Music to Die By (23 May 1958)

Mike is asked to help a popular disk jockey who's been threatened by a powerful music producer to play her performers' songs or else. While Mike is trying to persuade the producer to back ... See full summary »

Director:

Boris Sagal

Writers:

Mickey Spillane (characters), Frank Kane

Stars:

Darren McGavin, Joan Banks, Wally Vernon

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Darren McGavin	...	Mike Hammer
Joan Banks	...	Sandra Ryan
Wally Vernon	...	Wally Davis
Robert Nichols	...	Mel Sands
George Keymas	...	Mark Michaels
The Ames Brothers	...	Themselves - Vocalists

Storyline

Mike is asked to help a popular disk jockey who's been threatened by a powerful music producer to play her performers' songs or else. While Mike is trying to persuade the producer to back off, the disk jockey is brutally beaten, and Mike is fired as a result. When the DJ collapses from the injuries he's sustained, Mike decides he's been rehired and takes after the producer and her goons with a vengeance.

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Plot Keywords:

song | ambulance | radio station | rehearsal | payola | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 May 1958 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revue Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min 26 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mark Michaels: Now where is it?
Mike Hammer: I gave it to the police.
Mark Michaels: Not you, Hammer. You like to bury your own dead.

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Soundtracks

"Blind Barnabas"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Performed by The Ames Brothers

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