Blake Edwards
Director
Peter Gunn (1958)
Season 1
Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn 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.
Released Sept. 22, 1958
Episode 30 min
10+
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Production Companies: Spartan Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
8.0
S1E1 - The Kill
When Mother is approached by gangsters to pay protection money, she asks Peter Gunn to intervene. When she refuses to pay, a bomb is set off in her night club.
Sept. 22, 1958, midnight
S1E2 - Streetcar Jones
A jazz musician is killed and another musician is accused. Pete is called in to the case. This episode features the jazz music of Henry Mancini.
Sept. 29, 1958, midnight
S1E3 - The Vicious Dog
A newspaper reporter writing an expose of a crime boss is attacked by a dog. Pete is called in to investigate.
Oct. 6, 1958, midnight
S1E4 - The Blind Pianist
A "blind" pianist witnesses a murder and, to protect his secret, hires Pete to find the killer.
Oct. 13, 1958, midnight
S1E5 - The Frog
Pete is called by a gangster's leg man who is then murdered. Pete becomes involved in a search for incriminating evidence.
Oct. 20, 1958, midnight
S1E6 - The Chinese Hangman
Pete is asked by a religious cult leader to find a missing girl and the money she had access to.
Oct. 27, 1958, midnight
S1E7 - Lynn's Blues
Singer Lynn Martel has lost all hope after her boyfriend has been killed. The killing was arranged by Nat Kreuger, Martel's obsessed boss. When Peter Gunn tries to help her, his life also becomes endangered.
Nov. 3, 1958, midnight
S1E8 - Rough Buck
A famous boxer is murdered. Pete is hired by the dead fighter's brother to find the killer. Peter Gunn's investigation leads him to a shady fight manager and a nightclub stripper.
Nov. 10, 1958, midnight
S1E9 - Image of Sally
Nightclub singer Sally Hall is caught between two crime bosses who intend to have her at all costs.
Nov. 17, 1958, midnight
S1E10 - The Man with the Scar
Roy Davidson the D.A.'s son is being framed for a crime he did not commit, Gunn investigates and is surprised by what he undercovers.
Nov. 24, 1958, midnight
S1E11 - Death House Testament
Ten minutes before his execution a convicted murder hires Peter Gunn to find the $700,000 he stole, hand it over to the bond company, collect the 10% reward and give it to his daughter.
Dec. 1, 1958, midnight
S1E12 - The Torch
A man is burnt to death. His widow hires Peter Gunn to find out who killed him.
Dec. 8, 1958, midnight
S1E13 - The Jockey
Billy Arnet's girlfriend falls through a skylight, to her death. Peter Gunn is hired prove it was not an accident but murder.
Dec. 15, 1958, midnight
S1E14 - Sisters Of The Friendless
A young man is accused of murder, and the only witnesses for the defense are two nuns who are unable to leave their convent.
Dec. 22, 1958, midnight
S1E15 - The Leaper
An elderly circus performer is shot by a man using a high-powered rifle while standing on the ledge of an apartment building. The man's wife asks Peter Gunn to investigate the death of her husband.
Dec. 29, 1958, midnight
S1E16 - The Fuse
A union boss's birthday starts off with a bang, and the crime boss who is the chief suspect wants Pete to clear his name before the situation gets even more explosive.
Jan. 5, 1959, midnight
6.0
S1E17 - Let's Kill Timothy
A couple of safe-crackers realize too late that the lookout on their jewel store burglary is no longer looking out, he's absconded with the most valuable jewels. The double-crosser bursts into Mother's nightclub to beg Peter Gunn to protect a mysterious 4th conspirator, Timothy, who turns out to be a trained seal. Why would anyone want to kill Timothy?
Jan. 19, 1959, midnight
S1E18 - The Missing Night Watchman
A body gets dumped off the pier, and Peter is hired by the proprietor of an antiquities shop to locate a stash of diamonds owned by an eccentric collector. Be prepared for some great dialogue.
