Wednesday, 30 December 2020

The Deception (1974) Part 9

The final chapter.










































Roddy McDowall as Galen
Ron Harper as Virdon
James Naughton as Burke
Jane Actman as Fauna
Pat Renella as Zon
John Milford as Sestus
Hal Baylor as Jasko
Baynes Barron as Perdix
Eldon Burke as Chilot
Tom McDonough as Macor
Ron Stein as Krono / Gorilla worker

Notes

(edited from Planet Of The Apes Wiki)

The Deception, together with The Surgeon, was adapted as Planet of the Apes #2: Escape to Tomorrow by George Alec Effinger, and published by Award Books.

The eighth episode to be broadcast (1st November in the USA, 1st December in the UK), this was the tenth episode filmed, chronologically, according to the Production Code.


Ron Harper later recalled the scene in which Virdon and Burke try to break into Perdix's garrison: "There was a funny moment when we had to sneak into a gorilla guard house. Jim was supposed to whisper, 'No noise'. So Jim knocks out the gorilla with a judo chop and yells at the top of his lungs, 'No noise!' I cracked up and fell to the floor. I said, 'Jim, I think you've just defeated the purpose of your line!'"


poster by Dave Ballard

Coming soon: The Horse Race



Mark Talbot-Butler

So sorry to hear of the passing of our friend Mark Talbot-Butler. Mark was an avid and knowledgeable Apes aficionado and, over the years, provided an exhaustive amount of both material and support to this blog and my associated blogs. Rest in peace Mark, and thanks for your kindness and friendship. You'll be sorely missed.