The Koa Man (Hawaiian Eye)

Infobox Television episode
Title = The Koa Man
Series = Hawaiian Eye


Caption =
Season = 1
Episode = 13
Airdate = December 30, 1959
Production =
Writer = Elihu Winer, from a story by Ed Adamson
Director = Paul Stewart
Guests = Adam Williams : Harry Gulliver
Barbara Luna : Susan Chang
Suzanne Storrs : Nancy Campbell
Episode list = List of Hawaiian Eye episodes
Prev = A Dime a Dozen
Next = Stamped for Danger

"The Koa Man" is an episode of the American television detective series "Hawaiian Eye".

ynopsis

Hired by a Los Angeles legal partnership to locate Nancy Campbell, Tracy Steele is frustrated by the manager of her apartment building, who claims she doesn't live there. He is also disconcerted to find that a guy named Frank Ameria is tailing him. When cornered, Frank admits he is making sure Steele doesn't find Nancy Campbell. To Steele's further annoyance, an old Navy acquaintence, Harry Gulliver, turns up at the Hawaiian Village Hotel and also insists on following him around.

Steele locates Nancy's former employer, Susan Chang, who runs a dance studio. Susan won't tell Steele about Nancy at first, but later, when she spots Harry Gulliver lurking around, she decides to talk. Gulliver is Nancy's former fiance, and is now stalking her. He secretly hired Hawaiian Eye to find her, in order to kill her. Susan tells Tracy Steele where to find Nancy and her new boyfriend Frank Ameria, who is simply trying to protect her. Steele arrives in time to trick Harry Gulliver into surrendering.

Episode cast

eries regulars

* Anthony Eisley ...as Tracy Steele
* Robert Conrad ...as Tom Lopaka
* Connie Stevens ...as Cricket Blake
* Poncie Ponce ...as Kim

Recurring characters

* Doug Mossman ...as Moke (billed as "Marty")
* Andre Philippe ...as Paul

Guest stars

* Adam Williams ...as Harry Gulliver
* Barbara Luna ...as Susan Chang
* Suzanne Storrs ...as Nancy Campbell
* Chet Stratton ...as Paul (apartment manager)
* John McCann ...as Frank Ameria
* Jolene Brand ...as Lola (receptionist)

Musical interlude

All the Warner Brothers detective shows of the late fifties and early sixties had one or more musical interludes written into the teleplay. For this episode, Connie Stevens sang "How Sweet You Are" with the Shell Bar band accompanying her, while Tony Eisley danced with guest star Barbara Luna to a cha-cha version of "Tea for Two".

Episode notes

This was a rare storyline for this show, the crux of the plot turning upon the psychological cowardice of a main character. Adam Williams, the actor who played that character, was in real life a former Naval aviator who had won the Navy Cross.

External links

*Imdb title|0598363|The Koa Man