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The Streets of San Francisco

  • TV-PG
  • 1972–1977
  • 5 seasons
  • Crime, Drama
  • 7.1

Rugged drama of the city and its people.

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.

Episodes

26 episodes
  1. 1The Thirty-Year Pin

    49 minSep 23, 1972

    When a police officer is fatally shot 3 days before he is due to retire, Stone undertakes a relentless search for the killer.

  2. 2The First Day of Forever

    51 minSep 30, 1972

    Stone and Keller finally get a lead on a serial killer who has been knifing prostitutes when one of the victims survives the attack.

  3. 345 Minutes from Home

    50 minOct 7, 1972

    A salesman attending a convention wrongly believes that he is responsible for the death of an attractive female hitchhiker who had lured him to her houseboat.

  4. 4Whose Little Boy Are You?

    50 minOct 14, 1972

    A Vietnam veteran goes AWOL from the army in order to kidnap the son he has never seen.

  5. 5Tower Beyond Tragedy

    51 minOct 28, 1972

    Stone and Keller face off against Gilliam, a wealthy executive who transforms women into his own special image of perfection, then kills them when they inevitably fail to live up to every demented standard of his.

  6. 6Hall of Mirrors

    51 minNov 4, 1972

    Keller, temporarily partnered with a hotshot detective, sets out to discover why his new partner seems to be absolutely convinced of a murder suspect's guilt for no apparent reason.

  7. 7Timelock

    51 minNov 11, 1972

    Stone appears to be the only one willing to give the benefit of the doubt to a convict who is accused of a murder while out of prison on a 36-hour pass.

  8. 8In the Midst of Strangers

    50 minNov 25, 1972

    When a corner newspaper vendor goes after the muggers who stole his life savings, Stone and Keller discover that the crime is linked to the murder of a housing commissioner.

  9. 9The Takers

    51 minDec 2, 1972

    The murders of a flight attendant and a nurse who were rooming together lead Stone and Keller to suspect a jewelry salesman and his wife.

  10. 10The Year of the Locusts

    51 minDec 9, 1972

    In their attempt to bring down a family of con artists who victimize entire neighborhoods, Stone and Keller are aided by dissension among the gang members.

  11. 11The Bullet

    51 minDec 16, 1972

    A college professor, shot accidentally while trying to pay off a blackmailer, refuses to co-operate with Stone's investigation for fear that the publicity will lose him an upcoming promotion.

  12. 12Bitter Wine

    51 minDec 23, 1972

    A man who served 12 years in prison to protect his brother gets out only to find that the brother never told their father, a Greek restaurant owner, the truth about who should have gone to jail.

  13. 13A Trout in the Milk

    51 minJan 6, 1973

    Stone and Keller suspect that an artist's fatal fall from his studio window was not an accident.

  14. 14Deathwatch

    51 minJan 13, 1973

    Two fishermen (Colasanto and Caruso) decide to keep quiet after witnessing a human smuggling ring.

  15. 15Act of Duty

    52 minJan 18, 1973

    After a female detective is killed by the rapist she had been bait for, her roommate (played by Brenda Vaccaro) goes on the warpath to catch him. After Mike Stone kicks her off the case, she continues on her own, hurtling headlong into peril.

  16. 16The Set-Up

    51 minJan 25, 1973

    A retired hit man returns to San Francisco, not knowing that he will be the target of a hit.

  17. 17A Collection of Eagles

    51 minFeb 1, 1973

    A murder brings to light a coin dealer's plan to substitute fakes for the rare coins in a collection.

  18. 18A Room With a View

    52 minFeb 8, 1973

    One witness in a racketeering trial is killed with a booby-trapped car, and Stone worries that the remaining witness, Roy Chaffee, will be picked off by a hit man if he surfaces.

  19. 19Deadline

    52 minFeb 15, 1973

    Stone discovers that a murdered woman was involved with both a famous newspaper reporter and his son.

  20. 20Trail of the Serpent

    52 minFeb 22, 1973

    A gang takes Mike Stone hostage after killing a policeman in an attempt to flee from a grocery store robbery. They want to trade Stone in for their leader, Buddy Sims.

  21. 21The House on Hyde Street

    52 minMar 1, 1973

    When a boy disappears after school, suspicion falls on the neighborhood recluse, who is popularly known as a pedophile, although never convicted.

  22. 22Beyond Vengeance

    52 minMar 8, 1973

    After spending a "lousy" 12 years in prison for a brutal sexual assault and murder, a young punk returns to San Francisco to seek revenge against Mike Stone (who was the arresting officer). And he's not picky about how he'll take that revenge -- or on who.

  23. 23The Albatross

    52 minMar 15, 1973

    A father finds out that the man who murdered his deaf son is released on a technicality.

  24. 24Shattered Image

    52 minMar 22, 1973

    Mike Stone has reason to believe that the death of a politician is no accident.

  25. 25The Unicorn

    52 minApr 5, 1973

    A priest (Fr. Scarne) won't tell Stone where a murderer (Abel Hoffman) is hiding. Stakes are raised by drug smugglers looking for a stolen shipment of heroin.

  26. 26Legion of the Lost

    51 minApr 12, 1973

    Stone goes undercover as a bum to investigate the beating death of three homeless men.

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Series cast

Karl MaldenMike Stone119 episodes
Michael DouglasSteve Keller119 episodes
Richard HatchDan Robbins24 episodes
Darleen CarrJeannie Stone11 episodes
Fred Sadoff8 episodes
John Kerr7 episodes
Hari RhodesCharlie Johnson6 episodes
Barry SullivanMarty Wallach5 episodes
Eric Server4 episodes
Gene Nelson4 episodes
Michael Strong4 episodes
Tim O'Connor4 episodes
Norman AldenSgt. Dan Healy4 episodes
Dick Van PattenThurman Barber4 episodes
Vince HowardCharlie Johnson4 episodes
Lenore Kasdorf3 episodes
Christopher Stone3 episodes
Ward Costello3 episodes

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