Route 66 S4E21 — I'm Here to Kill a King
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Route 66•Season 4•Episode 21

I'm Here to Kill a King

7.0/10 · 72 votesMar 20, 196460 min

Ranked #13 of 23 in Season 4•matches the season avg

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Tod is vacationing by himself in Canada near Niagara Falls. He meets a professional assassin who looks exactly like him. Middle-Eastern plotters have hired the assassin to kill their king and he plans to do so with a high-powered sniper rifle. The assassin complains to

Directed byAllen Reisner
Written byStirling Silliphant
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Glenn Corbett

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Linc Case

Martin Milner

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Tod Stiles

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Allen Reisner

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Stirling Silliphant

Stirling Silliphant

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Episode Summary

"I'm Here to Kill a King" is episode 21 of Route 66 season 4. It scored 7.0/10 from 72 votes, ranking #13 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Allen Reisner and written by Stirling Silliphant, it aired on March 20, 1964.

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