PETER GUNN – The Lederer Story – 1959
A woman, Margaret Muse, staggers into MOTHER'S jazz club at closing. She asks for water then collapses. She then whispers, "Peter Gunn" and then dies. P.I. Gunn, (played by Craig Stevens) is summoned. Stevens has no idea who the woman is. He tells club owner, Hope Emerson to call the Police.
Stevens back tracks Muse's movements and soon arrives at an upscale yacht club. A few questions later he discovers that Muse owns a rather large yacht tied up at the club. He has a look see but is chased off by the boat's captain, Otto Waldis. He is then attacked by two of the crew, Jack Richardson and Roy Jenson. Stevens puts the kibosh on the two thugs and heads off.
He plans to return that night and see what is going on with everyone. Stevens finds that the Muse's husband had "fallen" overboard and drowned 6 months before. The crew and Muse had all given the same statement to the Police. Police Lt Herschel Bernardi tells Stevens that the stories were all a bit too pat. He was sure there was something screwy with the death.
It turns out Bernardi is right, the crew had killed Muse's husband and were now bleeding Muse dry cash wise. They were also feeding her small doses of rat poison. Muse had foolishly left the boat etc to the crew in her will. She had tried to get help when she realized that she was being poisoned, but was too late. With the aid of Bernardi, the nasty types are soon bleeding out of some extra holes or on their way to jail.
Most will recall Roy Jenson as the thug in CHINATOWN who helps slice up Jack Nicholson's nose.
Not a barn-burner by any means, but still watch-able.(b/w)
A woman, Margaret Muse, staggers into MOTHER'S jazz club at closing. She asks for water then collapses. She then whispers, "Peter Gunn" and then dies. P.I. Gunn, (played by Craig Stevens) is summoned. Stevens has no idea who the woman is. He tells club owner, Hope Emerson to call the Police.
Stevens back tracks Muse's movements and soon arrives at an upscale yacht club. A few questions later he discovers that Muse owns a rather large yacht tied up at the club. He has a look see but is chased off by the boat's captain, Otto Waldis. He is then attacked by two of the crew, Jack Richardson and Roy Jenson. Stevens puts the kibosh on the two thugs and heads off.
He plans to return that night and see what is going on with everyone. Stevens finds that the Muse's husband had "fallen" overboard and drowned 6 months before. The crew and Muse had all given the same statement to the Police. Police Lt Herschel Bernardi tells Stevens that the stories were all a bit too pat. He was sure there was something screwy with the death.
It turns out Bernardi is right, the crew had killed Muse's husband and were now bleeding Muse dry cash wise. They were also feeding her small doses of rat poison. Muse had foolishly left the boat etc to the crew in her will. She had tried to get help when she realized that she was being poisoned, but was too late. With the aid of Bernardi, the nasty types are soon bleeding out of some extra holes or on their way to jail.
Most will recall Roy Jenson as the thug in CHINATOWN who helps slice up Jack Nicholson's nose.
Not a barn-burner by any means, but still watch-able.(b/w)
