Charlie Paradise: The Tragic Flute 

An old woman who hasn't seen for years is found murdered in her Greenwich Village apartment and the New York police department is stumped. Lieutenant Roy Brenner goes to his old friend, ... See full summary »

Director:

Gerald Mayer

Writers:

Peter Stone, Peter Stone (story)

Stars:

Ron Randell, Edward Binns, Robert Pastene

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Ron Randell	...	Charlie Paradise
Edward Binns	...	Roy Brenner
Robert Pastene	...	Oliver Weems (as Bob Pastene)
Gerald S. O'Loughlin	...	Plotkin (as Gerald O'Loughlin)
Severn Darden	...	Flute
Rebecca Sand	...	Gloria
Kathy Willard	...	Julie
Fred Gwynne	...	Francis X. Fish
Nicolas Coster	...	Binkie
Cliff Carnell	...	Blake
Ron Weyand	...	Hartoonian
Roberts Blossom	...	Reader

Storyline

An old woman who hasn't seen for years is found murdered in her Greenwich Village apartment and the New York police department is stumped. Lieutenant Roy Brenner goes to his old friend, Charlie Paradise, the unofficial mayor of the Village and requests his assistance. When an eccentric painter is found murdered and one of his painting is missing, Charlie links the clues and stages an art auction to smoke out the culprit.

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Plot Keywords:

painting | manhattan new york city | greenwich village manhattan new york city | unsold tv series pilot | struggling author | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1964 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS, Plautus Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last show of the series.

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Quotes

Oliver Weems: I've always wanted to meet one of those eccentric painters.
Charlie Paradise: Are you interested in his paintings, Mr. Weems, or in his state of mind?

User Reviews

One of the Best episodes of Brenner!

This episode is so good that it could of been used as a spin off series. Charlie Paradise is such a strong character that he could of been a reoccurring character. If you like the Beat Generation of the 1950's you will love this episode. It deals with the killing of a painter that witnessed a killing and put a clue as to who the killer was in one of his paintings. This episode is my favorite one in the 15 episode set released by Timeless Media Group!

Brenner is the NYPD Blue of the late 1950's. With its real New York City locals and true to life story lines, it holds up even today. I happen to like this better than NYPD Blue. The Same problems existed then as today, Heroin, murder, rape, inner-police station politics. The Twist of this show is that Brenner and his son are both detectives for the same precinct. If you happen to find it on DVD and like cop shows or just good TV in general, pick it up, you will not be disappointed.