They Only Come Out at Night

Jack Warden plays real-life Los Angeles detective John St. John in this pilot for the Jigsaw John television series. He and his Native American partner track a pervert serial killer of elderly women.

Cast

Jack Warden

as John "Jigsaw" St. John

Charles Ynfante

as Tallchief

Madeleine Sherwood

as Helen St. John

Joe Mantell

as Lt. Baylor

Tim O'Connor

as Det. Lee Masters

Dick Dinman

as David Kanlan

Lily Valenty

as Mrs. Eichman

BarBara Luna

as Receptionist

Solomon Karriem

as Petulia

Melendy Britt

as Mrs. Owens

Reviews

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Warden (THE VERDICT) stars as real-life Los Angeles detective John St. John in this pilot for the JIGSAW JOHN series. St. John, who worked the Black Dahlia case, received his “Jigsaw” nickname because of his talent for solving clever crimes like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. JIGSAW JOHN lasted only 15...

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