"Dead Man's Hand" | |
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Series The Powers of Matthew Star Season 1, Episode 15 | |
Air date | February 11th, 1983 |
Writers | David Carren |
Director | Vincent McEveety |
Producers | Unknown |
Starring | Peter Barton; Louis Gossett, Jr. |
Episode guide | |
Previous "The Racer's Edge" |
Next "36 Hours" |
"Dead Man's Hand" is the fifteenth episode of the American science fiction/adventure series The Powers of Matthew Star. The episode was directed by Vincent McEveety and written by David Carren. It first aired on NBC on Friday, February 11th, 1983.
Synopsis[]
In this episode, Matthew Star and Walt Shephard go to Las Vegas, Nevada, where they look into the affairs of the Golden Harvest Casino, which they believe are rigging their games.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Peter Barton | Matthew Star |
Louis Gossett, Jr. | Walt Shephard |
Guest Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Judie Aronson | Lia Wellman |
Deena Freeman | Millie |
Richard Herd | Dave Wellman |
Joe Howard | Technician |
James Karen | Major Wymore |
Richard Kuss | Dan Veetz |
Peggy McCay | Alice Wellman |
Co-Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Ed McCready | Man in audience |
Louis Quinn | Craddock |
Patty Regan | Woman player |
James Somack | Gregorian |
Raymond St. Jacques | Wolfson |
Arthur Taxier | Dalco |
Eric Trules | Waiter #2 |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Production code number: 16.
- No production crew credits are listed for this episode.
- This is the only episode of The Powers of Matthew Star directed by Vincent McEveety.
- This is the first episode of The Powers of Matthew Star written by David Carren. He writes two episodes of the series in total.
Allusions[]
- The name Golden Harvest Casino may have been taken from the Golden Nugget Casino, which had locations in both Las Vegas, Nevada and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Las Vegas location was established in 1946 and the Atlantic City location was established in 1985 (originally as Trump's Castle).
Bloopers[]
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Quotes[]
- Walt Shephard: I see you have a new power.
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- Gregorian: There's a certain something about you, Matthew. I can't put my finger on it.
- Matthew Star: Isn't that what they call "magic"?
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References[]
1980s | 1983 | Aliens | Las Vegas | Major | Nevada | Technician | Telekinesis | Waiter