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DVD Review: Cannon - Season One, Volume One

Written by Rebecca Wright
Published July 19, 2008
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2. "The Salinas Jackpot." - An insurance firm hires Cannon to find the thief who robbed a rodeo of $100,000. Guest Stars: Sharon Acker, Tom Skerritt, Vincent Van Patten.

3. "Death Chain." - Cannon is lead into a long chain of betrayal and murder after the bank manager's mistress is murdered. Guest stars: William Windom, Sorrell Booke.

4. "Call Unicorn." - A trucking firm hires Cannon to find those responsible for a series of hijackings. Guest Stars: Patricia Smith, Wayne Rogers, Charles Cioffi.

5. "Country Blues." - Cannon investigates a plane crash that killed a beloved singer. (The family is anxious to bury the truth about his private life.) Guest stars: Mark Hamill, Joan Van Ark.

6. "Scream of Silence." - Cannon is called in when a gubernatorial candidate wants to avoid police involvement in rescuing his kidnapped son. Guest star: Tim O'Connor.

7. "Fool's Gold." - Stolen loot is at the bottom of a conspiracy to turn deserted Julian into a boom town and the townspeople shelter the thief. Guest stars: Vic Tayback, Andrew Duggan.

8. "The Girl in the Electric Coffin." - Cannon helps a mother search for her missing girl, and finds a romantic triangle and murder as well. Guest stars: Kim Hunter, Andrew Prine, Bill Erwin.

9. "Dead Pigeon." - Cannon's out to nail the person who pinned a murder on a cop. Guest stars: Brooke Bundy, James Wainwright, Bernard Hughes.

10. "A Lonely Place to Die." - A triple slaying leads Cannon to a syndicate chieftain who may just be next on the list. Guest stars: Harold Gould, R.G. Armstrong.

11. "No Pockets in a Shroud." - Murder and embezzlement figure in a mystery about a hermit millionaire and his missing heir. Guest stars: Arthur O'Connell, Linda Marsh, Roy Scheider.

12. "Stone Cold Dead." - A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences for a Vietnam War veteran who is charged with murder. Guest stars: Dack Rambo, Richard Anderson.

The remastering job done on Cannon - Season One, Volume One is a bit disappointing. Though there doesn't seem to be any cuts from the original episodes, the video quality is little better than VHS tape. Images aren't particular sharp and colors, particular red and blue, appear washed out. In another disappointing move, the audio is only available in English mono with no subtitle options. Lastly, CBS DVD has chosen to include only eleven of Cannon's twenty four first season episodes on this four disc set, which is unfortunate.

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Rebecca is a freelance writer, concentrating in the areas of film, television and music criticism. Her B.A. is in the Humanities with an emphasis in film and writing.She holds an M.A. in American and British literature with an emphasis in dystopian literature and detective fiction.
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DVD Review: Cannon - Season One, Volume One
Published: July 19, 2008
Type: Review
Section: Video
Filed Under: Video: Classics, Video: Crime, Video: Drama
Part of a feature: Retro Television
Writer: Rebecca Wright
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