PETER GRAVES - VOL 1: ROUTE 66 (CBS 1962) Peter Graves, Martin Milner, George Maharis
Before becoming internationally recognized as Jim Phelps on Mission: Impossible, Peter Graves built an impressive career playing commanding, complex and often deeply troubled characters. This special Guest Star Classics collection presents Graves in two memorable 1962 episodes of the acclaimed television drama Route 66.
Starring Martin Milner as Tod Stiles and George Maharis as Buz Murdock, Route 66 followed two young men traveling across America in their Corvette, encountering people whose lives were filled with ambition, conflict, tragedy and unexpected possibilities.
“You Never Had It So Good”
Originally aired February 23, 1962
While working as a day laborer in Phoenix, Buz unexpectedly finds himself promoted into an important administrative position as part of an ambitious executive’s corporate power play. Peter Graves guest stars in this fascinating story of office politics, personal ambition and manipulation, as Buz discovers that sudden success may come with a dangerously high price.
“Hell Is Empty, All the Devils Are Here”
Originally aired May 25, 1962
Tod takes a job at a wild-animal park operated by Peter Hale, played by Peter Graves. Beneath Hale’s confident exterior lies a man consumed by anger and grief. Blaming another man for the death of his first wife, Hale prepares to carry out a carefully planned act of revenge—with Tod becoming caught in the middle of an increasingly dangerous confrontation.
Showcasing Peter Graves in two dramatically different performances, this collection offers a compelling reminder of the strength, intensity and versatility he brought to television throughout his remarkable career.
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