Mongo's Back in Town

Mongo's Back in Town is a 1971 crime made-for-television film, directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, with Telly Savalas, Joe Don Baker and Martin Sheen. It was released in some regions under the title Steel Wreath.

Mongo's Back in Town
Video cover, shown under its alternate title, Steel Wreath.
Written by	E. Richard Johnson [fr] Herman Miller
Directed by	Marvin J. Chomsky
Starring	Telly Savalas Joe Don Baker
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	73 minutes
Production company	Bob Banner Associates
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	December 10, 1971 (1971-12-10)

Plot

Telly Savalas plays the role of police Lieutenant Pete Tolstad, a role very similar to his later title role on his TV series Kojak. Joe Don Baker is Mongo Nash, a professional killer hired by his brother, a gang boss, to wipe out a rival gangster, and the hit man is the one Tolstad must stop.

Telly Savalas and Sally Field

Cast

Actor	Role
Telly Savalas	Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
Joe Don Baker	Mongo Nash
Martin Sheen	Gordon
Anne Francis	Angel
Sally Field	Vikki
Charles Cioffi	Mike Nash
Johnny Haymer	Rocca
Howard Dayton	Blind man

References

• International Television Almanac by Richard Gertner

External links

Mongo's Back in Town at IMDb