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77 Sunset Strip
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  • Episode aired May 8, 1959
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 47m
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7.8/10
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77 Sunset Strip (1958)
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Although he is acquitted for lack of evidence of the crime of sedition, Bailey's private investigator's license is revoked and he goes on a drinking spree. He is then recruited by a former f... Read allAlthough he is acquitted for lack of evidence of the crime of sedition, Bailey's private investigator's license is revoked and he goes on a drinking spree. He is then recruited by a former friend to conduct business with Communists.Although he is acquitted for lack of evidence of the crime of sedition, Bailey's private investigator's license is revoked and he goes on a drinking spree. He is then recruited by a former friend to conduct business with Communists.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
51
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  • Director
    • Montgomery Pittman
  • Writers
    • Montgomery Pittman(teleplay)
    • Maurita Pittman(story)
  • Stars
    • Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    • Roger Smith
    • Edd Byrnes
  • Director
    • Montgomery Pittman
  • Writers
    • Montgomery Pittman(teleplay)
    • Maurita Pittman(story)
  • Stars
    • Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    • Roger Smith
    • Edd Byrnes
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    • 3User reviews
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    Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    • Stuart Bailey
    Roger Smith
    Roger Smith
    • Jeff Spencer
    Edd Byrnes
    Edd Byrnes
    • Kookie
    • (as Edward Byrnes)
    John Van Dreelen
    John Van Dreelen
    • Hendrick Van Horn
    • (as John van Dreelen)
    Dorothy Provine
    Dorothy Provine
    • Nora Shirley
    Don 'Red' Barry
    Don 'Red' Barry
    • Rock
    • (as Donald Barry)
    Brad Weston
    • Babe
    • (as Brad Von Beltz)
    Kaye Elhardt
    • April Myford
    • (as Kay Elhardt)
    Jacqueline Beer
    Jacqueline Beer
    • Suzanne Fabry
    Louis Quinn
    Louis Quinn
    • Pete Roscoe
    James Bacon
    James Bacon
    • Self
    • (as Jim Bacon)
    Johnny Grant
    Johnny Grant
    • Self
    James Garner
    James Garner
    • Self
    Frank Sully
    Frank Sully
    • Border Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Montgomery Pittman
    • Writers
      • Montgomery Pittman(teleplay)
      • Maurita Pittman(story)
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    • Trivia
      James Garner sees Stu sitting alone at the bar in Dino's lounge and gets up to talk to him. Garner greets Bailey saying, "Hello, Sherlock". Bailey greets Garner by saying, "Hello, Maverick". This was an inside joke, as both shows were produced by Warner Brothers, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was an occasional guest star on Maverick (1957), a fact that would have been well known to the audiences at the time.
    • Quotes

      Stuart Bailey: I never eat with my meals. I'd like a drink.

      Nora Shirley: Sorry.

      Stuart Bailey: Well I saw a perfectly lovely bar in the living room.

      Nora Shirley: It's just to look at.

    • Connections
      Edited into 77 Sunset Strip: Upbeat (1962)
    • Soundtracks
      77 Sunset Strip
      Written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston

      [Series theme song; short version played during opening credits; background music in Dino's; full vocal version played during closing credits]

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    5/10
    Sedition?
    In this 77 Sunset Strip story Efrem Zimbalist goes full Ray Milland turning into an alcoholic. It seems as he was tried but acquitted of sedition in losing some government documents. But the state of California gave him the Black Sox treatment. He's been stripped of his PI license and is now hanging around some of Hollywood's exclusive bars where this PI to the stars meets among other people Hollywood columnist James Baker and fellow Warner Brothers star James Garner.

    But Stu Bailey was with the OSS in the late World War and has more than a few contacts in the espionage world. Among others is John Van Dreelan from those years and Zimbalist also meets up with Dorothy Provine as well.

    Zimbalist's drunk act is on the order of Ray Milland's from The Lost Weekend. Unfortunately it's tied to a less convincing espionage story.

    Did you really think Stu Bailey was a traitor?
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    • Release date
      • May 8, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Spanish
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 14, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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