Hecht also played a Filipino medico in SO PROUDLY WE HAILED! (It's a wonder he never made it to Blood Island.) In one of his rare Anglo roles, he appeared as the highly strung reporter who grills General Les Tremayne in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS.

I recently revisited the first season ep "Politician" and was delighted to find Gloria Talbott as a damsel in distress who literally wheedles the shirt off the back of congressional hopeful Lou.


"This one looks like a banana!"