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The Magician

A stage magician and escape artist with a secret life as an amateur crimefighter takes on various cases.

Anthony Blake is a wealthy and compassionate magician who uses his skills as an illusionist and escape artist to assist those in need. He is driven by a deep sense of empathy, which stems from his own experience of being falsely imprisoned in South America for espionage.

Episodes:

Episode 1 The Manhunters

1. The Manhunters

Aired: Oct 2, 1973

Someone is trying to kill Max Pomeroy, Tony Blake's friend. The investigation...

Episode 2 The Vanishing Lady

2. The Vanishing Lady

Aired: Oct 9, 1973

When Julie Carter, the singer in Tony Blake's Vegas magic act and personal fr...

Episode 3 Illusion in Terror

3. Illusion in Terror

Aired: Oct 23, 1973

A car accident sees Tony Blake's girlfriend Joanna taken by ambulance & soon ...

Episode 5 Ovation for Murder

5. Ovation for Murder

Aired: Nov 6, 1973

During a backyard party where Tony Blake performs, the magician witnesses a G...

Episode 6 Man on Fire

6. Man on Fire

Aired: Nov 20, 1973

While arguing with her boyfriend, a woman falls down stairs and dies. The man...

Episode 7 Lady in a Trap

7. Lady in a Trap

Aired: Nov 27, 1973

Out scuba diving, Tony Blake rescues a ditzy librarian he met earlier, whose ...

Episode 9 Nightmare in Steel

9. Nightmare in Steel

Aired: Dec 18, 1973

The husband of Tony Blake's clumsy new assistant has been kidnapped and is be...

Episode 10 Shattered Image

10. Shattered Image

Aired: Jan 8, 1974

Tony Blake must protect a little girl who is targeted by her father's former ...

Info about The Magician

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres:Adventure, Crime, Mystery