Siegel also directed the excellent NY police detective filmMadigan (1968)a few years earlier without Eastwood, but with Harry Guardino.She told how it was "cracked by a nuclear explosion in space" - and they escaped.Their presence explained why Luthor had received three Alpha Waves on his black box detector, and he planned to be their equally-evil, super-villainous contact on Earth: "Someone with the same wonderful contempt for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.Sgt.John Taggart (John Ashton) for not revealing himself as a police officer when he was arrested.Foley""s story was not believed and he was called "a foul-mouthed jerk from out of town." Lieut.Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) told Foley that they "go strictly by the book" - and wondered why he went to Maitland""s office, while he was on vacation, with a concealed weapon.He was on-the-run with fellow gang mobsters and his alcoholic lush ex-moll and ex-nightclub singer, Gaye Dawn (Oscar-winning Claire Trevor).