Mr. Broadway

Mr. Broadway
Format	Adventure; Drama
Created by	Garson Kanin
Starring	Craig Stevens Lani Miyazaki Horace McMahon
Theme music composer	Dave Brubeck
Opening theme	"Theme From 'Mr. Broadway'"
Composer(s)	Dave Brubeck
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1/2
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Susskind
Producer(s)	Daniel Melnick
Running time	60 min.
Production company(s)	Talent Associates, in association with the CBS Television Network
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 26, 1964 – December 26, 1964

Mr. Broadway is a 13-episode CBS adventure and drama television series starring Craig Stevens (1918–2000), formerly of Peter Gunn, as New York City public relations 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 contact, Hank McClure, played by Horace McMahon (1906–1971), a Connecticut-born character actor. Mr. Broadway, a Talent Associates Production, was created by Garson Kanin and produced by David Susskind and Daniel Melnick. Dave Brubeck supplied the music and theme.^[1]

Mr. Broadway episodes have unusual titles. The series included rare guest appearances by Liza Minnelli, daughter of Judy Garland, in her first television dramatic role as Minnie in "Nightingale for Sale";^[1] Sandy Dennis in "Don't Mention My Name in Sheboygan", and Lauren Bacall as Barbara Lake, with Martin Balsam as Nate Bannerman, in "Something to Sing About".^[1]

Other episodes are "Keep an Eye on Emily" (the series' pilot) with Tuesday Weld as Emily and Oleg Cassini as himself, "Take a Walk Through a Cemetery" with Lauren Bacall, again, but also with Jason Robards, Jr., and Jill St. John, "Try to Find a Spy" with Barbara Feldon and Simon Oakland, "Between the Rats and the Finks" with Larry Hagman, Dyan Cannon, Bruce Gordon, and Patrick McVey, "The He-She Chemistry" with Tammy Grimes, "Maggie, Queen of the Jungle", with Nina Foch in the title role, "Smelling Like a Rose" with Art Carney, Hal Roach, and Tina Louise, "Bad Little Rich Girl" with Diana Van der Vlis as Mary Beth Warren and Larry Pennell as John Chambers, "Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones" with Philip Abbott as Geoffrey Karr and Lola Albright as Duff Daniels. Albright had been Stevens's co-star on Peter Gunn, and "Pay Now, Die Later", the series finale, with David Wayne as John Zeck and John Ireland as Jimmy King.^[2] In the latter episode the wealthy Zeck hires Mike Bell to write his obituary ahead of his death.^[3]

Mr. Broadway aired following the new Gilligan's Island sitcom, starring Alan Hale, Jr., and Bob Denver, and preceding the durable western series, Gunsmoke, starring James Arness. Its competition was the Saturday Night Movie on NBC and the second half of The Lawrence Welk Show and the first half of The Hollywood Palace on ABC.^[1]

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penquin Books, 1996, 4th ed.
2. ^ "Mr. Broadway episode list". Internet Movie Data Base. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057772/episodes. Retrieved February 10, 2009. 
3. ^ "Mr. Broadway: Summary". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/mr.-broadway/show/4643/summary.html. Retrieved February 10, 2009.