"The Streets of San Francisco" (1972) TV series 1972-1977

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Directors:

Dennis Donnelly
Theodore J. Flicker

Writer:

James Schmerer (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

16 September 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A pair of police detectives investigate cases in San Francisco.

Plot Keywords:

Police Detective | Homicide | Police | Father Son Relationship | Automobile

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Karl Malden	...	Detective Lt. Mike Stone (120 episodes, 1972-1977)
Michael Douglas	...	Inspector Steve Keller / ... (98 episodes, 1972-1976)

(more)

Series Directed by
Virgil W. Vogel		(27 episodes, 1973-1976)
Walter Grauman		(12 episodes, 1972-1977)
William Hale		(11 episodes, 1973-1977)
Harry Falk		(11 episodes, 1974-1977)
Seymour Robbie		(7 episodes, 1973-1975)
Robert Douglas		(4 episodes, 1972-1975)
Arthur H. Nadel		(3 episodes, 1972)
George McCowan		(3 episodes, 1973-1974)
Don Medford		(3 episodes, 1973-1974)
Paul Stanley		(3 episodes, 1974-1976)
Kenneth Gilbert		(3 episodes, 1977)
Robert Day		(2 episodes, 1973)
Lawrence Dobkin		(2 episodes, 1973)
Michael Caffey		(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Corey Allen		(2 episodes, 1974)
Richard Donner		(2 episodes, 1974)
Michael Preece		(2 episodes, 1975-1977)
Allen Reisner		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
William Wiard		(2 episodes, 1976)
Richard Lang		(2 episodes, 1977)
Dennis Donnelly		(unknown episodes)
Theodore J. Flicker		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Edward Hume		(120 episodes, 1972-1977)
Carolyn Weston		(120 episodes, 1972-1977)
Robert M. Young		(10 episodes, 1973-1977)
Cliff Gould		(9 episodes, 1972-1976)
John Wilder		(7 episodes, 1972-1973)
Morton S. Fine		(5 episodes, 1972-1976)
Guerdon Trueblood		(5 episodes, 1972-1976)
Albert Ruben		(5 episodes, 1973-1975)
Jack B. Sowards		(4 episodes, 1973-1977)
D.C. Fontana		(4 episodes, 1973-1975)
Del Reisman		(3 episodes, 1972-1975)
Robert I. Holt		(3 episodes, 1972-1973)
John D.F. Black		(3 episodes, 1973-1976)
Robert Sherman		(3 episodes, 1973-1974)
Larry Brody		(3 episodes, 1974-1976)
Paul Savage		(3 episodes, 1974-1975)
Sean Baine		(3 episodes, 1975-1977)
Robert W. Lenski		(2 episodes, 1972-1977)
David Friedkin		(2 episodes, 1973-1974)
Rick Husky		(2 episodes, 1973-1974)
Mark Weingart		(2 episodes, 1973-1974)
Jim Byrnes		(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
John W. Bloch		(2 episodes, 1975-1976)
Norman Lessing		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
James Schmerer		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Quinn Martin	....	executive producer (120 episodes, 1972-1977)
John Wilder	....	producer (45 episodes, 1973-1975)
William Robert Yates	....	producer / associate producer (45 episodes, 1974-1977)
Adrian Samish	....	supervising producer / producer (39 episodes, 1972-1974)
Russell Stoneman	....	supervising producer (33 episodes, 1974-1977)
Cliff Gould	....	producer (26 episodes, 1972-1973)
Marty Katz	....	executive in charge of production (24 episodes, 1976-1977)

Series Original Music by
Patrick Williams		(9 episodes, 1972-1976)
Richard Markowitz		(4 episodes, 1973-1976)
Duane Tatro		(3 episodes, 1973-1976)
John Elizalde		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Tom Scott		(2 episodes, 1972)
John Carl Parker		(2 episodes, 1973-1975)

Series Cinematography by
Jacques R. Marquette		(44 episodes, 1972-1975)
Al Francis		(20 episodes, 1975-1976)
Michel Hugo		(18 episodes, 1976-1977)
Michael P. Joyce		(2 episodes, 1974)
Donald H. Birnkrant		(2 episodes, 1975)

Series Film Editing by
Ray Daniels		(28 episodes, 1974-1977)
Howard Kunin		(21 episodes, 1972-1977)
Marston Fay		(14 episodes, 1972-1976)
Jerry Young		(13 episodes, 1973-1976)
Richard K. Brockway		(9 episodes, 1972-1973)
Walter Hannemann		(3 episodes, 1973)
Peter Kirby		(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Saul Caplan		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Jim Merrick		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
George B. Chan		(63 episodes, 1972-1977)
Phillip Bennett		(4 episodes, 1973)
Robert Kinoshita		(2 episodes, 1976)

Series Set Decoration by
Sandy Grace		(26 episodes, 1973-1976)
Ray Molyneaux		(11 episodes, 1972-1973)
Carl Biddiscombe		(8 episodes, 1972)
George R. Nelson		(6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Robert George Freer		(3 episodes, 1976-1977)

