A Piece of the Action (Episode)
| Series | Star Trek |
| Season | 2 |
| Episode | 17 |
| Production Number | 49
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| Previous | The Immunity Syndrome (TOS48) |
| Next | By Any Other Name (TOS50) |
| Released | 12 Jan 1968 |
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Stardate Unknown[1]: Kirk investigates a planet with an Earth-like 1920s gangster culture.
One hundred years before the start of the Enterprise's five-year mission, the U.S.S. Horizon visited the isolated planet Sigma Iotia II. The Iotians, a highly imitative people, modeled their planet's culture after a book left behind on their world by one of the crew of the Horizon. The book, Chicago Mobs of the Twenties, inspired the Iotians to duplicate the gangs of old Chicago. At first the Enterprise landing party, consisting of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, have difficulty. Bela Okmyx, a key gang leader who first makes contact with the starship crew, wants to use the Enterprise's weapons to take over Iotia. Rival gangster Jojo Krako has the same idea. By playing according to Iotia's unique "rules," Kirk finally succeeds in uniting the planet's most influential gangsters, setting up a world government headed by Oxmyx. Kirk leaves behind the fiction that the Federation will expect an annual "piece of the action" from Iotia's new government. McCoy accidentally leaves behind his communicator, which Kirk worries may lead the Iotians to become a super-technical giant by the time of the Federation's next visit.
Image Gallery
Sigma Iotia II
Surface of Sigma Iotia II
Chicago Mobs of the Twenties
darts
pinball machines
pool
slot machines
Kalo
Jojo Krako
Bela Okmyx
Tepo
Tough Kid
Zabo
.45 caliber pistol
eyeglasses
radio
record player
telephone
Thompson submachine gun
typewriter
vacuum tube
1930 Cadillac
1931 Cadillac V-12
Related Data
Credits
Created by
Gene Roddenberry
Starring
William Shatner
Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
and
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy
Teleplay by
David P. Harmon & Gene L. Coon
Story by
David P. Harmon
Directed by
James Komack
Produced by
John Meredyth Lucas
Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry
Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman
Guest Star
Anthony Caruso as Bela
Co-Starring
Victor Tayback as Krako
Lee Delano as Kalo
James Doohan as Scott
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
Walter Koenig as Chekov
Featuring
John Harmon … Tepo
Sheldon Collins … Tough Kid
Dyanne Thorne … First Girl
Sharyn Hillyer … Second Girl
Buddy Garion … Hood
and
Steve Marlo … Zabo
Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana
Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis
Theme Music by
Alexander Courage
Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman
Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies
Film Editor … Fabien Tordjmann
Unit Production Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Phil Rawlins
Set Decorator … John M. Dwyer
Costumes Created by … William Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Vanderveer Photo Effects
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Jim Henrikson
Re-Recording Mixer … Elden E. Ruberg, C.A.S.
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Casting … Joseph D'Agosta
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Makeup Artist … Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Styles … Pat Westmore
Gaffer … George H. Merhoff
Head Grip … George Rader
Property Master … Irving A. Feinberg
Special Effects … Jim Rugg
Key Costumer … Ken Harvey
A Paramount Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation
Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow
Notes and References
- ↑ No stardate was given in the episode, though the Star Trek Concordance lists a stardate of 4598.0. The source of this stardate is unknown.
