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  • Mike Hammer A Detective Tail (Season 1, Episode 27)
  • TV Episode | 26 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mike Hammer

A Detective Tail (Season 1, Episode 27)
TV Episode | 26 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mike is hired to track down a man's missing girlfriend. The client tells Hammer that he just returned from South America, but his pasty complexion belies his claim of three years in the tropics. Hammer learns that the man is really an ...See moreMike is hired to track down a man's missing girlfriend. The client tells Hammer that he just returned from South America, but his pasty complexion belies his claim of three years in the tropics. Hammer learns that the man is really an ex-con out on parole. Mike can understand his client hiding his criminal past, but what he really can't understand is why a powerful television anchor like Butler Tilton would hire an inept private eye like Andy Anderson to tail the former bank robber. Written by David Bassler See less
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Director
Writers
Mickey Spillane (characters) | Frank Kane | Richard Ellington (story)
Cinematographer
Jack MacKenzie (as Jack Mackenzie)
Editor
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jul 19, 1958

Release date
Jul 19, 1958 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Darren McGavin
Mike Hammer Mike Hammer   See fewer
Frances Helm
Ann Cooper Tilton Ann Cooper Tilton   See fewer
Ric Roman
Jack Cordell Jack Cordell   See fewer
Carl Betz
Butler Tilton Butler Tilton   See fewer
Grace Lee Whitney
Tempest Flame (as Grace Whitney) Tempest Flame (as Grace Whitney)   See fewer
Joey Faye
Andy Anderson Andy Anderson   See fewer
Leonard Bell
Detective Flannery Detective Flannery   See fewer
Pat O'Malley
Danny Davis Danny Davis   See fewer
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