The Man and the City
Anthony Quinn and Janice Rule, 1971
Created byHoward Rodman
StarringAnthony Quinn
ComposerAlex North
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyUniversal Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 15, 1971 (1971-09-15) –
January 5, 1972 (1972-01-05)

The Man and the City is an American drama series which aired on ABC as part of its Fall 1971 lineup from September 15, 1971 to January 5, 1972.

Anthony Quinn starred as Thomas Jefferson Alcala, the long-term Hispanic mayor of a major but unidentified city in the Southwestern United States (location shooting was done in Albuquerque, New Mexico). Arcala's WASP deputy, Andy Hays, was portrayed by Mike Farrell. Hays' main role was to make sure that the well-meaning Mayor Alcala did not become so engrossed in aiding individual constituents with their problems that he failed to address the issues facing the city as a whole.

Despite the vast talents of Quinn and the earnest Farrell, The Man and the City was a Nielsen ratings failure, finishing third in its Wednesday night time slot against the hit private eye show Mannix and the Rod Serling anthology series Night Gallery, and was cancelled at midseason.

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Hands of Love"UnknownUnknownSeptember 15, 1971 (1971-09-15)
2"100 Blank Pages"UnknownUnknownSeptember 22, 1971 (1971-09-22)
3"I Should Have Let Him Die"UnknownUnknownSeptember 29, 1971 (1971-09-29)
4"A Very Special Girl"UnknownUnknownOctober 6, 1971 (1971-10-06)
5"Reprisal"UnknownUnknownOctober 13, 1971 (1971-10-13)
6"Disaster on Turner Street"UnknownUnknownOctober 20, 1971 (1971-10-20)
7"The Handwriting on the Door"UnknownUnknownOctober 27, 1971 (1971-10-27)
8"Running Scared"UnknownUnknownNovember 3, 1971 (1971-11-03)
9"The Deadly Fountain"UnknownUnknownNovember 10, 1971 (1971-11-10)
10"Run for Daylight"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 1971 (1971-11-17)
11"The Cross-Country Man"UnknownUnknownDecember 1, 1971 (1971-12-01)
12"Pipe Me a Loving Tune"UnknownUnknownDecember 8, 1971 (1971-12-08)
13"The Girls in Truck 7"UnknownUnknownDecember 15, 1971 (1971-12-15)
14"Jennifer"UnknownUnknownDecember 29, 1971 (1971-12-29)
15"Diagnosis: Corruption"UnknownUnknownJanuary 5, 1972 (1972-01-05)

Awards

Daniel Petrie won a Directors Guild of America Award in 1972 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night for the episode "Hands of Love." That same episode earned Petrie an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme.

References

Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows


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