Mr. Broadway is a 13-episode CBS adventure

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 and drama

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 television series starring Craig Stevens

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 (1918–2000), formerly of Peter Gunn

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, as New York City

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 public relations

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 specialist Mike Bell. The program aired at 9 p.m. Eastern time Saturdays from September 26 to December 26, 1964. Also featured were Bell's assistant, Toki, portrayed by Lani Miyazaki, and his police

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 contact, Hank McClure, played by Horace McMahon

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 (1906–1971), a Connecticut

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-born character actor

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. Mr. Broadway, a Talent Associates Production, was created by Garson Kanin and produced by David Susskind

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 and Daniel Melnick. Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck

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 supplied the music

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 and theme.

Mr. Broadway episodes have unusual titles. The series included rare guest appearances by Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

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, daughter of Judy Garland

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, in her first television dramatic role as Minnie in "Nightingale for Sale"; Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis

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 in "Don't Mention My Name in Sheboygan

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

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", and Lauren Bacall

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 as Barbara Lake, with Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

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 as Nate Bannerman, in "Something to Sing About".

Other episodes are "Keep an Eye on Emily" (the series' pilot) with Tuesday Weld

Tuesday Weld

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 as Emily and Oleg Cassini

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 as himself, "Take a Walk Through a Cemetery

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" with Lauren Bacall, again, but also with Jason Robards, Jr., and Jill St. John

Jill St. John

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, "Try to Find a Spy" with Barbara Feldon and Simon Oakland

Simon Oakland

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, "Between the Rats and the Finks" with Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

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, Dyan Cannon

Dyan Cannon

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, Bruce Gordon

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, and Patrick McVey

Patrick McVey

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, "The He-She Chemistry" with Tammy Grimes

Tammy Grimes

-Early life:Grimes was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, the daughter of Eola Willard , a naturalist and spiritualist, and Nicholas Luther Grimes, an innkeeper, country-club manager, and farmer. She attended high school at the then-all girls school, Beaver Country Day School, in Chestnut Hill,...

, "Maggie, Queen of the Jungle", with Nina Foch

Nina Foch

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 in the title role, "Smelling Like a Rose" with Art Carney

Art Carney

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, Hal Roach

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, and Tina Louise

Tina Louise

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, "Bad Little Rich Girl" with Diana Van der Vlis

Diana Van der Vlis

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 as Mary Beth Warren and Larry Pennell

Larry Pennell

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 as John Chambers, "Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones" with Philip Abbott

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 as Geoffrey Karr and Lola Albright

Lola Albright

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 as Duff Daniels. Albright had been Stevens's co-star on Peter Gunn, and "Pay Now, Die Later", the series finale, with David Wayne

David Wayne

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 as John Zeck and John Ireland

John Ireland (actor)

John Benjamin Ireland was an actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was raised in New York City from the age of 18. He started out in minor stage roles on Broadway...

 as Jimmy King. In the latter episode the wealthy Zeck hires Mike Bell to write his obituary

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 ahead of his death.

Mr. Broadway aired following the new Gilligan's Island

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sitcom, starring Alan Hale, Jr.

Alan Hale, Jr.

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, and Bob Denver

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, and preceding the durable western

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 series, Gunsmoke

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, starring James Arness

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. Its competition was the Saturday Night Movie on NBC

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 and the second half of The Lawrence Welk Show

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and the first half of The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

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on ABC

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Episode list

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	"Keep An Eye On Emily" (pilot)	September 26, 1964
1-2	"Take A Walk Through A Cemetery"	October 3, 1964
1-3	"Try To Find A Spy"	October 10, 1964
1-4	"Between the Rats and the Finks"	October 17, 1964
1-5	"Nightingale For Sale"	October 24, 1964
1-6	"The He-She Chemistry"	October 31, 1964
1-7	"Don't Mention My Name In Sheboygan"	November 7, 1964
1-8	"Maggie, Queen of the Jungle"	November 21, 1964
1-9	"Smelling Like A Rose"	November 28, 1964
1-10	"Bad Little Rich Girl"	December 5, 1964
1-11	"Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones"	December 12, 1964
1-12	"Something To Sing About"	December 19, 1964
1-13	"Pay Now, Die Later"	December 26, 1964