Mike Hammer (1956–1959)

The adventures of Mickey Spillane's tough-talking, brawling, skirt-chasing private detective Mike Hammer, who's always ready to use his fists on a "mug" or his charm on a "skirt" to get the case solved.

Stars:

Darren McGavin, Bart Burns, Vito Scotti

Cast

Series cast summary:
Darren McGavin	...	Mike Hammer (79 episodes, 1958-1959)

Storyline

The adventures of Mickey Spillane's tough-talking, brawling, skirt-chasing private detective Mike Hammer, who's always ready to use his fists on a "mug" or his charm on a "skirt" to get the case solved.

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Plot Keywords:

mike hammer | private investigator | violence | robbery | murder mystery | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revue Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (78 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was one of the programs that Bobby Rupp and murder victims Herbert, Nancy and Kenyon Clutter watched the evening that they were killed by Richard Eugene Hickcok and Perry Edward Smith (November 15th, 1959). Bobby Rupp was Nancy Clutter's boyfriend and went home before the killers arrived.

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Connections

Version of The New Mike Hammer (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Riff Blues"
(uncredited)
Written by Dave Kahn
(series theme)

User Reviews

Darren McGavin nailed Mike Hammer. All others paled by comparison.

Darren McGavin was the quintessential Mike Hammer. Others paled by comparison. He played him with toughness, irreverence and humor. Back in the 50's, when TV censorship was at its strictest, he went as far as you could go. He'd call women "Chickie" and had no qualms at roughing them up to get to the truth. I especially liked his scenes with Nita Talbot, who took everything he dished out. In another review, revtg001 claimed that Anthony Quinn played Mike Hammer. Although, Mr.Quinn appeared in a movie of a Mickey Spillane novel, "The Long Wait",the character he played was JOHNNY McBRIDE. In my opinion, the second best Mike Hammer was Ralph Meeker in "Kiss Me Deadly".