Combat! (1965): S03E26 – The Tree of Moray

Introduction Combat! is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in Combat! was depicted on-screen as a stylised bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. Outline Lieutenant Hanley leads the…

Andrew Marshall

10/01/2022

1–2 minutes

Action, Drama, Infantry, Military TV Series, US Army, War, World War Two

Introduction

Combat! is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in Combat! was depicted on-screen as a stylised bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II.

Outline

Lieutenant Hanley leads the squad on a mission to find and bring back a French collaborator named Duval. The American intelligence folks want to interrogate him for the valuable information he has concerning the Germans, but the French Underground want Duval to hang him from the Tree of Moray for his treasonous activities. Robert Loggia guest stars as Etienne, the leader of the local underground forces. As the episode progresses, Hanley and Etienne jockey back and forth to gain possession of Duval. First the underground has Duval, and then Hanley’s men get him, but his fate …

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Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 16 March 1965.
Rating: Unknown.
Running Time: 60 minutes.
Country: US.
Language: English.