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Season 2 (Revue/Syndicated) (1959)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: John King, Sal Crisanti,
Tom Alger, James Beer
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###### Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #########
############### season 2 1959 ################
############## (final season)
################
listed in production no. order
2.01 [40] Mike Hammer: ACCENTUATE THE NEGATIVE
(different cast- see below)
Revue Prod. no. TP1440A (copyright date 9Jan59/ reg 16091)
Guest Cast:
Bek Nelson, Theodore Marcuse, Paul Dubov, Allen Jung,
Anthony Jochim.
(Some of this Cast possibly belongs to #2.10 "Tattoo Brute" ?)
Synopsis:
Mike Hammer investigates a supposed charm school. [JK]
2.01 [40] Mike Hammer: ACCENTUATE THE NEGATIVE (verified -SC) (different cast- see above)
Revue Prod. no. TP1440A (copyright date 9Jan59/ reg 16091)
Directed By Earl Bellamy
Written By Frank Kane
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Bek Nelson........as Noreen Hurley
Barbara Bain........as Dora Church
Ben Morris........as Henry Polle
Patricia Huston........as Mary Otto
Chuck Ross........as Frank Otto
Louise Lewis........as Elsa Weber
Louise Truax........as Molly Hogan
George Barrows........as Burt(Uncredited)
2.02 [41] Mike Hammer: REQUIEM FOR A SUCKER
(verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1441A (copyright date 15Jan59/ reg. 16386)
Directed By Earl Bellamy
Written By B.X. Sanborn
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Stewart Bradley ........ as O'Brien
Evelyn Bunn ............ as Stella
Joan Tabor ............. as Chincilla Jones (recurring actress)
Vito Scotti ............ as Berry Berry (recurring actor)
Len Lesser ............. as Zig
Rihard Benedict ........ as Buckets Marberg
Orville Sherman ........ as M.J. Tyler
Synopsis:
Mike Hammer attempts to solve a murder that involves members of
a small burlesque show. [JK]
2.03 [42] Mike Hammer: I AIN'T TALKIN' (verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1442A (copyright date 13Feb59 / reg. 16092)
Written by Frank Kane
Directed by Boris Sagal
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Mary Anne Stewart ...... as Myra Robbins
Robert Fuller .......... as Jimmy Nelson
DeForest Kelly ......... as Eddie Robbins
Frank DeKova ........... as Al Adams
Joan Tabor ............. as Lita Andre
Recurring Cast:
Bart Burns ............. as Capt. Pat Chambers
Synopsis:
A witness to a murder-robbery won't tell police what he'd seen.
His sister ask's Mike Hammer for help. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A murder witness refuses to speak even when he himself is accused
of the crime. [JK]
2.04 [43] Mike Hammer: THE BIG DROP
(different guest cast- see below)
Revue Prod. no. TP1443A (copyright date 14Feb59/ reg 17020)
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Patricia Huston ........ as Phyllis
Bill Mims .............. as Sam Mayo
Pricilla Amidor ........ as Rita
Steve Ihnat ............ as Odell
Ted Knight ............. as Barney Green
Robert H. Harris ....... as Otto Tyler
Synopsis:
When an ex-steeplejack dies in a fall, Mike investigates and learns
that an unusual treasure hunt has led to the man's death. [JK]
2.04 [43] Mike Hammer: THE BIG DROP
(verified -SC)(different guest cast- see above)
Directed By Boris Sagal
Written By Carey Wilber and B.X. Sanborn
Guest Cast:
Bek Nelson ............ as Dorothy Webb
Peggie Castle ......... as Joan Barry
Jan Arvan ............. as Melo Taylor
Karl Davis ............ as Jutman
2.05 [44] Mike Hammer: ACES AND EIGHTS
(verified - SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1444A (Reg no. 17019) (copyright date 6Feb59)
Directed By Boris Sagal
Written By Frank Kane
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
June Dayton ............ as Abby Thomas
Bern Hoffman ........... as Jim Ruddy
John Anderson .......... as Bill Thomas
Madlyn Rhue ............ as Linda
Frank Gerstle .......... as Crosson
Chuck Couch ............ as Bail
Synopsis:
A beautiful girl who's also a bungling thief leads Mike to a den
of gamblers. [JK]
2.06 [45] Mike Hammer: BAUBLES, BANGLES AND BLOOD (verified - SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1445A (copyright date 2Jan59 / reg. 16385)
Written by Frank Kane
Directed by Richard Irving
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
James Bell ............ as Pop Barton
Suzanne Lloyd ......... as Sharon Tildon
John Goddard .......... as Hal Tildon
Paul Lukather ......... as Eddie
Lane Bradford ......... as Barney
Nancy Valentine ....... as Linda
Paul Baxley ........... as The Roustabout
Synopsis:
A blackmail threat and violence greet Mike when he investigate a
carnival crime. [JK]
Note:
Paul Baxley was Darren McGavin's stunt double for most of the series [SC]
2.07 [46] Mike Hammer: HUSBANDS ARE BAD LUCK (verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1446A (reg no. 17021) (copyright date 20Feb59)
Directed By Justus Addiss
Written By B.X.Sanborn
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Ann Robinson ........... as Sonya Miles
Allan Lane ............. as Lefty Jones
Eric Sinclair........... as James Hillary,Jr.
Jean Willes ............ as Rose Stone
Owen Cunningham ........ as James Hillary.Sr.
Synopsis:
A cowboy and his society girl friend make trouble for Mike. [JK]
2.08 [47] Mike Hammer: JURY OF ONE (verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1447A (reg no. 17018) (copyright date 30Jan59)
Directed By Edward Ludlum
Written By Steven Thornley
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Robert H. Harris ....... as Otto Tyler
Patricia Huston ........ as Phyllis Tyler
Bill Mims .............. as Sam Mayo
Ted Knight ............. as Barney Green
Steve Ihnat ............ as Jack O'Dell
Prisilla Amidon ....... as Rita
Synopsis
One juror blocks an otherwise unanimous verdict of guilty at the
trial of a known crook. [JK]
2.09 [48] Mike Hammer: PARK THE BODY
(verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1448A (copyright date 10Apr59 / reg. 17024)
Written by Steven Thornley
Directed by Edward Ludlum
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Helena Nash ............ as Babe Barlow
Robert Fuller .......... as Roy Barlow
Johnny Seven ........... as Carl Pate
Frank Ferguson ......... as Sid Barlow
James Chandler ......... as Det. Giles
Dale Van Sickel ........ as Blackie Davis (uncredited)
Synopsis:
When a parking lot attendant is murdered, Mike Hammer gets mixed
up with ruthless garage operators. [JK/SC]
2.10 [49] Mike Hammer: TATTOO BRUTE (verified
-SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1449A (copyright date 9Apr59 /reg.17023)
Written by B.X. Sanborn
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Lisa Lu .............. as Su Wu Toi
Theodore Marcuse ..... as Coper Mako
Paul Dubov ........... as Moon
Allen Jung ........... as Sam Wu Toi
Anthony Jochin ....... as Rembrandt Kloski
Synopsis 1:
An illegal card game is robbed. A large sum of money is taken.
The wife of one of the players asks Mike Hammer to help. His
only clue is a figure-eight tattoo on the back of left hand of
the robbery suspect. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A robbery is committed in a room equipped with every burglar-proof
device possible. Investigating, Mike Hammer encounters an ancient
society of Chinese with a modern-day leader. [JK]
2.11 [50] Mike Hammer: CONEY ISLAND BABY
(verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1450A (copyright date 4Mar59/ reg.17022)
Directed By Richard Irving
Written By B.X. Sanborn
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Lloyd Corrigan........as McCaffrey
Dorothy Provine........as Suzy Keeler
Johnny Seven........as Johnny Jerzey
Natalie Norwick........as Rosa
James Gavin........as Bells Keeler
Synopsis:
In his search for a desperate killer, Mike Hammer is led to a
waxworks museum. [JK]
2.12 [51] Mike Hammer: ACCORDING TO LUKE
(verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1451A (copyright date 23Jan59 /reg. 17017)
Directed By Earl Bellamy
Written By Steven Thornley
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Tom Neal .............. as Luke Lund
Joe Mell .............. as Police Sgt. Dacon
Lewis Charles ......... as Lloyd Barnum
Jan Harrison .......... as Karen Baxter
Tom Gleason ........... as Al Krueger
Synopsis 1:
A former well known Gangster, now the owner of a respectable construction
business, frames Mike Hammer for the murder of a persistent blackmailer. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Mike Hammer has four homicides to solve when he tangles with a
violent gang of hoodlums. [JK] (possibly a different
episode??)
