It Takes a Thief “The Bill Is in Committee” #2.3 (1968) (TV)

Mundy doesn’t get the girl – he gets two girls, 30 August 2019

Mundy’s mission is the steal compromising negatives from a ruthless dictator’s personal safe.  He goes undercover is a famous magician. The problem, though, is that Mundy doesn’t know any magic.

The Bill is in Committee is another solid, entertaining episode that features a lot of what I enjoy about It Takes a Thief.  The episode includes a good amount of Mundy doing thief/spy type stuff – something I always enjoy. Mundy is faced with more real danger than usual.  Paz, the dictator, takes great pleasure in personally dispatching an anti-government threat. However, on the whole, I was little put-off by Roger Carmel as Paz.  He played him a little too broadly and with a touch too much humor. Carmel just didn’t seem right for the part. Still, it wasn’t enough to ruin the episode. While we’re accustomed to seeing Mundy get the girl, here, he gets two.  Yvonne Craig as Roxanne, the magician’s assistant, was a real treat. Craig had an infectious personality that really comes out in her scenes. How can one person be so cute and bubbly? The finale, with the mix of magic and safecracking, was well done.  It actually made for an anxious moment or two as I watched.  

7/10