Tag: 1959
TV Prevue, Feb 1st, 1959
Living on the Moon
well under it anyway…
Tekhnika Molodezhi magazine, Feb 1959
The Indian Tomb, 1959
A German architect runs away with the maharajah of Eschnapur’s fiancee but is caught and thrown in the dungeon, while his relatives arrive from Europe looking for him and the maharajah’s brother is scheming to usurp the throne. (IMDb)
The Bat, 1959
A killer known as “The Bat’ has returned and is loose in a mansion occupied by mystery writer Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder (Agnes Moorehead). He is searching for a million dollars worth of securities that was stashed there by the original thief, and the mansion’s owner, John Fleming. The question is who is the masked man called “The Bat?” Continue reading “The Bat, 1959”
Music From Mr. Lucky, 1959
More Music from Peter Gunn, 1959
“If modern jazz becomes indelibly linked with manslaughter, murder, mayhem, wise-cracking private eyes and droll policemen, the brunt of the responsibility must be borne by composer Henry Mancini. Because of him the point is rapidly being reached where no self-respecting killer would consider pulling the trigger without a suitable jazz background.”
Peter Goon, 1959
A Cracked Magazine spoof of the Peter Gunn TV show, January 1959 issue, Issue #12. Artwork by Jack Davis.
PETER GOON – TV’s hip sleuth in a very unhip article…
PETER GOON – TV’s rugged adventurer in a new and exciting drama entitled, “The case of the boomerang that didn’t come back.” – or “Come out of that bathroom and come out clean…
Peter Gunn in the TV Guide
The four times Peter Gunn graced the cover of the TV Guide (left to right, top to bottom)
January 3, 1959, July 11, 1959, February 13, 1960 (with John Vivyan of Mr. Lucky, another Blake Edwards creation) and February 11, 1961
Curse of the Undead, 1959
In an old west town, young girls are dying of a mysterious wasting disease. Dr. John Carter and his daughter Dolores have been tending to patients for hours, but just lost another. After Preacher Dan Young’s nightlong vigil, Cora looks like she will survive. During breakfast with Cora’s parents, they hear Cora scream. Cora is found dead on her bed, her window open. As he kneels to pray, Dan notices two small, bloody holes in Cora’s throat… (Wikipedia)
