Episode
Peter Gunn: Streetcar Jones
Overview
A jazz musician is killed and another musician is accused. Pete is called in to the case. This episode features the jazz music of Henry Mancini.
Details
- Series
- Peter Gunn
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1958-09-29
Episode context
Streetcar Jones is Episode 2 in Season 1 of Peter Gunn. It aired on 1958-09-29.
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Episode 1: The Kill
When Mother is approached by gangsters to pay protection money, she asks Peter Gunn to intervene. When she refuses to pay, a bomb is set off in her night club.
Episode 3: The Vicious Dog
A newspaper reporter writing an expose of a crime boss is attacked by a dog. Pete is called in to investigate.
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Episode 4: The Blind Pianist
A "blind" pianist witnesses a murder and, to protect his secret, hires Pete to find the killer.
Episode 5: The Frog
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Episode 6: The Chinese Hangman
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Episode 7: Lynn's Blues
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Episode 8: Rough Buck
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Episode 9: Image of Sally
Nightclub singer Sally Hall is caught between two crime bosses who intend to have her at all costs.
Episode 10: The Man with the Scar
Roy Davidson the D.A.'s son is being framed for a crime he did not commit, Gunn investigates and is surprised by what he undercovers.
Episode 11: Death House Testament
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Episode 12: The Torch
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Episode 13: The Jockey
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