Jan. 26, 1959, midnight
S1E19 - Murder On The Midway
Peter Gunn is hired by a man known as the Baron to protect Rowena, the roommate of a murdered carnival dancer. Rowena is the Baron's girlfriend, and when she becomes infatuated with Gunn, the Baron threatens the private investgator.
Feb. 2, 1959, midnight
S1E20 - Pecos Pete
There's trouble in Texas when a cowboy gets clobbered, and his brother, a cattle baron, hires Pete to find his killer. The welcome is none too warm, even when Pete goes native and dons the local attire. Mancini's score takes on a western swang. Marks the introduction of the new series logo design.
Feb. 9, 1959, midnight
S1E21 - Scuba
A series of unsolved robberies have an insurance company looking to Pete to find the culprits. The investigation begins where a partner in a diving company was found murdered, and Pete hooks up with a Don Ho fan who is into water sports.
Feb. 16, 1959, midnight
S1E22 - Edie Finds a Corpse
Edie is having her apartment renovated and during the renovations she uncovers a body.
Feb. 23, 1959, midnight
S1E23 - The Dirty Word
After her husband is murdered, Louise Sinclair hits the bottle and her husbands lawyer consoles her.
March 2, 1959, midnight
S1E24 - The Ugly Frame
Lt. Jacoby tries to nail Quoit on a murder charge but is foiled by misinformation.
March 9, 1959, midnight
S1E25 - The Lederer Story
Mr. Lederer falls overboard on his yacht at night, and soon after his wife is poisoned, Gunn investigates.
March 16, 1959, midnight
S1E26 - Keep Smiling
Peter Gunn poses as a professional bowler to investigate a case of blackmail and murder.
March 23, 1959, midnight
S1E27 - Breakout
An escaped gangster lives in a rundown apartment undetected, wearing bandages. He hires Gunn to locate his brother and finds out that the man was involved in a payroll robbery.
March 30, 1959, midnight
S1E28 - Pay Now, Kill Later
After serving 14 years for a crime he did not commit, Spain decides to commit the crime he was sentenced and already served time for.
April 6, 1959, midnight
S1E29 - Skin Deep
Wealthy Helena Mears hires Peter Gunn to investigate the disappearance of her young sister Katie. Pete learns that Helena, lonely and jealous of Katie's popularity, has met an amorous but unscrupulous Latin who has been secretly seeing Katie.
April 13, 1959, midnight
S1E30 - February Girl
Model June Holton witnesses the murder of a photographer, only problem is she wasn't wearing her glasses and can't identify him.
April 20, 1959, midnight
S1E31 - Love Me to Death
Three lonely rich sisters and one of them finds a boyfriend, but is he really interested in her or her money. Five dead wives tell a different story.
April 27, 1959, midnight
7.0
S1E32 - The Family Affair
B.E. Raleigh's only relative, a nephew named Martin, was imprisoned for stealing from his uncle's company. Now that the Uncle is dying there are many attempts on the rich uncle's life to make his demise quicker.
May 4, 1959, midnight
7.0
S1E33 - Lady Wind, Bells Fan
Fan Dancer, Darling Lillian of The Green Dragon is given a special fan one that holds the key to the past.
May 11, 1959, midnight
S1E34 - Bullet for a Badge
An attempt on Lt. Jacoby is made when he receives a mysterious phone call and set up for a bullet.
May 18, 1959, midnight
S1E35 - Kill from Nowhere
Wealthy invalid Louise Reardon has an attempt made on her life and Gunn is hired to find her Aide, Scully.
May 25, 1959, midnight
S1E36 - Vendetta
Somebody shoots Edie in an attempt to get to Gunn. Jacoby still in the hospital gives Pete a clue as to who is seeking revenge.
June 1, 1959, midnight
S1E37 - The Coffin
Gunn is hired to accompany a coffin to Mexico City, the hitch is that there is no body in the coffin only money stolen during a robbery.
June 8, 1959, midnight
S1E38 - The Portrait
An unfaithful wife is dismayed that after her lovers death a portrait of her goes missing, she hires Gunn to retrieve the painting.
June 15, 1959, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 3420 min.
Released: Sept. 22, 1958
Last Air Date: Sept. 18, 1961, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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