"Honor Among Thieves" | |
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Series The Flash Season 1, Episode 4 | |
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Air date | October 25th, 1990 |
Writers | Milo Bachmann [1]; Howard Chaykin; Danny Bilson; Paul De Meo; John Francis Moore |
Director | Aaron Lipstadt |
Producers | Steve Hattman [2]; Gail Morgan Hickman; Steven Long Mitchell; Craig W. Van Sickle; Don Kurt [3] Danny Bilson; Paul De Meo; Frank Jimenez; Michael Lacoe |
Starring | John Wesley Shipp; Amanda Pays; Alex Desert |
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"Honor Among Thieves" is the fourth episode of the superhero action/fantasy series The Flash and the fifth episode of the series overall (if one counts the two-part series premiere as two episodes). It was directed by Aaron Lipstadt and written by Milo Bachmann, Danny Bilson, and Paul De Meo based on a story treatment by Howard Chaykin and John Francis Moore. It first aired on CBS on Saturday, October 25th, 1990 at 8:00 pm. In this episode, a crew of murderous thieves arrives in Central City with their eyes set on stealing the priceless death mask of Rasputin from the Central City Museum. Barry Allen reunites with an old colleague, but his stress levels begin to increase, which has an unexpected effect on his powers.
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Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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John Wesley Shipp | The Flash, Barry Allen |
Amanda Pays | Tina McGee |
Alex Desert | Julio Mendez |
Guest Stars[]
Actor | Role |
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Ian Buchanan | Stan Kovacs |
Michael Green | Mitch Lestrange |
Guest Stars[]
Actor | Role |
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Clarence Clemons | Darrell Hennings |
Vito D'Ambrosio | Officer Tony Bellows |
Elizabeth Gracen | Celia Wayne |
Paul Linke | Ted Preminger |
Biff Manard | Officer Michael Murphy |
René Assa | Mark Bernhardt |
Jon Menick | Parry Johnson |
Ping Wu | Chu Lee |
Justin Burnette | Shawn Allen |
Lydie Denier | Kate Tatting |
Sav Farrow | Franco Mortelli |
Michael Wyle | Anderson |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is included on disc two of The Flash: The Complete Series DVD collection.
- Series developed by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo.
- This episode is rated TV-PG (retroactive ratings classification).
- Actor Alex Désert is credited as Alex Desert in this series.
- This is the only episode of The Flash directed by Aaron Lipstadt.
- This is the second episode of The Flash co-written by Danny Bilson.
- This is the second episode of The Flash co-written by Paul De Meo.
- This is the first television work for teleplay writer Milo Bachmann. This is his only work on The Flash.
- This is the second episode of The Flash co-written by Howard Chaykin.
- This is the second episode of The Flash co-written by John Francis Moore.
- Actor Clarence Clemons is best known as the recognizable saxophone player for the E. Street Band, fronted by singer Bruce Springsteen. Clemons passed away on June 18th, 2011 from complications from a stroke.
Allusions[]
- The street corner where Barry Allen finally stops Mortello's car is 4th and Garrick. The 4th may be taken from Showcase #4, which was the first appearance of Barry Allen. The name Garrick is taken from Jay Garrick, who is the original Golden Age Flash.
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- ↑ Teleplay writer Milo Bachmann is credited as Milo Bachman in this episode.
- ↑ Supervising producer Steve Hattman is credited as Stephen Hattman in this episode.
- ↑ The preceding all received opening title credits for this episode.