Shannon (1961 TV series)
| Shannon | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | Fred Jackman, Jr. |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company | Screen Gems Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | October 16, 1961 – June 12, 1962 |
Shannon is an American crime drama series that aired in syndication from October 16, 1961 to June 12, 1962. The series stars George Nader as the title Joe Shannon, an insurance investigator for the Transport Bonding and Surety Company. Regis Toomey portrays Shannon's boss Bill Cochran.
Guest stars
[edit]- Chris Alcaide as Jack O'Hare in "Duke of the Valley"
- King Calder
- Francis De Sales as Ray Petri in "Cold Trail"
- Robert Duvall as Joey Nolan in "The Big Fish"
- Raymond Guth
- DeForest Kelley as Carlyle in "The Pickup"[1]
- Ann McCrea as Phyllis Gray in "Never Help a Lady" (1962)
- Joseph Mell
- Lee Meriwether episode unknown
- Gilman Rankin
Production notes
[edit]Jerry Briskin produced the series for Screen Gems. Gene Roddenberry wrote two of the teleplays.[2]
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Zendee Report" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | 1961 |
| 2 | "The Embezzler's Daughter" | Fred Jackman | Story by : Ward Hawkins Teleplay by : Gene Roddenberry | 1961 |
| 3 | "The King Lear Report" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | 1961 |
| 4 | "Ironclad Alibi" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | 1961 |
| 5 | "Decoy" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 6 | "The Porcelain Egg" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 7 | "The Jade Tortoise" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 8 | "The Pickup" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 9 | "Desert Crossroads" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 10 | "The Big Fish" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 11 | "Lady on the Rocks" | TBD | Paul Schneider | |
| 12 | "Cold Trail" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 13 | "Duke of the Valley" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 14 | "The Hyatt Fund" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 15 | "The Professional Widower" | TBD | Story by : Seymour Friedman Teleplay by : Todhunter Ballard | |
| 16 | "Legacy in G" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 17 | "Fallers" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 18 | "Dolphin and the Mermaid" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 19 | "Bonds of Friendship" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 20 | "Man from Yesterday" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | 1962 |
| 21 | "Tarnish on the Badge" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 22 | "The Jungle Kid" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 23 | "The Deadly Homecoming" | TBD | Joseph Vogel & Lou Lantz | |
| 24 | "Saints and Sinners" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 25 | "License to Steal" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 26 | "The Patriarch" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 27 | "The Sports Car Story" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 28 | "The Florentine Prince" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | 1962 |
| 29 | "The Gideon Leap" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 30 | "Play with Fire" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 31 | "Never Help a Lady" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | 1962 |
| 32 | "Delayed Delivery" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | 1962 |
| 33 | "Uneasy Debt" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 34 | "The Medal" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 35 | "End of the Line" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | |
| 36 | "Conspiracy of Silence" | TBD | Story by : Teleplay by : | 1962 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Episode List of Shannon (1961)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
- ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 747
External links
[edit]- Shannon at IMDb
- Shannon 1961-62 at CVTA
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- 1961 American television series debuts
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- Television series by Screen Gems
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