The Magician - Season 1 - Eps 4: Lightning on A Dry Day

1973-10-3060 min⭐ 6.7/10

When Tony makes his assistant vanish in a flash of fire during a charity performance at a mental hospital, one of the spectators (Star Wars' Mark Hamill) becomes hysterical. Tony learns that the boy was a witness to something horrible in a nearby small town. After traveling to the town, Tony discovers that the entire town is keeping a dark secret, and will do anything to keep it that way. Despite the aid of a sympathetic but intimidated town sheriff and his daughter, Tony finds that uncovering the secret the town is hiding is anything but easy.

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About The Magician

The Magician

Title: The Magician

First Air Date: 1973-10-02

Last Air Date: 1974-04-15

Status: Ended

Rating: 6.7/10 (from 12 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 2

Total Episodes: 21

Network: NBC

Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure

Production Companies: Paramount Television, B&B Productions

Synopsis

The Magician is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred Bill Bixby as stage illusionist Anthony "Tony" Blake, a playboy philanthropist who used his skills to solve difficult crimes as needed. In the series pilot, the character was instead named Anthony Dorian. The name change was due to a conflict with the name of a real life stage magician.

Cast

Bill Bixby

Bill Bixby

Anthony Blake

Joseph Sirola

Joseph Sirola

Dominick

Keene Curtis

Keene Curtis

Max Pomeroy

Julian Christopher

Julian Christopher

Jerry Anderson

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