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.
The Passenger (Episode 1)
Air date: 1960-10-03
Mask of Murder (Episode 2)
Air date: 1960-10-10
Overview: Gunn gets a frantic phone call from Norman Hartley and rushes to Hartley's home - only to find him dead.
The Maitre D' (Episode 3)
Air date: 1960-10-17
The Candidate (Episode 4)
Air date: 1960-10-24
Overview: The candidate for Governor, Adrian Grimmett, runs on a no-taxes platform. Who could possibly want to assassinate him?
The Judgment (Episode 5)
Air date: 1960-10-31
Overview: On Halloween Arthur Merrill answers the door prepared to treat the youngsters - but one of them shoots him.
The Death Frame (Episode 6)
Air date: 1960-11-07
Overview: Eddie Carson, a small time thug, is sure he's going to be bumped off. He tries to get Gunn to help him but the sleuth is unmoved until it's too late.
Death Across the Board (Episode 7)
Air date: 1960-11-14
Overview: Wealthy Sportsman Harley Bernard would like to know who murdered his stable manager. At first Gunn suspects Frank Rousseau, a gangster who once tried to get Wally to fix a race. The next suspect is a seven-foot giant who tries to strangle Gunn. After being rescued by Lt. Jacoby, Gunn visits TV exercise personality Jack LaLanne who identifies the tall man as the ""Great Gorza.""
Tramp Steamer (Episode 8)
Air date: 1960-11-21
Overview: The Rico brothers' testimony was responsible for Matt Poliska's deportation, and when Dave Rico is shot, his dying word is Poliska. But Poliska's not supposted to be in the country.
The Long Green Kill (Episode 9)
Air date: 1960-11-28
Take Five for Murder (Episode 10)
Air date: 1960-12-05
Overview: Gunn is hired by the manager of teen idol Bobby Jeeter to payoff a blackmailer and find out who is doing the blackmailing.
Big Dream, Deadly Dream (Episode 11)
Air date: 1960-12-12
Overview: Detective Eddie Sellers comes clost to solving a two-million dollar robbery and pays with his life. His brother Cal, also a detective, is afraid he's next.
Sepi (Episode 12)
Air date: 1960-12-19
Overview: A young boy tells Gunn that he saw his father beaten up during the night. But when Gunn calls the police, Sepi disappears.
A Tender Touch (Episode 13)
Air date: 1960-12-26
Royal Roust (Episode 14)
Air date: 1961-01-02
Overview: A royal visitor, King Felix, is visiting the city and it's Jacoby's job to escort him through the city jail.
Bullet in Escrow (Episode 15)
Air date: 1961-01-09
Overview: Ed Stone is released from prison, met by a friend who gives him a gun and makes a call to Peter Gunn.
Jacoby's Vacation (Episode 16)
Air date: 1961-01-16
Overview: Jacoby tells Gunn that he's going on vacation to some nice quiet place. Gunn tells Jacoby he's got just the place.
Blind Item (Episode 17)
Air date: 1961-01-23
Death Is a Sore Loser (Episode 18)
Air date: 1961-01-30
Overview: A janitor and his wife see Police Sergeant Lee Davis enter their building and minutes later they hear two shots. They rush to the scene to find Sergeant Davis holding a gun over the body of a dead derelict.
I Know It's Murder (Episode 19)
Air date: 1961-02-13
Overview: Kevin Daniels asks Gunn to prevent the murder of his mother.
A Kill and a Half (Episode 20)
Air date: 1961-02-20
Overview: It's ""trick or treat"" night, and Arthur Merrill answers the door to a big surprise.
Than a Serpent's Tooth (Episode 21)
Air date: 1961-02-27
The Deep End (Episode 22)
Air date: 1961-03-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Susan Neilson swims out to the deep end of her pool and drowns. Her swimming instructor, Phil Matterson, left her alone, poured himself a drink and ignored her cries for help.
Portrait in Leather (Episode 23)
Air date: 1961-03-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: While ex-heavyweight champ Billy Cochrane is training for a comeback, an attempt is made on his life.
Come Dance with Me and Die (Episode 24)
Air date: 1961-03-20
Cry Love, Cry Murder (Episode 25)
Air date: 1961-03-27
Overview: The gun used in a murder of a gangster is found in the possesion of a teenager.
A Penny Saved (Episode 26)
Air date: 1961-04-03
Overview: Ballet dancer Nico Belurin escapes from a home for the mentally ill.
Short Motive (Episode 27)
Air date: 1961-04-10
The Murder Bond (Episode 28)
Air date: 1961-04-24
The Most Deadly Angel (Episode 29)
Air date: 1961-05-01
Till Death Do Us Part (Episode 30)
Air date: 1961-05-08
Overview: Edward Candell is scheduled to die for the murder of his wife Leona. Tommy McDonald is surprised to hear the verdict - he just saw Leona.
Last Resort (Episode 31)
Air date: 1961-05-15
Overview: Clinton Hobart, former movie great, is trying to make a comeback. But hard-driving young producer Les Murdock isn't making matters any easier for the old fellow.
A Matter of Policy (Episode 32)
Air date: 1961-05-22
Overview: Gunman Frank Dineen never objected to killing people for money. This time, however he's going to do a job for himself.
A Bullet for the Boy (Episode 33)
Air date: 1961-05-29
Overview: Gambling man Paul Mitchell and the son of an American diplomat in Acapulco, is show and wounded while leaving his home.
Death Is a Four Letter Word (Episode 34)
Air date: 1961-06-05
Overview: Lisa Randolph's well-groomed appearance belies the turmoil of her emotions - as Gunn discovers when he is asked to prevent her from committing suicide.
Deadly Intrusion (Episode 35)
Writer: Steffi Barrett
Air date: 1961-06-12
Overview: Golf instructor Gil Manson is accused by the police of being a hit and run driver. Manson insists he was giving a golf lesson at the time of the accident, but his pupil has mysteriously disappeared.
Voodoo (Episode 36)
Air date: 1961-06-19
Overview: Abel Gunther a small-time Haitian sugar-cane grower, blames the death of his wife on the spirit world. He has a more praticial explanation for another of his worries - his cane fields have been leveled by fire.
Down the Drain (Episode 37)
Air date: 1961-06-26
Overview: A man named Paul Condon calls the police and tells them where a cache of stolen jewels can be found. But before any more information can be passed on - Condon is shot down.
Murder on the Line (Episode 38)
Air date: 1961-09-18
Overview: Cesar Carlyle, a very rich man, hires Gunn to find certain documents which, if made public, could ruin him. Seems the papers were stolen and the theif wants a good deal of money for their return.