Peter Gunn (TV Series) Pecos Pete (1959) User Reviews

Peter Gunn, The Cowboy!

[ccthemovieman-1 · 7/10 · 4 January 2012]

Peter Gunn dressed as a cowboy and in Texas on a horse trying to solve a crime?

Yup. It's not the normal setting for the urban and suave Mr. Gunn (Craig Stevens) but when he gets offered a job by wealthy Texan, it's too good to pass up. The Texan had heard of Gunn's reputation was desperate to come miles up north to hire him to find out the truth in a murder. His brother had died and the coroner had ruled it an accidental death. He knew that was not true, but needed help in proving that.

So, Gunn flies down to Texas, gets some new cowboy duds, and has to figure it all out. Along the way, he runs into some interesting characters. I liked Peggy Stewart as the sister of the dead man.

Murder on the Range

[gordonl56 · 8/10 · 28 August 2013]

PETER GUNN – Pecos Pete – 1959

This is episode 20 from the 1958 to 1961 P.I. series, PETER GUNN. Craig Stevens headlines as the hard as nails detective who always dresses with style. Regulars in the series are Hope Emerson as the owner of, MOTHER'S jazz club. Lola Albright plays Stevens' squeeze, Edie Hart, who is the club singer at, MOTHER'S.

Wealthy Texas rancher Jeff York wants to hire Stevens for a job. The job is to find out who killed York's brother Tom Steele. The death was made to look like Steele had fallen from his horse. York piles 2 grand on the table. He then tells Stevens there will be 5 more grand when he solves the case. Stevens picks up the cash and says, "Texas, here I come."

Stevens snoops around York's ranch and meets the sister in-law, Peggy Stewart. She does not seem all that upset about the death of her husband. Stevens interviews the county Sheriff, the coroner, the hired help and the two men who discovered the body. No one is all that helpful as they take Stevens for a "Big City" dude.

Stevens though finds some leads and quickly follows them up. The dead man's wife, Stewart had been stepping out with one of the ranch hands, Steve Gravers. The two had plotted to kill off Stewart's hubby and collect half the ranch. This turns out to be half of 25 million. The two, Stewart and Gravers are more than reluctant to give up on the payday. Guns are aimed and fired but Stevens is prepared and the two killers are captured.

Stevens pockets the rest of the cash and heads back to the city.

Out West with Pete Solving a Murder

[biorngm · 9/10 · 5 October 2017]

Review - Pecos Pete Solid plot, well written and acted, including Tom Steele, stuntman and actor, Jeff York, actor, Ralph Moody, actor, Jon Lormer, actor. These actors have literally hundreds of credits performing their craft over the past several decades. There was the visit to Mother's to open and close the episode, but the set was outside, a horse stable, a ranch house, a miner's cabin, and the steps to the coroner's office in town. Intrigue was kept as Pete pursued his leads around town, the miner's cabin and the ranch. Pete sets up his suspects and they fall for his trap. Amusing story with solid acting by veteran actors keeps the episode flowing throughout; recommend a watch and a look back on the bios of the aforementioned actors, it is impressive how many films and television programs these gentlemen appeared.

Home On The Range ?

[dougdoepke · 1 August 2017]

Lots of fun, with some suspense. So what happens when urban sophisticate Pete goes down Texas way. Why he gets duded out in cowboy's best, including designer boots and snappy Stetson. Seems somebody's killed a rich ranch owner's (York) brother, so the rancher goes to LA to get "the best", which means PI Pete. But what's our city boy going to do when he meets up with the grimiest, meanest old codgers (Moody & Fadden) at home on the range. Worse, they're true gluttons of slop (catch their table manners). Seems they greet everybody with raised shotguns, so I think I'll cancel my Dallas reservations.

No noir here, just a good look at old western sets like nothing else in the series. Sorry we don't see more of that queen of B-westerns, Peggy Stewart. Her sit-around role must have been a piece of cake and a good payday, I hope. Anyway, Fadden and Moody are familiar from dozens of shows and they really get to chew it up here. And catch that final scene at Mothers with Pete still in his spiffy Texas attire. The writers and players make it a real hoot. Still, I could have done without the usual brawling fisticuffs, but then it is a western, even if Blake Edwards style. So don't miss the colorful funniest with a whodunit thrown in.