PETER GUNN (1958-1961) 

Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn (Craig Stevens) worked in style. Known as Pete to his friends and simply as Gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way. He got his tips and cautions from Lieutenant Jacoby (Herschel Bernardi), a coffee drinking pal from the police. Also providing tips was "Mother" (Hope Emerson) of her self-titled nightclub. Working at the nightclub as a singer was Edie Hart (Lola Albright), his girlfriend. This was one of the first television shows to have its own original score and it was the first to feature modern jazz for a soundtrack. Previously, producers used generic music scores that were used in many television productions. RCA released an album of music from "Peter Gunn" featuring the title song and other pieces. It reached #1 on Billboard's chart, stayed there ten weeks, and stayed on the list for the next two years. It was so successful that RCA put together a sequel. Henry Mancini received an Emmy nomination for the theme and won two Grammys for the album.

1. The Kill   9/22/1958 
A gang attempts to extort money from Mother. When she refuses to pay, the gang dynamites her club and critically injures its owner. When the police investigation into the bombing moves too slowly for Gunn, the detective goes hunting for the man he holds responsible.
  Writer: Blake Edwards
Director: Blake Edwards
Guest star: John Truax (Henry Ives), Sam Scar (Al Fusary), Joe Bassett (Gunman), Charles Maxwell (Gunman), Gavin MacLeod (George Fallon), Jack Weston (Dave Green), Byron Kane (Barney)

2. Streetcar Jones    9/29/1958 
Gunn is hired by a jazz club owner to prove one of his musicians has been framed for murder, but the musician's lawyer doesn't want Gunn's assistance.
  Writer: Al C. Ward
Director: Blake Edwards
Guest star: Patricia Powell (Sally Norris), Leigh Whipper (Lodi), Carlo Fiore (Streetcar Jones), Carlyle Mitchell (George Norris), Tom Monroe (First Hood), George Barrows (Second Hood)

3. The Vicious Dog   10/6/1958 
When newspaper editor George Walker is viciously attacked by a German shepherd, he calls on Peter Gunn to find out why, and his suspicions center on Carl Kane, a powerful and shady businessman. Gunn's path to the truth leads through late-night strong-arm meetings, a poetry-quoting bum and Walker's overly helpful assistant.
  Writer: Blake Edwards
Director: David O. McDearmon
Guest star: Virginia Christine (Nancy Davis), Paul Dubov (Carl Kane), J. Pat O'Malley (Homer Tweed), Tyler McVey (George Walker)

4. The Blind Pianist   10/13/1958 
A suavely-dressed man calmly enters a nightclub late at night, carefully takes off his scarf and with it, strangles an older woman who is sitting at a table. The only other person in the nightclub is a blind pianist, who hires his friend Peter Gunn to help find the murderer.
  Writer: George W. George, Judy George
Director: Blake Edwards
Guest star: Richard Ney (Guy Beckett), Shirley Blaze (Barbara Stuart), Barney Phillips (Stephen Ware), Ned Glass (Max Walston), E.J. André (Poet), Elizabeth Talbot-Martin (Laura Hope Stanfield), Herb Ellis (Wilbur), Capri Candela (Capri)


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