Season 3 • Episode 38
LatestCesar Carlyle, a very rich man, hires Gunn to find certain documents which, if made public, could ruin him. Seems the papers were stolen and the theif wants a good deal of money for their return.
Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in style. Known as Pete to his friends and simply as Gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way.
Score
Henry Mancini invented TV jazz cool here.
Cinematography
Shadows so deep you'll need a flashlight.
Creator
Blake Edwards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mancini's theme hit #1 on Billboard and won the first-ever Grammy for Album of the Year, proving TV music could be art.
Blake Edwards created Gunn as a direct response to Dragnet's square procedural—where Webb followed rules, Gunn made his own.
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