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Banacek · S1 · E3

No Sign of the Cross

  • TV-PG
  • Oct 11, 1972
  • 70 min

A golden cross, on its way from a Mexican church to an American gangster anxious to reform his image, turns into worthless junk without ever leaving the possession of the couriers sent to deliver it. Banacek must figure out where and how the switch was pulled off.

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About this episode

A golden cross, on its way from a Mexican church to an American gangster anxious to reform his image, turns into worthless junk without ever leaving the possession of the couriers sent to deliver it. Banacek must figure out where and how the switch was pulled off.

Season 1

8 episodes
  1. 1Let's Hear It for a Living Legend

    70 minSep 13, 1972

    When a football player vanishes from the field in full view of network cameras and a live audience, it's up to Banacek to figure out how his kidnappers spirited him away without a trace.

  2. 2Project Phoenix

    70 minSep 27, 1972

    The multi-million dollar Phoenix, prototype for a revolutionary new car, disappears from a non-stop train en route to Boston - flat-car included. Banacek is called in to find the missing vehicle before a huge insurance claim must be paid.

  3. 3No Sign of the Cross

    70 minOct 11, 1972Now viewing

    A golden cross, on its way from a Mexican church to an American gangster anxious to reform his image, turns into worthless junk without ever leaving the possession of the couriers sent to deliver it. Banacek must figure out where and how the switch was pulled off.

  4. 4A Million the Hard Way

    70 minNov 1, 1972

    Banacek must figure out who stole a million dollars from a supposedly tamper-proof display case.

  5. 5To Steal a King

    70 minNov 15, 1972

    A king's ransom in precious coins vanishes from a hotel-suite vault while the owners sleep only a few feet away. Banacek arrives to figure out how the impossible to open vault was so easily breached without a sign left behind.

  6. 6Ten Thousand Dollars a Page

    70 minJan 10, 1973

    When a priceless book vanishes from a sealed display case in a room that no thief could possibly escape, it's up to Banacek to show how someone beat the supposedly foolproof alarms to make off with the artifact.

  7. 7The Greatest Collection of Them All

    70 minJan 24, 1973

    Banacek figures out how $23 million worth of paintings vanished from a moving truck transporting them from New York to Boston.

  8. 8The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

    70 minFeb 7, 1973

    Just before Cap'n Jack's seafood restaurant franchise is set to go public, millions of dollars in stock certificates are stolen from a non-stop elevator, leaving Banacek to find them before someone walks through walls with a fortune.

Guest stars

Broderick CrawfordGilbert Deretzo
Louise SorelAlicia Danato
Gordon PinsentJohn Weymouth
Jack MacGowranMichele Lanier
Victor JoryPaul Andros
Ned RomeroChief Frank Mendoza
Ahna CapriMme. Pompadour
Peter DonatRobert Morgan
Peter BroccoCardinal Joinville
Kermit MurdockArchbishop
Annette CharlesCecelia Gomez
Alan FudgeFather Cass
Ruben MorenoColonel Perez
Julio MedinaPadre Borda
Alfonso TafoyaAnselmo Gomez
Pedro RegasEnrico Rojas