Series synopsis
Mr. Lucky is an American drama television series that premiered on CBS on October 24, 1959. It ended on June 18, 1960. It was created by Blake Edwards. It stars Ross Martin, John Vivyan, Tom Brown and Robert Warwick.
Mr. Lucky is a CBS adventure/drama television series that aired from October 24, 1959, to June 18, 1960, with repeats until September 3. Blake Edwards developed the program as a retooling of his Willie Dante character from Four Star Playhouse, where the role was played by studio boss Dick Powell. In the 1960–1961 season, Howard Duff assumed the role of Willie Dante in the NBC adventure/drama series Dante. Mr. Edwards directed and co-wrote the first episode of Mr. Lucky, and the credits of the fi ...
Premise
Mr. Lucky is a CBS adventure/drama television series that aired from October 24, 1959, to June 18, 1960, with repeats until September 3. Blake Edwards developed the program as a retooling of his Willie Dante character from Four Star Playhouse, where the role was played by studio boss Dick Powell. In the 1960–1961 season, Howard Duff assumed the role of Willie Dante in the NBC adventure/drama series Dante. Mr. Edwards directed and co-wrote the first episode of Mr. Lucky, and the credits of the first eighteen episodes included "Entire production supervised by Blake Edwards." Jack Arnold produced the show and directed fifteen of the thirty-four episodes.
Henry Mancini's smooth theme music for the show reached Number 21 in the US singles charts. He released two successful LP's based on the show, Mr. Lucky and Mr. Lucky Goes Latin.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ross Martin as Andamo
- John Vivyan as Mr. Lucky
- Tom Brown as Lieut. Rovacs
- Robert Warwick
- Francis McDonald
- Yvonne Craig
- Philip Ober
- David White
Supporting cast
- Mushy Callahan
- Jeremy Slate as Karl Lieder
- Frankie Darro
- Mari Blanchard
- Billy Barty
- Warren Stevens
- Herbert Rudley
- Doris Singleton
- John Marley
- Dehl Berti
- Brad Dexter
- Bernard Kates
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 34 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 34 | October 24, 1959 | June 18, 1960 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Magnificent Bribe Mr. Lucky and his associate Andamo are forced to abandon their casino in Andamo's island country when the corrupt president learns that their yacht, the Fortuna, has been used by a group of revolutionaries to bring in arms. |
October 24, 1959 |
| 2 |
They Shall Not Pass Lucky and Andamo, penniless, crash a costume party aboard an enormous yacht, and Lucky turns it into a floating casino, the Fortuna II. |
October 31, 1959 |
| 3 |
Bugsy It seems that Bugsy McKenna is on the run from the mob. Not just any mob, one headed up by a well educated Mr. Henry Praisewater accompanied by his two henchman. Bugsy was given money to purchase land in the desert for a new hotel but he invested it in his name now they want his hide. He turns to his friend Mr. Lucky to hide him, but Praisewater is hot on Bugsy's tail. Mr. Lucky is caught by Praisewater, claiming Bugsy's not on his casino boat. A few minutes later Mr. Lucky literally steps on Bugsy, to his surprise. He tries to hide Bugsy in the hidden wine room but Bugsy gets drunk and escapes. To add to the chaos, Bugsy's wife is onboard and in order to protect her Lucky knocks her out, pretending she's some woman he's romancing. Bugsy, walking around the boat druink accidentally dropping a bottle of champagne on Praisewater's head. Now Bugsy's cover is blown. Praisewater beats up Lucky and his sidekick Andamo. Mrs. Bugsy wakes up, see's her husband about to be shot and grabs Lucky's |
November 7, 1959 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 24, 1959 |
| Last aired | June 18, 1960 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |