Dante Season 1 Episode 22 Dante in the Dark 1960
Dante is a short-lived NBC adventure/drama television series starring Howard Duff as Willie Dante, a former gambler who operates Dante's Inferno, a San Francisco, California, nightclub. Alan Mowbray co-starred as Stewart Styles, the Maitre d'; Tom D'Andrea as Biff, Dante's "man Friday", and Mort Mills as police Lieutenant Bob Malone. Dante claims to have put his past behind him but has retained old associates Stewart and Biff. While his club is legitimate, neither the police nor the mob believe that he is truly finished with the criminal underworld. Dante's old associates in crime keep appearing at the club in efforts to lure him back to the underworld. Dick Powell had previously played Dante in eight episodes of his Four Star Playhouse, initially written by Blake Edwards, who had previously created the radio drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective for Powell. There, Willie operates an illegal gambling operation in the back room of the "Inferno", which police soon shut down. The only regular from the Four Star Playhouse version to be cast in the series as well was Mowbray, who had first played a millionaire named Jackson who had gambled away his fortune and then worked as one of Dante's waiters. These episodes were subsequently rebroadcast under the collective title The Best in Mystery.
- Released: 1961-03-13
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Howard Duff, Alan Mowbray, Mort Mills
- Director:
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1. One for the Birds 1960-10-03
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2. Opening Night 1960-10-10
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3. The Feline Traveler 1960-10-17
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4. Dante's Dilemma 1960-10-31
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5. The Misfortunate Cookie 1960-11-07
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6. San Quentin Quill 1960-11-14
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7. The Unclean Green 1960-11-21
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8. The Bavarian Barbarians 1960-11-28
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9. My Pal, The Bullseye 1960-12-05
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10. The Jolly Roger Cocktail 1960-12-19
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11. A Punch from Judy 1960-12-26
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12. Don't Come On-A My House 1961-01-02
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13. Wine, Women, and Willie 1961-01-09
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14. Dial D for Dante 1961-01-16
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15. The Devil to Pay 1961-01-23
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16. Dante Rides Again 1961-01-30
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17. Dante's Fickle Fate 1961-02-06
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18. Aces and Eights 1961-02-13
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19. Light Lady, Dark Room 1961-02-20
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20. Not as a Canary 1961-02-27
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21. Pick a Peck of Diamonds 1961-03-06
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22. Dante in the Dark 1961-03-13
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23. Hunter with a Badge 1961-03-20
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24. Friendly Assassin 1961-03-27
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25. The Sesame Key 1961-04-03
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26. Around a Dark Corner 1961-04-10
