Mr. Lucky (1959–1960)

Mr. Lucky was an honest professional gambler who had won a plush floating casino, the ship Fortuna, and used it as his base of operations. Staying beyond the 12-mile limit, where he could ... See full summary »

Creator:

Blake Edwards

Stars:

John Vivyan, Ross Martin, Tom Brown

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
John Vivyan	...	Mr. Lucky (34 episodes, 1959-1960)
Ross Martin	...	Andamo (34 episodes, 1959-1960)
Tom Brown	...	Lieut. Rovacs (21 episodes, 1959-1960)

Storyline

Mr. Lucky was an honest professional gambler who had won a plush floating casino, the ship Fortuna, and used it as his base of operations. Staying beyond the 12-mile limit, where he could operate a gambling ship legally, Mr. Lucky played host to a wide variety of people, all of whom came to make use of his luxurious facility. Helping him run the casino, is his good friend Andamo.

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Plot Keywords:

based on film | animated credits | gambling | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 1959 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bonne chance M. Lucky

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spartan Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (34 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Mr. Lucky (1943)

User Reviews

...a decent television series attempting to cash in on "Peter Gunn"'s success.

"Mr. Lucky" was a half-hour television series attempting to cash in on "Peter Gunn"'s success. Based on an old '40's feature film that had starred Cary Grant, the t.v. "Mr. Lucky" starred John Vivyan as the title character, Ross Martin as his partner Andamo, Pippa Scott as Mr. Lucky's girlfriend, Maggie, and Tom Brown as Lt. Rovaks of the police department, Lucky's sometimes friend, sometimes adversary. Mr. Lucky was the owner of the ship Fortuna, a floating gambling casino moored off of the California coast's 12 mile limit. Each week Lucky and Andamo would become entangled with an assortment of con-men, gamblers, fugitives, even entertainers working for Lucky aboard the gambling casino. Inevitably it would appear that Lucky was either involved in some type of illegal activity or at the least aiding those involved with the activities. This was all done to a modern jazz musical score supplied by "Peter Gunn"'s Henry Mancini.

The series ran one season (during the '59-'60 season) and is probably best remembered for spawning two hit record albums from Henry Mancini, "Theme from Mr. Lucky" and "Mr Lucky Goes Latin".