The Streets of San Francisco
Requiem for Murder
TV Flash files “Requiem for Murder” as hour 90 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977) on ABC, season 4, episode 17, aired 1976-01-22, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E17: listed hour 90 of 120 in the The Streets of San Francisco guide, hour 17 of 23 in season 4. It aired 1976-01-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Honorable Profession” (S04E16). Next is “Underground” (S04E18).
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A Bishop gets shot after receiving a crank letter.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Requiem for Murder sit in the The Streets of San Francisco guide?
S04E17 is listed hour 90 of 120 — hour 17 of 23 in season 4, season 4 episode 17.
When did The Streets of San Francisco S04E17 air?
Requiem for Murder aired 1976-01-22 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Malden and Douglas, or the later partner?
Start with Malden and Douglas — the mentor pairing that launched a movie star. Hatch arrives after Douglas leaves; the city remains.
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Why this series still plays
Karl Malden's veteran cop drags a young Michael Douglas up those hills, and the city itself does half the blocking. Location-heavy Quinn Martin crime, cable-car glamour, mentor grit. Partnership chemistry that actually launched a movie star, filmed on streets that never look like a backlot.
ABC put Quinn Martin on actual pavement and let San Francisco do half the blocking. The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977), from Edward Hume, ran five seasons, 120 episodes: Karl Malden's veteran Mike Stone dragging a young Michael Douglas's Steve Keller up those hills. Heavy on-location shooting made the city a character; the theme and photography refused the backlot. Richard Hatch later arrived as Insp. Dan Robbins after Douglas left toward a producing and film career. Mentor/protégé casting that actually…
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- Karl Malden as Det. Lt. Mike Stone
Karl Malden’s Det. Lt. Mike Stone dragged a young Michael Douglas up The Streets of San Francisco — location-heavy Quinn Martin crime, cable-car glamour, mentor grit. Partnership chemistry that actually launched a movie star, filmed on…
- Michael Douglas as Insp. Steve Keller
Michael Douglas’s Insp. Steve Keller climbed The Streets of San Francisco’s hills behind Karl Malden — 1970s Quinn Martin crime, location-heavy blocking, cable-car glamour, mentor grit. Partnership chemistry the city itself helped stage.…
- Richard Hatch as Insp. Dan Robbins
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