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*Probe*
Probe
Genre	Crime; Sci-Fi; Thriller
Written by	Leslie Stevens
Directed by	Russ Mayberry
Starring	Hugh O'Brian; Elke Sommer; Burgess Meredith; Lilia Skala
Music by	Dominic Frontiere
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Leslie Stevens
Cinematography	John M. Stephens
Editor	Bill Brame
Running time	95 minutes
Production companies	Leslie Stevens Productions; Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 21, 1972

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Probe is a 1972 American made-for-television crime sci-fi thriller film produced as a pilot for a science fiction detective series, originally to have continued under that title. Created by Leslie Stevens, it starred Hugh O'Brian as Hugh Lockwood, one of a group of high-tech private eyes working for the organization "World Securities Corp." When picked up for series production, the title was changed to Search, because Probe was the name of an existing PBS series. The film originally aired February 21, 1972 on NBC.^[1]

The investigators, called Probes, were outfitted with various electronic implants including a button-sized "scanner" containing a miniaturized video camera, microphone and transmitter linked to a team of technicians and experts who constantly monitored the Probe's surroundings, actions and vital signs; they were able to supply the Probe with encyclopedic information on any subject.

Lockwood was designated "Probe One." In the pilot, he sets out for Europe to track down a multimillion-pound stash of gemstones amassed by Hermann Goering during World War II.

The pilot has been released as a publish-on-demand DVD-R on August 1, 2011.

Cast

Hugh O'Brian as Hugh Lockwood
Elke Sommer as Heideline "Uli" Ullman
Burgess Meredith as V.C.R. Cameron
Lilia Skala as Frieda Ullman
Angel Tompkins as Gloria Harding
John Gielgud as Harold L. Streeter
Kent Smith as Dr. Edward Laurent
Alfred Ryder as Cheyne
Ben Wright as Kurt van Niestat
Robert Boon as Felix Ernst
Albert Popwell as Dr. Griffin
A Martinez as Carlos Lobos
Byron Chung as Kuroda
Ginny Golden as Ginny Keach
Jules Maitland as Reinhardt Brugge

Probe Control

Probe agents reported to V.C.R. Cameron (Burgess Meredith), the "director" of the investigations, who ran Probe Control Unit One, a center patterned on the NASA Mission Control Center. "Cam" was the leader of the expert team who monitored and provided the agent with intelligence. Early in the series the Probe Control set was placed in a darkened isolated space, alluding to a large-scale operations center. By the middle of the season, the control room was scaled down and relocated to a well-lit but smaller "bunker rush" room. According to the show's credits, the computer equipment was provided by Control Data Corporation.

The building used as the headquarters for World Securities Corporation is currently the headquarters for Bank of America in San Francisco.

World Security Headquarters - Probe Control

References

^ ""PROBE (2hr. pilot TV movie for the series "Search")"". Classic TV Archive. Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2006-11-28.

External links

[Probe-1] ""PROBE (2hr. pilot TV movie for the series "Search")"". Classic TV Archive. Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2006-11-28.

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+{{short description|1972 television film by Leslie Stevens}}
-:''Not to be confused with [[Probe (1988 TV series)]]''
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+| genre              = [[Crime film|Crime]]<br>[[Science Fiction film|Sci-Fi]]<br>[[Thriller film|Thriller]]
+| writer             = [[Leslie Stevens]]
+| director           = [[Russ Mayberry]]
+| starring           = [[Hugh O'Brian]]<br>[[Elke Sommer]]<br>[[Burgess Meredith]]<br>[[Lilia Skala]]
+| music              = [[Dominic Frontiere]]
+| country            = United States
+| language           = English
+| producer           = [[Leslie Stevens]]
+| executive_producer =
+| editor             = Bill Brame
+| cinematography     = [[John M. Stephens]]
+| runtime            = 95 minutes
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+| budget             =
+| network            = [[NBC]]
+| released           = {{Start date|1972|02|21}}
+}}
-'''''Probe''''' was a two-hour [[television film]] first aired on February 21, 1972 on [[NBC]] <ref name="Probe">{{cite web | title="PROBE (2hr. pilot TV movie for the series "Search")" | url=http://aa.1asphost.com/CTVA/US/Spy/Search.htm | publisher=Classic TV Archive | accessdate=2006-11-28}}</ref>  as [[Television pilot#Backdoor pilots|pilot]] for a science fiction detective series, originally to have continued under that title.  Created by [[Leslie Stevens]], it starred [[Hugh O'Brian]] as Hugh Lockwood, one of a group of high-tech private eyes working for the organization “World Securities”.  When picked up for series production, the title was changed to ''[[Search (TV series)|Search]]'', because ''Probe'' was the name of an existing [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] series.
+'''''Probe''''' is a 1972 American [[television film|made-for-television]] [[crime film|crime]] [[science fiction film|sci-fi]] [[thriller film]] produced as a [[television pilot|pilot]] for a science fiction detective series, originally to have continued under that title. Created by [[Leslie Stevens]], it starred [[Hugh O'Brian]] as Hugh Lockwood, one of a group of high-tech private eyes working for the organization "World Securities Corp."  When picked up for series production, the title was changed to ''[[Search (American TV series)|Search]]'', because ''Probe'' was the name of an existing [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] series. The film originally aired February 21, 1972 on [[NBC]].<ref name="Probe">{{cite web | title="PROBE (2hr. pilot TV movie for the series "Search")" | url=http://aa.1asphost.com/CTVA/US/Spy/Search.htm | publisher=Classic TV Archive | accessdate=2006-11-28 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060714165533/http://aa.1asphost.com/CTVA/US/Spy/Search.htm | archivedate=2006-07-14 }}</ref>
 The investigators, called Probes, were outfitted with various electronic implants including a button-sized "scanner" containing a miniaturized video camera, microphone and transmitter linked to a team of technicians and experts who constantly monitored the Probe's surroundings, actions and vital signs; they were able to supply the Probe with encyclopedic information on any subject.
-Lockwood, designated “Probe One”, was a former American astronaut.  In the pilot, he sets out for Europe to track down a multimillion-pound stash of gemstones amassed by [[Hermann Göring|Hermann Goering]] during [[World War II]].
+Lockwood was designated "Probe One." In the pilot, he sets out for Europe to track down a multimillion-pound stash of gemstones amassed by [[Hermann Göring|Hermann Goering]] during [[World War II]].
-The pilot has been released as a [[print on demand|publish-on-demand]] [[DVD-R]], effective May, 2011.
+The pilot has been released as a [[print on demand|publish-on-demand]] [[DVD-R]] on August 1, 2011.
+==Cast==
+* [[Hugh O'Brian]] as Hugh Lockwood
+* [[Elke Sommer]] as Heideline "Uli" Ullman
+* [[Burgess Meredith]] as V.C.R. Cameron
+* [[Lilia Skala]] as Frieda Ullman
+* [[Angel Tompkins]] as Gloria Harding
+* [[John Gielgud]] as Harold L. Streeter
+* [[Kent Smith]] as Dr. Edward Laurent
+* [[Alfred Ryder]] as Cheyne
+* [[Ben Wright (English actor)|Ben Wright]] as Kurt van Niestat
+* [[Robert Boon]] as Felix Ernst
+* [[Albert Popwell]] as Dr. Griffin
+* [[A Martinez]] as Carlos Lobos
+* Byron Chung as Kuroda
+* Ginny Golden as Ginny Keach
+* Jules Maitland as Reinhardt Brugge
 ==Probe Control==
-Probe agents reported to V.C. Cameron ([[Burgess Meredith]]), the "director" of the investigations, who ran Probe Control, a center patterned on the [[NASA]] [[Mission Control Center]].  "Cam" was the leader of the expert team who monitored and provided the agent with intelligence. Early in the series the Probe Control set was placed in a darkened isolated space, alluding to a large scale operations center. By the middle of the season, the control room was scaled down and relocated to a well-lit but smaller "bunker rush" room.  According to the show's credits, the computer equipment was provided by [[Control Data Corporation]].
+Probe agents reported to V.C.R. Cameron ([[Burgess Meredith]]), the "director" of the investigations, who ran Probe Control Unit One, a center patterned on the [[NASA]] [[Mission Control Center]].  "Cam" was the leader of the expert team who monitored and provided the agent with intelligence. Early in the series the Probe Control set was placed in a darkened isolated space, alluding to a large-scale operations center. By the middle of the season, the control room was scaled down and relocated to a well-lit but smaller "bunker rush" room.  According to the show's credits, the computer equipment was provided by [[Control Data Corporation]].
 The building used as the headquarters for World Securities Corporation is currently the [[555 California Street|headquarters for Bank of America]] in San Francisco.
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 ==External links==
+* {{IMDb title|id=tt0069125}}
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVVbYXG557c ''Probe'' title sequence 1972]
-* [http://probecontrol.artshost.com/publicity.html Search publicity] - main page, [http://probecontrol.artshost.com/ Probe Control]
-* [http://www.worldsecuritiescorporation.com Fan Site] ''World Securities Corporation''
-[[Category:1970s American television series]]
+[[Category:1972 television films]]
-[[Category:American science fiction television series]]
+[[Category:1972 films]]
-[[Category:NBC network shows]]
+[[Category:1970s science fiction thriller films]]
+[[Category:American science fiction thriller films]]
+[[Category:NBC original films]]
+[[Category:Television films as pilots]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Dominic Frontiere]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Russ Mayberry]]
+[[Category:1970s American films]]
+[[Category:1972 science fiction films]]
+[[Category:1970s English-language films]]
+[[Category:English-language science fiction thriller films]]