Peter Gunn (TV Series) Blind Item (1961) User Reviews

Some welcome novelties in this one

[dburton2 · 8/10 · 23 February 2020]

A lot of little atypicalities in this episode, and they work. The pre-credit teaser is different -- focusing not on the victim but on the person who discovers the victim. Also the rural setting is a nice change of pace. As to the story, it has some good twists and turns without being rushed at the end, unlike so many episodes of this show under the tyranny of the 25 minute running time. There's even time for a harp solo midway through. Another experiment that film buffs may like is a copy of -- I mean *homage* to -- the bad guy POV shot from Hitchcock's "Spellbound." Finally, I like any episode with Babby, which is yet another aspect of the show that's a bit different here, as the pint-size pool shark takes up hustling golf.

Average, but actor for "Craven" is uncredited

[wd-8 · 7/10 · 2 July 2020]

Average, but actor for "Craven" is uncredited.

Also note camera over the handgun POV

Average Entry from a Superior Series

[dougdoepke · 20 December 2013]

Average Gunn, which means it's still good. Someone killed wealthy novelist and Pete investigates, taking him to a snobbish gossip columnist—their barbed banter is very well done —along with, a pint-sized Billy Barty as a tipster, and Irene Hervey as the sophisticated wife. Note the outdoor chase that looks like it was done on the outside of the studio sound stages. Note also Richard Ney as the columnist. He later became a prominent stock market analyst, and according to IMDb, one of only two persons prohibited from guesting on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show (the other, Ralph Nader). Anyway, it's an entertaining and colorful half-hour, and maybe the only time I've seen a jazz harp player!