pursuing. While he may sometimes appeato be without mercy, he really isn't all rock inside. Jinrr Ed s loaded but always ready' to con the other fellow out of his last dime. Life's a game with Jim Ed, and in his own unabashed words, "It's not the way you play, It's winning that counts!" 'MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE' "Mission; Impossible," a full-ho- ur drama starring Steven Hill as the leader of an undercover group of specialists working on missions for the governwill have its premiere in ment, color Saturday, Sept. 17, on the CBS Television Network, Chanadventure-suspens- e top-secr- et 'THE ROUNDERS (Premiers Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 7:30 p.m.) When the Old West rides smack into the 1960s, the result is not the sound of qunfire but the roar of laughter. That's what The Rounders" aims for lauqhter! I The Rounders" hqht-hearte- d, clash three-side- d in a con- flict where anything goes. The result is a warm, lusty, gutsy, human story. one camp are Howdy, two In hard-drivin- Ben g, and girl-chasin- g, leather - tough cow- hands in today's roaring West. Two candidates for major stardom, we think, are cast in these roles: Ron Hayes as Ben and Patrick Wayne, John Wayne's son, as his partner, Howdy, Chill Wills, one of Hollywoods great character actors, portrays their boss, Jim Ed Love. Jim Ed runs about half of West Texas from his vast JL Ranch.' He negotiates the dusty plains in a souped-u- p station wagon, attired in a custom-tailore- d white western suit a warm smile on his face and dollar signs in his eyes. nel S. Hill plays Daniel Briggs, head of the Impossible Mission Force, a group of men and women of singular skills on call to an un specified government agency. They must employ their unique skills to perform dangerous tasks without hope of protection by their agency in the event of capture. Also starring are Barbara Bain as Cinnamon Carter, a glamorous model and expert in womanly wiles, and Greg Mor-ri- s as Barney Collier, an electronics wizard. Peter Lupus is featured as Willie Armitage, a man of incredible physical strength. All are members of the Impossible Mission Force. Hill is a winner of television's Sylvania Award for his performance in "Man on a Mountain Top" and has starred in many other outstanding television shows, including "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" and "The American." Miss Bain has appeared on the New York stage in "Desire Under the Elms," "Miss Julie" and "The Wedding Breakfast." On television she has been featured on "The Dick Van Dyke Shov," "Wagon Train" and many others. Morris made his professional acting debut in "A Raisin in the Sun" and has appeared in the national companies of several hit plays. Among his motion-pictur- e credits are "The New Interns" and "The Lively Set." On television he has been featured on "The Dick Van Dvke Show," "Ben Casey" and "The Fugitive," among others. Lupus had a featured role in the motion picture "Muscle Beach Party" and has appeared on the "Red Skelton Hour" and "The Dpnny Kaye Show." Executive producer Is Bruce Geller and the producer Joseph Tpantman. is , f ' STEVEN HILL, BARBARA BAIN, GRECO MORRIS and MARTIN LANDAU (toft to right) ttar as mtmbars of an ifndercover group of spacia lists working on tasks for tha Government, in toptcret Mission: I m p o s s i b I a," new adventure-suspens- e drama series in color on the CBS Televi. sion Network starting Saturdays. t ) |
