Rescue 8 The Ferris Wheel (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Rescue 8

The Ferris Wheel (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A woman, recently released from a mental institution, and her young daughter are trapped at the top of a Ferris wheel. Cameron and Johnson must devise a plan to rescue the pair from their precarious perch.

Director

Robert G. Walker

Writers

Gene L. Coon (teleplay) | George Draine (story) | Stirling Silliphant (teleplay) (as Loren Dayle)

Producer

Herbert B. Leonard

Cinematographer

Lester White

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Updated Sep 23, 1958

Release date

Sep 23, 1958 (United States)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Jim Davis Wes Cameron Wes Cameron See fewer	Big Jake (1971)
Lang Jeffries Skip Johnson Skip Johnson See fewer	Alone Against Rome (1962)
Nancy Rennick Patty Johnson Patty Johnson See fewer	Rescue 8 (1958)
Mary K. Cleary Susan Johnson Susan Johnson See fewer	Rescue 8 (1958)
Rand Brooks Tom Hickey Tom Hickey See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Jeanne Baird Helen Hickey Helen Hickey See fewer	Northwest Passage (1958)
Sydney Smith Mr. Noyes Mr. Noyes See fewer	Rescue 8 (1958)
Jeanne Bates Mrs. Noyes Mrs. Noyes See fewer	Mulholland Drive (2001)
Gina Gillespie Lorraine Noyes Lorraine Noyes See fewer	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Ray Walker Donegal Donegal See fewer	The Fighting Coward (1935)
Victor Adamson Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited) See fewer	The Old Oregon Trail (1928)
Doyle Brooks Fireman Hal (uncredited) Fireman Hal (uncredited) See fewer	Adventures of Superman (1952)
Herman Hack Construction Workman (uncredited) Construction Workman (uncredited) See fewer	Arizona Trails (1935)
Wally West Carnival Workman (uncredited) Carnival Workman (uncredited) See fewer	The Sagebrush Family Trails West (1940)