2.13 [52] Mike Hammer: SAVE ME IN SAN SALVADOR
(verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1452A (copyright date 20Mar59/ reg. 16093)
Directed By Boris Sagal
Written By B.X. Sanborn
Guest Cast:
Nita Talbot ............ as Mimi
George Givot ........... as Pablo
Alberto Morin .......... as Capt. Lorca
Evelyn Ward ............ as Inez
Jonathan Hole .......... as Herman K. Berman
Synopsis:
A book of archaic languages figures prominently in a case of
political intrigue. It involves Mike Hammer with a clever Colonel
and a pair of beautiful women. [JK]
2.14 [53] Mike Hammer: THE LAST ALOHA
Revue Prod. no. TP1453A (16094)
24Apr59 copyright date
Teleplay by Steven Thornley / Story by Curtis Cluff
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Starring: Darren McGavin
Guest Cast:
Mari Aldon, Don Kelly, Beverly Tyler, Victor Sen Young,
Kenneth Terrell, Eddie Saenz.
Mike Hammer visits the resort of Honolulu, Hawaii, but for him
it's a business trip: he's searching for a cache of gold. [JK/SC]
2.15 [54] Mike Hammer: SWING LOW, SWEET HARRIET
(verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1454A (copyright date 23Apr59/ reg. 16389)
Directed By Edward Ludlum
Written By Steven Thornley
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Lorne Greene .......... as Emmett Gates
Merry Anders .......... as Harriet Britton
Andrea King ........... as Lois Gates
Ross Elliott .......... as Orson Keller
Adrienne Marden ....... as Mrs. Keller
Synopsis:
Mike Hammer investigates a woman who blackmails men during indiscreet encounters
by using recording devices consealed in her apartment. [SC]
2.16 [55] Mike Hammer: ANOTHER MAN'S POISON
(verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1455A (copyright date 11Mar59/ reg. 16387)
Directed By William Witney
Written By Steven Thornley
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Michael Connors ....... as Lou Torrey
Tracey Roberts ........ as Maria
Bern Hoffman .......... as Vic Fontanee
Jaqueline Scott ....... as Helen Torrey
Wolfe Barzell ......... as Vito
Synopsis:
A friend of Mike Hammer, who is blind, suspects that his wife is having an
affair with the man who claims to be his long lost brother. Mike
investigates at the request of his friend. [SC]
2.17 [56] Mike Hammer: A HAZE ON THE LAKE
(verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1456A (copyright date 29May59/ reg. 16911)
Directed By Sidney Salkow
Written By Kenneth Enochs
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Lorne Greene .......... as Carl Kunard
Ray Strickland ........ as Paul
John Carlyle .......... as Larry Kunard
Richard Gering ........ as Lloyd Randall
Elaine Edwards ........ as Julie Kunard
William Roerick ....... as Cliff
Synopsis:
Mike Hammer encounters a wealty businessman, a college fraternity initiation,
and attempted murder. [SC]
2.18 [57] Mike Hammer: WHEN I AM DEAD, MY DARLING ...
(verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1457A (copyright date 16Apr59/ reg. 16388)
Directed By Boris Sagal
Written By B.X. Sanborn
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Catherine McLeod ...... as Laura Laurents
Paul Dubov ............ as Jacques Lomere
Jan Arvan ............. as Pierre Laurents
Carolyn Hughes ........ as Gloria
Eugene Burden ......... as Dr. Luge
Rolfe Sedan ........... as Doctor Bouchet
Synopsis:
A beautiful widow sailing aboard a French luxury line insists that
her husband's ghost is haunting the ship. [JK]
2.19 [58] Mike Hammer: STOCKS AND BLONDES
(verified -SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP11458 (copyright date 7Aug59/ reg. 16920)
Directed By Ray Nazarro
Written By Robert Turner
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Rita Lynn ............. as Edie Sanford
Dennis Patrick ........ as Simon Loomis
K.L. Smith ............ as Tom O'Rough
Roxanne Brooks ........ as Dina
Pete Kellett .......... as The Heavy (uncredited)
Dick Crockett ......... as The Henchman (uncredited)
Synopsis:
A close friend of Mike Hammer is seriously beat-up by two thugs who work for a
cheep
crook that continues to swindle an attractive businesswoman
without her knowledge. [SC]
2.20 [59] Mike Hammer: EVIDENCE ON THE RECORD
[verified -SC]
Revue Prod. no. TP1459A (copyright date 8May59/ reg. 16391)
Directed by William Witney
Written by B.X. Sanborn
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Frank Maxwell .............. as Wallace Mack
Gerald Milton .............. as Johnny Sixty
Helene Stanley ............. as Eileen
Vitto Scotti ............... as Geta (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
The murder of a helpless woman brings Mike Hammer into contact
with a juke-box vending concern. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
Two Juke Box vendor rivals are investgated by Mike Hammer. Mike believes
that one of them is a murderer. [SC]
2.21 [60] Mike Hammer: SHOOT BEFORE YOU LOOK
[verified -SC]
Revue Prod. no. TP1460A (copyright date 1May59/ reg.16390)
Directed by Ray Nazarro
Written by Frank Kane
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Charles Aidman ........... as Marty Davis
Georgine Darcy ........... as Laura Howell
John Milford ............. as Lenny Marx
Gail Kobe ................ as Mrs, Marx
Vito Scotti .............. as Geta (recurring)
Recurring Cast:
Bart Burns ............... as Capt Pat Chambers
Synopsis:
A woman is found murdered and the diamonds that she had been carrying are
missing. [JK]
2.22 [61] Mike Hammer: THE COMMODORE
Revue Prod. no. TP1461A (16392)
28May59 copyright date
Starring: Darren McGavin
Guest Cast:
Edgar Stehli, H. M. Wyant, Jean Allison, Ashly Cowan,
Evelyn Scott, Michael Winkleman.
Mike Hammer meets a vagrant who claims that he's the victime of
a double cross, and a genial old man admits a murder. [JK]
2.23 [62] Mike Hammer: SEE NO EVIL
[verified -SC]
Revue Prod. no. TP1462A/ (copyright date 4Jun59/ reg.16393)
Directed by Ray Nazarro
Written by B.X. Sanborn
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Miriam Colon ........... as Tyranna
Walter Burke ........... as Van
Steven Peck ........... as Carl
Gene Saks .............. as Gobo McCoy
Ted Markland ........... as Betters
Synopsis:
In this robbery case, a gypsy fortune teller comes to Mike Hammer
for advice. [JK]
2.24 [63] Mike Hammer: CURTAINS FOR AN ANGEL
[verified -SC]
Revue Prod. no. TP1463A/ (copyright date 30May59/ reg.16912)
Directed by William Witney
Written by B.X. Sanborn
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Virginia Gregg .......... as Elsa Hurlbert
Abby Dalton ............. as Stacy Lee
Robert Ellenstein ....... as Professor Murphy
Richard Crane ........... as Duncan Fortune
Alexander Lockwood ...... as Claude Hurlbert
Synopsis:
Mike Hammer investigates a confidence game and a murder at a New York
City theater group. [SC]
2.25 [64] Mike Hammer: DIXIE IS DEAD
Revue Prod. no. TP1464 (copyright date 26Jun59 / reg.no. 16913)
Directed by Wm. Witney
Written by B.X. Sanborn
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Sue Ane Langdon ......... Dixie Dee
Dick Wesson
Ray Daley
Walter Reed
Synopsis:
Mike investigates the murder of Dixie Dee, a popular dixieland jazz singer at
The Velvet Cellar
after she was hired away from a rival nightclub called The Blue Ox. [JB]
2.26 [65] Mike Hammer: 'M' IS FOR MOTHER
Revue Prod. no. TP1465 (copyright date 3Jul59/ reg.no. 16914)
Ddirected by Wm. Witney
Written by Steven Thornley
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Coleen Gray ............. Thelma Dutton
Bart Burns .............. Capt. Pat Chambers (recurring)
Diana Barth ............. Sylvia Dutton
Harry Swoger ............ Jim Raffick
Vito Scotti ............. Geta Sharpe (recurring)
Synopsis:
Sylvia Dutton turns to Mike for help after she learns her mother was swindled
out of $25,000
by a bunco artist who was later found murdered. [JB]
2.27 [66] Mike Hammer: PEN PALS
