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Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character (eight episodes) of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino. The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here (under that title, 25 February 1954), as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat (titled "Search in the Night," 5 November 1953). Dayton Lummis guest starred as a warden in "Vote of Confidence" and as Whit Lonigan in "A Championship Affair", both of which aired in 1954. Walter Coy appeared four times between 1955 and 1956 as Don Gavin in "A Bag of Oranges", Steiner in "The Collar", Dr. Joe Monro in "With All My Heart", and as Verne Miller in "The Listener." |
