John Cassavetes. Title from container. Originally broadcast on television during the 1959 season.
Contents:
disc 1. The naked truth (guest star Michael Landon) -- Murder for credit (guest star Martin Landau) -- The Parents (guest star Shirley Knight) -- The shop of the four winds (guest star Nobu McCarthy) -- The nature of the night (guest star Dean Stockwell) -- Viva, Paco! (guest star Jimmy Murphy) -- Evil (guest star Alexander Scourby) -- Murder in Hi Fi ( guest star Susan Oliver) -- Fly Baby, Fly! (guest star Gena Rowlands). disc 2. Tempted (guest star Elizabeth Montgomery) -- The poet's touch (guest star Steven Marlo) -- The wild reed (guest star Olive Deering) -- A piece of paradise (guest star Sid Raymond) -- The Return (guest star Virginia Vincent) -- The unwise men (guest star Jack Weston) -- Collector's item (guest star Ann Henry) -- The man in the pit (guest star Buzz Martin) -- The only witness (guest star Geraldine Brooks). disc 3. Night of jeopardy (guest star Frank DeKova) -- Double feature (guest star John Marley) -- The list of death (guest star Paul Stewart) -- Solomon (guest star Cloris Leachman) -- An act of terror (guest star Maurice McEndree) -- An angry young man (guest star Warren Berlinger) -- The mask of Jason (guest star Mary Tyler Moore) -- A nice little town (guest star Christine White) -- Swinging long hair (guest star George Voscovec).
Summary:
"Johnny Staccato, starring legendary actor, writer and director John Cassavetes, first appeared on television in 1959, and although it lasted only 27 episodes, the unique mixture of big-city mystery-adventure and jazz left an indelible impression on a generation of TV viewers. Johnny Staccato (Cassavetes) is an ex-jazz musician/detective who would prefer to play the piano, relax on a beach, or just talk about life. At his home-away from home, Waldo's Jazz Club in Greenwich Village, Staccato is often joined at the piano by jazz musicians the likes of a young John Williams (Star Wars, Jaws), Shelly Manne, Barney Kessel, Red Norvo and Red Mitchell"--Container.
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