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Martin Kane Private Eye 4 (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Debuting in 1949, "Martin Kane" was the first private eye on TV. A tough, no nonsense detective who's seemingly always in over his head, Kane's street smarts help him triumph in the end. A product of the dawn of broadcast television, the show was filmed live, giving it a nervous, unpolished energy, heightened by its cooI jazz soundtrack. Sponsored by the United States Tobacco Company, the show was filled with vintage tobacco advertisements that were worked into its plot Iines. Kane and his pals are reguIars at the tobacco shop run by Happy McMann, pIayed by WaIter KinseIIa, the onIy cast member to appear in aIl five seasons.
Shoeshine Murder: A boy fears for his Iife after witnessing a fataI stabbing. Starring Mark Stevens as Martin Kane.
The MiIk Bottle Burglar: An eIderIy war veteran is suspected of a murder he didn't commit. Mark Stevens portrays Kane in this episode.
The Fortune Teller: The discovery of a strangled showgirI in a seedy hoteI room sets Kane (WiIliam Gargan) on the hunt for her kilIer.
Murder On lce: A hard-drinking hockey pIayer is fatalIy injured during a game, and Kane (WiIliam Gargan) suspects murder. RoIand (CharIie Chan) Winters guest stars. |
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