Revue Prod. no. TP1466 (copyright date 7Jul59 / reg.no.16915)
Directed by Ray Nazarro
Written by Frank Kane
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Michael Connors ......... Marty Price
Betty Lynn .............. Mona Price
Edward Kemmer ........... Simmons
Dort Clark .............. Luge
Angela Austin
Synopsis:
A couple who owns a business on Coney Island are being threatened by a two
ex-cons named Luger
and Simmons unless they go along with their plans to rob their own business, but
Hammer has his
own plan to help the Prices. [JB]
2.28 [67] Mike Hammer: NOW DIE IN IT
[verified -SC]
Revue Prod. no. TP1467/ (copyright date 11Aug59/ reg.16921)
Directed by William Witney
Teleplay by Steven Thornley / Story by Curt Cannon
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Eddie Firestone ......... as Rudy Pope
Barbara Turner .......... as Madaline Pope
Richard Tyler ........... as Paul Stone
Tommy Ivo ............... as Bill Archer
Jo Kaiser ............... as Donna Crane
Howard Wright ........... as The Hotel Clerk
Synopsis:
A husband and wife ask Hammer to find the killer who murdered a family
member. [SC]
2.29 [68] Mike Hammer: SLAY UPON DELIVERY
Revue Prod. no. TP1468 (copyright date 24Jul59/ reg. no. 16917)
Directed by Sam Strangis
Written by Frank Kane and Steven Thornley
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
James Westerfield ...... as Bill Murphy
Stacy Harris ........... as Bruce Greene
Dorothy Green .......... as Doris Greene
Alan Dexter ............ as Doris Greene
Cay Forester
Marianne Gaba
Bart Burns... Capt. Pat Chambers (recurring)
A floating crap game run by Bruce and Doris Greene, and a shady detective figure
in the disappearance
of a railroad clerk named Paul Redmond, who was later found murdered. [JB]
2.30 [69] Mike Hammer: GROOMED TO KILL
[verified -SC]
Revue Prod. no. TP1469 (copyright date 17Jul59/ reg. 16916)
Directed by Ray Nazarro
Written by Robert Turner
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Frank Albertson ............ as Jason Gill
K.T. Stevens ............... as Doris Gill
Joan Tabor ................. as Sherri Gay
Ray Daley .................. as Al Sanders
Lenny Geer ................. as Man At The Party (uncredited)
Recurring Cast:
Bart Burns ................. as Captain Pat Chambers (recurring)
Synopsis:
A showgirl that was blackmailing a friend of Mike Hammer, is found murdered.
[SC]
2.31 [70] Mike Hammer: DOLL TROUBLE
Revue Prod. no. TP1470 (copyright date 31Jul59/ reg. no. 16918)
Directed by William Witney
Written by Barry Shipman
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
John Archer ............ Roland
Carol Sydes ............ Anna Zabreski/Derna Penzenik
Miriam Nelson .......... Receptionist at Embassy
Isobel Elsom ........... Wilma Puttnam
Vitina Marcus .......... Maureena Zabreski/Dolores Vitna
While in Brussels to attend the 1958 World's Fair, Mike's vacation is
interrupted by a wealthy woman
named Wilma Puttnam who asks Hammer to investigate the people claiming to have
the daughter of her
late sister who died in the Nazi concentration camps before she pays them $5000.
[JB]
2.32 [71] Mike Hammer: I REMEMBER SALLY
Revue Prod. no. TP1471 (copyright date 2Aug59/ reg. no. 16919)
Directed by Wm. Witney
Written by Steven Thornley
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Doris Dowling .......... Bonnie Weed/Sally Bryant
Malcolm Atterbury ...... as Bates
Steve Gravers .......... Duke
Asa Maynor ............. Ginger
Fred Sherman ........... Switchboard Operator
A dying old man asks Mike to find a woman he met 15 years earlier at a carnival
in his home town in South Dakota,
because he holds her accountable for the death of his wife. [JB]
2.33 [72] Mike Hammer: WEDDING MOURNING
Revue Prod. no. TP1472 (copyright date 2Oct59/ reg. no. 17023)
Directed by Wm. Witney
Written by Barry Shipman
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Linda Lawson ........... as Cathy Dean
Bernard Fein ........... as Moxie
David Frescoor
Frank Yaconelli
Bart Burns .......... Capt. Pat Chambers, N.Y.P.D. (recurrring)
Vito Scotti ............ Geta Sharpe (recurring)
Mike has truly fallen in love with a woman named Cathy Dean and even with his
best buddy Pat Chambers as best man,
the two were on the verge of being married when she is found murdered. Hammer
vows revenge against her killer. [JB]
2.34 [73] Mike Hammer: MERCHANT OF MENACE
[verified -SC]
Revue Prod. no. TP1473 (copyright date 28Aug59/ reg. 20981)
Directed by William Witney
Written by Robert Turner
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Barbara Stuart ............. as Gladys Donovan
Arthur Kendall ............. as Matt
Vito Scotti ................ as Geta (recurring)
James Flavin ............... as Brink Donovan
Eddie Marr ................. as Doto Byrd
Larry Perron ............... as Gus Donovan
Brad Trumbull .............. as Sargeant Flynn
Synopsis:
Mike Hammer receives a death threat from an ex-con that he sent to prison.
