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Philip Marlowe
Created byRaymond Chandler
StarringPhilip Carey
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time30 minutes per episode
Production companiesMark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
in association with
California National Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseOctober 6, 1959 (1959-10-06) –
March 26, 1960 (1960-03-26)

Philip Marlowe is a 1959–1960 half-hour ABC crime series, featuring Philip Carey as Marlowe,[1] the fictional detective created by Raymond Chandler.

The private detective Marlowe —- as portrayed by Carey —- departed very much from the original character.[citation needed] NBC-TV financed the original pilot for a Marlowe series starring Carey, but it sold the program and Carey to ABC, which revamped it.[2]

The show debuted on October 6, 1959, with the episode: "The Ugly Duckling" with Virginia Gregg and Rhys Williams.

The program's lack of success was attributed to its similarity to other contemporary detective series.[3]

Sponsors were Brown & Williamson and American Home Products.[4] The series had 13 episodes.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 831. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  2. ^ Scheuer, Steven H. (September 3, 1959). "TV Keynotes: Another Private Eye". The Morning Call. Pennsylvania, Allentown. p. 42. Retrieved 21 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Brunsdale, Mitzi M. (2010). Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes [2 volumes]: From Sleuths to Superheroes. ABC-CLIO. p. 531. ISBN 9780313345319. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Philip Marlowe" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 28, 1959. p. 50. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  • A Reader's Guide to Raymond Chandler by Toby Widdicombe.


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