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Dante

★ 7.5 78 votes 1960–1961 1 season · 26 episodes Ended NBC
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Starring
Howard DuffAlan MowbrayTom D'AndreaJames NolanHans MoebusArthur Lovejoy
Written by
Blake Edwards
Starring
Howard DuffAlan MowbrayTom D'AndreaJames NolanHans MoebusArthur Lovejoy
Written by
Blake Edwards

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About

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.

All Seasons

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Season 11960
7.41692613h
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1One for the Birds7.7
930 min
▶2Opening Night7.5
1630 min
▶3The Feline Traveler7.3
730 min
▶4Dante's Dilemma7.3
930 min
▶5The Misfortune Cookie7.7
830 min
▶6San Quentin Quill8.0
830 min
▶7The Unclean Green7.7
830 min
▶8The Bavarian Barbarians6.9
830 min
▶9My Pal, the Bullseye7.0
730 min
▶10The Jolly Roger Cocktail7.3
730 min
▶11A Punch from Judy7.4
730 min
▶12Don't Come On'a My House—
—30 min
▶13Wine, Women and Willie7.2
730 min
▶14Dial D for Dante7.3
830 min
▶15The Devil to Pay7.2
730 min
▶16Dante Rides Again7.4
1330 min
▶17Dante's Fickle Fate7.9
930 min
▶18Aces and Eights7.5
830 min
▶19Light Lady, Dark Room7.4
930 min
▶20Not as a Canary—
—30 min
▶21Pick a Peck of Diamonds—
—30 min
▶22Dante in the Dark—
—30 min
▶23Hunter with a Badge7.5
730 min
▶24Friendly Assassin—
—30 min
▶25Sesame Key—
—30 min
▶26Around a Dark Corner7.4
730 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Howard Duff Willie Dante
Alan Mowbray Stewart Styles, Stewart
Tom D'Andrea Biff
James Nolan Inspector Loper, Inspector Roper, Inspector Ryan
Hans Moebus Club Patron, Chauffeur
Arthur Lovejoy Doorman, Max, Max the Doorman
Joan Marshall Samantha Lee, Sandra West
Arvid Nelson Mitch, Monte Miller
Barbara Hines Girl, Selma
Jerry Wayne Dominick Miro, Mason

Crew

Blake Edwards

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