Dante

Dante

1960
Dante
Dante

Dante

7.6 | en | Drama

Dante is a short-lived NBC adventure/drama television series starring Howard Duff as Willie Dante, a former gambler who operates Dante's Inferno, a San Francisco, California, nightclub. Alan Mowbray co-starred as Stewart Styles, the Maitre d'; Tom D'Andrea as Biff, Dante's "man Friday", and Mort Mills as police Lieutenant Bob Malone. Dante claims to have put his past behind him but has retained old associates Stewart and Biff. While his club is legitimate, neither the police nor the mob believe that he is truly finished with the criminal underworld. Dante's old associates in crime keep appearing at the club in efforts to lure him back to the underworld. Dick Powell had previously played Dante in eight episodes of his Four Star Playhouse, initially written by Blake Edwards, who had previously created the radio drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective for Powell. There, Willie operates an illegal gambling operation in the back room of the "Inferno", which police soon shut down. The only regular from the Four Star Playhouse version to be cast in the series as well was Mowbray, who had first played a millionaire named Jackson who had gambled away his fortune and then worked as one of Dante's waiters. These episodes were subsequently rebroadcast under the collective title The Best in Mystery.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP26  Around a Dark Corner
Apr. 10,1961
Around a Dark Corner

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EP25  The Sesame Key
Apr. 03,1961
The Sesame Key

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EP24  Friendly Assassin
Mar. 27,1961
Friendly Assassin

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EP23  Hunter with a Badge
Mar. 20,1961
Hunter with a Badge

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EP22  Dante in the Dark
Mar. 13,1961
Dante in the Dark

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EP21  Pick a Peck of Diamonds
Mar. 06,1961
Pick a Peck of Diamonds

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EP20  Not as a Canary
Feb. 27,1961
Not as a Canary

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EP19  Light Lady, Dark Room
Feb. 20,1961
Light Lady, Dark Room

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EP18  Aces and Eights
Feb. 13,1961
Aces and Eights

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EP17  Dante's Fickle Fate
Feb. 06,1961
Dante's Fickle Fate

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EP16  Dante Rides Again
Jan. 30,1961
Dante Rides Again

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EP15  The Devil to Pay
Jan. 23,1961
The Devil to Pay

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EP14  Dial D for Dante
Jan. 16,1961
Dial D for Dante

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EP13  Wine, Women, and Willie
Jan. 09,1961
Wine, Women, and Willie

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EP12  Don't Come On-A My House
Jan. 02,1961
Don't Come On-A My House

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EP11  A Punch from Judy
Dec. 26,1960
A Punch from Judy

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EP10  The Jolly Roger Cocktail
Dec. 19,1960
The Jolly Roger Cocktail

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EP9  My Pal, The Bullseye
Dec. 05,1960
My Pal, The Bullseye

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EP8  The Bavarian Barbarians
Nov. 28,1960
The Bavarian Barbarians

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EP7  The Unclean Green
Nov. 21,1960
The Unclean Green

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EP6  San Quentin Quill
Nov. 14,1960
San Quentin Quill

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EP5  The Misfortunate Cookie
Nov. 07,1960
The Misfortunate Cookie

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EP4  Dante's Dilemma
Oct. 31,1960
Dante's Dilemma

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EP3  The Feline Traveler
Oct. 17,1960
The Feline Traveler

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EP2  Opening Night
Oct. 10,1960
Opening Night

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EP1  One for the Birds
Oct. 03,1960
One for the Birds

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7.6 | en | Drama | More Info
Released: 1960-10-03 | Released Producted By: Four Stars Productions , Satyr Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

Dante is a short-lived NBC adventure/drama television series starring Howard Duff as Willie Dante, a former gambler who operates Dante's Inferno, a San Francisco, California, nightclub. Alan Mowbray co-starred as Stewart Styles, the Maitre d'; Tom D'Andrea as Biff, Dante's "man Friday", and Mort Mills as police Lieutenant Bob Malone. Dante claims to have put his past behind him but has retained old associates Stewart and Biff. While his club is legitimate, neither the police nor the mob believe that he is truly finished with the criminal underworld. Dante's old associates in crime keep appearing at the club in efforts to lure him back to the underworld. Dick Powell had previously played Dante in eight episodes of his Four Star Playhouse, initially written by Blake Edwards, who had previously created the radio drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective for Powell. There, Willie operates an illegal gambling operation in the back room of the "Inferno", which police soon shut down. The only regular from the Four Star Playhouse version to be cast in the series as well was Mowbray, who had first played a millionaire named Jackson who had gambled away his fortune and then worked as one of Dante's waiters. These episodes were subsequently rebroadcast under the collective title The Best in Mystery.

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Cast

Howard Duff , Alan Mowbray , Mort Mills

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mike robson Dick Powell had originally played "Willie Dante" in a couple of 50s TV plays.When Powell's TV production company "4 Star Television" decided to "spin off" the character into a series,second rung 50s movie star Howard Duff took over the role."Dante" is a half hour crime drama,a category of programme which has vanished from the schedules,but was common during the early days of filmed television series.The show is reminiscent of the series "Mr Lucky",which made its debut in 1959,the season before "Dante" appeared.Dante is a gambler,who runs a night club-Mr.Lucky was a gambler who owned a gambling club/restaurant,though the latter operated from a ship at sea,while "Dante's Inferno" was on dry land.Like Mr.Lucky,Dante seemed to have a vaguely shady background,with the police regularly suspicious about his activities,though Willie Dante,like Lucky,has long abandoned any behaviour not strictly "legit".Duff is the sort of hero who is tough but suave,great with the women,and always ready with a good retort or quip when required.The series is helped greatly by the presence of character players Tom D'Andrea as Biff,and Alan Mowbray as Stewart,Willie's associates from way back,who work with him in the club.Biff the barkeep still harbours some regrets for the good old (less legal)days,Stewart,the urbane polished Maitre D,a former con artist,seems more settled with his present respectability. One of the main problems for Willie and the boys is that people have a tendency to pop up from their past,plunging them back against their will into the milieu of crime-they have to deal with this,while making sure their roles in the business can't be wrongly construed as illegal by a police force ready to think the worst of them.It's often surprising how much these half hour dramas can fit into a tight running time-"Dante" succeeds thru solid "4 Star" production values,neat if routine little stories,good characterizations from the principals,and the reliable array of guest stars(Robert Strauss,John Anderson,Joan Marshall,Ruta Lee,Charles McGraw,Patricia Medina-and even a young Yvonne Craig among them)"Dante" appears to be a "lost" show,rarely referred to or remembered,and does not seem to have made even the kind of minor mark in popular culture achieved by "Mr Lucky"(the latter series was undoubtedly helped here by the Henry Mancini music-Lucky certainly had the better theme tune,and the music became popular on record at the time). There were 26 episodes of "Dante" made.Duff went on to greater TV success in the late 60s with "Felony Squad".The inspiration for "Dante" probably came from the film "Casablanca" and Bogart's character Rick Blaine.