Johnny Midnight (TV series)

Johnny Midnight
Genre Crime drama
Created by Liam O'Brien
Directed by Robert Stevens
John English
David Orrick McDearmon
Starring Edmond O'Brien
Arthur Batanides
Barney Phillips
Yuki Shimoda
Narrated by Edmond O'Brien
Opening theme "Lullaby of Broadway" performed by Joe Bushkin
Composer(s) Gerald Fried
Joe Bushkin
Richard Shores
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 39
Production
Producer(s) Jack Chertok
Cinematography Ellsworth Fredricks
Bud Thackery
Irving Lippman
John F. Warren
Ray Cory
Benjamin H. Kline
Neal Beckner
Editor(s) Sam E. Waxman
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 2224 minutes
Production company(s) Midnight Productions
Distributor MCA Television
Release
Original network Syndication
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original release January 12 (1960-01-12) – December 7, 1960 (1960-12-07)

Johnny Midnight is an American crime drama that aired for one season in syndication from January to December 1960. The series stars Edmond O'Brien as the title character.

Synopsis

O'Brien portrayed Johnny Midnight, a New York City actor turned private detective. Midnight's cases frequently focused upon Times Square and Broadway, where he had triumphed earlier on stage. Midnight lives in a plush Manhattan penthouse. O'Brien narrated the crime drama in the terse style associated with Humphrey Bogart or Walter Winchell. The theme song of the series is "Lullaby of Broadway".[1]

The supporting cast included Arthur Batanides as Sergeant Lupo Olvera, Barney Phillips as Lieutenant Sam Geller, and Yuki Shimoda as Uki, Midnight's wise-cracking Japanese manservant.

Other guest roles were filled by Parley Baer, Whitney Blake, Walter Burke, Russ Conway, Billy De Wolfe, Joe Flynn, Connie Hines, DeForest Kelley, Viveca Lindfors, Doug McClure, Ann McCrea, Tyler McVey, Jay Novello, J. Pat O'Malley, Jacqueline Scott, Robert F. Simon, and William Schallert, Lurene Tuttle, and Adam West.[2]

Production notes

Jack Chertok produced the program, prior to his association with the sitcom My Favorite Martian.[3]

References

  1. "Johnny Midnight". ThrillingDetective.com. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  2. "Johnny Midnight". Classic Television Archives. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  3. Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1997


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