Series Makeup Department
Annabell Levy	....	hair stylist (1 episode, 1972)
Don Schoenfeld	....	makeup artist (1 episode, 1972)

Series Production Management
Howard P. Alston	....	executive production manager / in charge of production (61 episodes, 1972-1977)
Dick Gallegly	....	production manager (48 episodes, 1972-1977)
Arthur Fellows	....	executive in charge of production (40 episodes, 1972-1975)
Robert M. Beche	....	unit production manager (30 episodes, 1973-1976)
John G. Wilson	....	production manager / unit production manager (27 episodes, 1972-1973)
Ken Wilhoit	....	post-production supervisor (26 episodes, 1975-1977)
Robert Dijoux	....	unit production manager (15 episodes, 1972-1973)
Don Hall	....	post-production supervisor (8 episodes, 1977)
Richard K. Brockway	....	post-production manager / post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 1974-1975)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Bloom	....	dga trainee (35 episodes, 1973-1975)
Ken Swor	....	assistant director (13 episodes, 1972-1973)
David Whorf	....	assistant director (13 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ray Marsh	....	assistant director (12 episodes, 1975-1977)
Kevin Donnelly	....	assistant director (10 episodes, 1972-1973)
Malcolm R. Harding	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1973-1974)
Ray Taylor Jr.	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1973)
David Silver	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1972)
Lorin Bennett Salob	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Randy Carter	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes, 1976)

Series Art Department
Douglas Freeman	....	set dresser (82 episodes, 1973-1977)

Series Sound Department
Stephen Halbert	....	boom operator (47 episodes, 1975-1977)
Alex Bamattre	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 1976)
Martin C. Tomson	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 1976)

Series Stunts
Larry Holt	....	stunts (7 episodes, 1974-1977)
Jesse Wayne	....	stunt double / stunt player / ... (3 episodes, 1973-1974)
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunt driver / stunt performer (2 episodes, 1976)
Richard E. Butler	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
David S. Cass Sr.	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bill Catching	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Carol Daniels	....	stunt double: Brenda Vaccaro (unknown episodes)
Nick Dimitri	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dick Durock	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tony Epper	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bob Herron	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Robert F. Hoy	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Loren Janes	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Max Kleven	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
John Moio	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Frank Orsatti	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Don Pulford	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
George Sawaya	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dick Warlock	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Al Wyatt Sr.	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paula Giokaris	....	costumer: women (1 episode, 1972)
Edward McDermott	....	costumer: men (1 episode, 1972)

Series Editorial Department
Richard K. Brockway	....	executive editorial supervisor / editorial supervisor (42 episodes, 1972-1977)

Series Music Department
John Elizalde	....	music supervisor (82 episodes, 1972-1977)
Patrick Williams	....	composer: theme music (80 episodes, 1972-1977)
Jack Lowry	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1976)

Series Other crew
John Conwell	....	assistant to executive producer / assistant: executive producer / ... (77 episodes, 1972-1977)
John Wilder	....	executive story consultant (26 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jack B. Sowards	....	executive story consultant (24 episodes, 1975-1977)
James Menzies	....	script editor / story editor (17 episodes, 1975-1976)
William Robert Yates	....	executive story consultant (12 episodes, 1973-1974)
Larry Brody	....	executive story consultant (unknown episodes)
Debra Hill	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Quinn Martin Productions (QM)
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1972-1977) (USA) (TV)
• Kabel 1 (1994) (Germany) (TV)
• Nelonen (2006) (Finland) (TV)
• Pro 7 (1989-1990) (West Germany) (TV)
• Viasat3 (2007) (Hungary) (TV) (repeats) (seasons 1-3)
• Worldvision Enterprises
• Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (1974-1979) (West Germany) (TV)

Other Companies

• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex® Camera by

Runtime:

60 min (119 episodes) | Argentina:60 min | USA:120 min (pilot)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

Trivia:

In the San Francisco police department, an "Inspector" is just a detective rank. In other police departments, an Inspector is a much higher rank (in the NYPD, Inspector is the rank above Captain; in the UK police, an Inspector is equivalent to a Lieutenant).

Movie Connections:

Featured in 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004) (TV)

Interesting,well made TV show

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

This is a worthwhile enough TV series that never really became a major hit but,ironically enough,most probably played a part in setting Michael Douglas on the road to superstardom.Karl Malden is a fairly effective leading man,he overacts a little a few times but he provides a solid basis for the rest of the cast to work from.Douglas himself comes across as very eager to please,apparently determined to prove he could make it on his own as a credible actor and not just go into the big time on the basis of being his father's son.As an on screen pair,Malden and Douglas seem to lack much witty banter and effective rapport,preferring instead to heavy handedly solve cases,which probably explains why the show was never as big a hit as,say,Starsky and Hutch or Charlie's Angels.But great competence has obviously been put into making it,and it does,in turn,come off as very professionally made.One would wonder whether the San Francisco setting could be attributable to the success of the film Dirty Harry at around the time of it's release as well.***