''Man from Interpol'' is a 1960 TV series produced by

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series was filmed in England and the music was scored by jazz musician Tony Crombie.

Premise

Anthony Smith, an agent based at Britain's

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Division at Scotland Yard, takes on international assignments dealing with murderers, drug smugglers and slave runners.

Cast

* Richard Wyler as Interpol Agent Anthony Smith *

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as Superintendent Mercer *John Serret as Inspector Gouthier / Inspector Frenay ( French Police Chief) *Peter Allenby as Ricardi, of the Italian Carabineri

Reception

According to

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"this uneasy attempt to graft a youthful hero (Wyler's boyish projection) on to a rugged crime-buster framework usually associated with more mature leading characters - Charles Korvin's Inspector Duval in the 1959-60 series ''

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'' (ITV), for instance - gave ''The Man from Interpol'' little more than an air of tired hysteria."The Danzigers
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References

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External links

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