Idol of Death

February 3, 1967
60 min
3.5/5
Season 1 - Episode 21: Idol of Death

Season 1 - Episode 21: Idol of Death

Idol of Death - Episode 21

Overview

Doug and Tony arrive in a jungle in 1519 Yucatan as Cortez and his Spanish conquistadores attack the locals. The pair rescue natives being tortured for knowledge of a sacred golden mask and intervene. They are captured and believed to be spies. Cortez burns his ships and plans the guys' execution, but one of the locals free them and Doug buys them time to escape by threatening Cortez with explosives. Cortez orders pursuit. Meanwhile, the Project team call up an expert familiar with the terrain, Castillano. The guys use crude explosives to delay the Spaniards while aiding a local chieftain-to-be, while the Project staff discovers Castillano has a reputation for stealing artifacts, but have no choice but to employ him. When the guys get captured Castillano offers the Project staff their location in return for the recovery of the mask. When the Staff recover the mask they inadvertently lock everyone in time, and Castillano grabs a gun to force them to let him keep the mask. A demented Cas

Episode Information

TV Show

The Time Tunnel

Season

Season 1

Episode Number

21

Air Date

February 3, 1967

Runtime

60 minutes

Rating

3.5/5

Guest Stars

Anthony Caruso

Anthony Caruso

Hernando Cortez

T

Teno Pollick

Young Chief

Lawrence Montaigne

Lawrence Montaigne

Capt. Alvarado

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Retainer

Abel Fernandez

Abel Fernandez

Bowman

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Castillano

Crew

W

Winton C. Hoch

Director of Photography

S

Sobey Martin

Director

W

Wanda Duncan

Writer

B

Bob Duncan

Writer

A

Axel Hubert Sr.

Editor

Charlie Picerni

Charlie Picerni

Stunt Double