Mike thinking its a joke, plans to meet with him. [SC]
2.35 [74] Mike Hammer: BRIDE AND DOOM
Revue Prod. no. TP1474 (copyright date 3Oct59/ reg. no. 20088)
Directed by Wm. Witney
Written by Robert Turner
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
DeForest Kelley ........ as Philip Conroy
Sue Ane Langdon ........ as Ruby DuVal
Frances Robinson ....... as Joyce Conroy
Richard Angarola ....... as Nick Mann
J. Pat O'Malley ........ as Hugo
Ruby DuVal, a nightclub dancer turns to Mike after she's been assaulted by the
sister of a man she plans to marry.
Later, Ruby is found murdered, and all evidence points towards Joyce Conroy, who
violently objected to her brother,
Philip and Ruby's wedding plans. [JB]
2.36 [75] Mike Hammer: SLAB-HAPPY
(verified - SC)
Revue Prod. no. TP1475 (copyright date
11Sep59/ reg. no. 16922)
Written by Steven Thornley
Directed by Frank Arrigo
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Jack Lambert ........... Kid Dakota
Mary LaRoche ........... Julie
Ralf Harolde
Peter Adams,
Joe Yrigoyen*
Bart Burns .......... Capt. Pat Chambers, N.Y.P.D. (recurrring)
Synopsis
A prizefighter is accused of murdering a nightclub owner who took his wife away
from him and was
mistreating her.[JB]
Note:
Joe Yrigoyen was a top stuntman at Republic Studios starting around 1936. He was
also Roy Rogers stunt double
during his later and final films at Republic and was the choice of ace action
director William Witney. [SC]
2.37 [76] Mike Hammer: A MUGGING EVENING
[verified -SC]
Revue Prod. no. TP1476 (copyright date 4Sep59/ reg. 20982)
Directed by William Witney
Written by Frank Kane and Robert Turner
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Yvette Vickers ............ as Ellen Robbins
Irene Vernon .............. as Myra
Jack Hogan ................ as Brownie
William Keene ............. as Robert Bart
Gene Collins .............. as Hill
J.
Pat O'Malley ............... as The Man
Synopsis:
A young girl gets involved with a gang of muggers, who stalk their victims
in New York's Central Park. [SC]
2.38 [77] Mike Hammer: SIAMESE TWINGE
Revue Prod. no. TP1477 (copyright date 18Sep59/ reg. no. 20983)
Directed by William Witney
Written by Steven Thornley
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Sondi Sodsai
Julie Scott
Arthur Batanides
Eric Sinclair,
Eleanore Audley
John Duke
Richard Kipling
Bart Burns .......... Capt. Pat Chambers, N.Y.P.D. (recurrring)
Mike goes into investigating the case of a female singer at the Club Orient
accused of murdering her
abusive husband, a ship captain, when in fact, a shipmate actually finished him
off. [JB]
2.39 [78] Mike Hammer: GOODBYE, AL (final
episode)
Revue Prod. no. TP1478 (copyright date 22Sep59/ reg. no. 20984)
Directed by Frank Arrigo
Written by Steven Thornley
Starring: Darren McGavin (as Mike Hammer)
Guest Cast:
Val Avery
Walter Coy
Melanie York
Ned Glass
Peter Kellett
Mike's slippery old friend Al Sparks skips town due to a gambling debt. Both men
turn up in the small
town of Forge River, where Sparks is jailed on a murder charge for killing the
female owner of a
cafe where Sparks worked. [JB]
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