Nickel Ride

Fine work by two guest actors highlight this segment of "The Naked City": Cameron Prud'Homme is perfect as the crusty old captain of the Staten Island Ferry who refuses to retire, while Johnny Seven is amazingly over the top as the wide-eyed maniacal thief who runs the heist of a bank's armored car, staged dramatically right on the ferry!

The human interest drama of McIntire assigned by his police commissioner to breath the bad news to Prud'Homme that it's time for him to retire is very well-done, adding a human interest angle to the cop show. And the actor most associated with the hit's long run, Harry Bellaver, is introduced. Location shooting in and around the real ferry is a key to the segment's success.