The Gold Napoleon
- Episode aired Jan 26, 1972
- 52m
An attempt to assassinate an art student at the Côte d'Azur airport lead Brett and Danny to a syndicate smuggling gold in the form of counterfeit coins.An attempt to assassinate an art student at the Côte d'Azur airport lead Brett and Danny to a syndicate smuggling gold in the form of counterfeit coins.An attempt to assassinate an art student at the Côte d'Azur airport lead Brett and Danny to a syndicate smuggling gold in the form of counterfeit coins.
- Foundary foreman
- (uncredited)
- Airport Security Guard
- (uncredited)
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
- Pullicino's Daughter
- (uncredited)
- Girl with Brett at Nice Airport
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaDanny Wilde (Tony Curtis) calls his car a (red) Ferrari. Technically his car is called a Dino 246GT. It has a V6 engine, made in collaboration with Fiat. Ferrari named all their cars with a V6 engine, Dino. Enzo Ferrari did this in memory of his too young deceased son (Alfre) Dino Ferrari.
- GoofsWhen Wilde escapes from the villains he is wearing a beret but in the next shot the beret has completely disappeared.
- Quotes
Maurice Devigne: Bonjour, monsieur.
Lord Brett Sinclair: Guten Tag. Ve are intersted in your coins.
Maurice Devigne: Ah, coins. And what sort of coins have you in mind, monsieur?
Lord Brett Sinclair: Ze best. Ve are interested only in ze best. Mein late father, General von Graumann, would always say: Lest zen ze best is not best enough. Vell, does not translate vell. Ze coins, bitte.
Maurice Devigne: Well, here, we have a varied selection from these superb gold ones, several in almost mint condition to some extremly rare silver specimens and we ourselves mint a very fine bronze reproduction of the popular 100 franc gold Napoleon III.
Lord Brett Sinclair: Like zis one, ja?
Maurice Devigne: Ah yes, a particularly fine specimen.
Lord Brett Sinclair: Ja, but ve ask ourselves, is it genuine or is it counterfeit?
Maurice Devigne: Pardon, monsieur?
Lord Brett Sinclair: Oh, ve understand zat zere are many good copies around, nicht wahr?
Maurice Devigne: Zere are indeed, you are quite correct, monsieur.
Lord Brett Sinclair: Oh, ve von Graumanns always try to be correct. Mein father, the General would say: Any Dummkopf can be incorrect, but not to be a Dummkopf is more correct! Hahaha! Is good, ja? Yes, it's even better in Jerman. Now bitte, you will tell me ze correctness of zis coin?
Maurice Devigne: Well, it, it will be a personal opinion only.
Lord Brett Sinclair: Yes, exactly vat ve wish.
Maurice Devigne: Yes, the work is good, but it is a copy, it is not genuine.
Lord Brett Sinclair: So, so. But ze value?
Maurice Devigne: It, it is a counterfeit piece.
Lord Brett Sinclair: Jawoll! But ze metal is not counterfeit, it is genuine.
Maurice Devigne: Well, in that case...
Lord Brett Sinclair: Herr Devigne, I am in your trade. Like you I represent big interests.
Maurice Devigne: I see.
Lord Brett Sinclair: Good. So ve vill, ve vill continue ze discussion in your office. It will afford more privacy, jawoll?
Maurice Devigne: Please.
Lord Brett Sinclair: Gesundheit.
- ConnectionsEdited into Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)
Maybe because it guest starred Susan George and she does look gorgeous. Shock horror, she looks like she might not even make it to the opening credits. She is shot.
George plays Michelle Devigne who seems to be the target of an assassination attempt. The alternative being Danny Wilde was the intended person to be killed.
Judge Fulton reckons Michelle is involved in a gold coin scam via her uncle. She is doing the designs for the coins. Her uncle is involved with some shady gangster called Pullicino in the south of France.
Brett Sinclair pretends to be a German gold dealer who can get his hands on some Nazi loot. Unfortunately his actions get the uncle killed by Pullicino.
Meanwhile Danny breaks into Pullicino's warehouse but gets caught.
There are a few nice car chases, some comedy from both Danny and Brett. It is not a great story in my opinion, a bit too cheesy. Not the gold standard.
- Prismark10
- Feb 22, 2023