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Hotel de Paree is a Western television series starring Earl Holliman that aired thirty-three episodes on the CBS Friday evening from October 2, 1959, until September 23, 1960,[1] under the alternate sponsorship of the Liggett & Myers company (L&M cigarettes) and Kellogg's.[2]
| Hotel de Paree | |
|---|---|
 Earl Holliman as Sundance. | |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | |
| Composers |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
| Production | |
| Producers | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | CBS Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | October 2, 1959 – June 3, 1960 |
Format
editSet in the 1870s,[3] the show starred Holliman as Sundance, a gunfighter just released after 17 years in prison.[4] In the first episode, he is in Georgetown, Colorado, where he kills the town villain and is then urged by the citizens to become the marshal. He accepts the job and also becomes a part owner of the Hotel de Paree, owned by two French women, Annette Deveraux, played by Jeanette Nolan, and her niece, Monique (Judi Meredith), relatives of the man whom he had earlier killed. Sundance wore a string of polished silver dollars in the band of his black Stetson, which often blinded his adversaries.[4]
During the run of the series, Sundance dealt with assorted antagonists and maintained flirtations with both of the Deveraux women. Sundance also befriended a local shopkeeper, Aaron Donoger, played by veteran Western performer Strother Martin.[5]
Guest stars included Warren Oates.[6]
Related publications
editPaperback novel
editIn 1959, Gold Medal Books published Sundance by Richard Telfair, an original novel based on the series. An article in The New York Times said, "The book is cobbled together in much the same lackadaisical fashion as other Telfair Westerns."[7]
Comic book
editA single issue featuring an original story written by Gaylord Du Bois appeared in Dell's Four Color series (#1126).
Episode list
edit| No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sundance Returns" | Robert Aldrich | Sam Rolfe | October 2, 1959 |
| 2 | "Juggernaut" | John Brahm | Ellis Kadison | October 9, 1959 |
| 3 | "Vein of Ore" | Unknown | Unknown | October 16, 1959 |
| 4 | "The High Cost of Justice" | Don Taylor | Jack Laird | October 23, 1959 |
| 5 | "The Return of Monique" | Walter Grauman | Doris Gilbert | October 30, 1959 |
| 6 | "A Rope Is For Hanging" | Unknown | Unknown | November 6, 1959 |
| 7 | "A Fool and His Gold" | Unknown | Unknown | November 13, 1959 |
| 8 | "The Only Wheel In Town" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1959 |
| 9 | "The Man Who Believed In Law" | Ida Lupino | Francis M. Cockrell | November 27, 1959 |
| 10 | "Sundance and the Hostiles" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 1959 |
| 11 | "Sundance and the Violent Siege" | Unknown | Unknown | December 18, 1959 |
| 12 | "The Louis XIV Table" | Unknown | Unknown | December 25, 1959 |
| 13 | "Sundance and the Blood Money" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Paul Savage | January 1, 1960 |
| 14 | "Sundance and the Bare-Knuckled Fighters" | Unknown | Jack Jacobs | January 8, 1960 |
| 15 | "Sundance and the Kid From Nowhere" | Unknown | Unknown | January 15, 1960 |
| 16 | "Sundance Goes To Kill" | Alvin Ganzer | Herman Groves | January 22, 1960 |
| 17 | "Sundance and the Boat Soldier" | Ida Lupino | Unknown | February 5, 1960 |
| 18 | "Sundance and the Man In Room Seven" | Unknown | Unknown | February 12, 1960 |
| 19 | "Hard Luck For Sundance" | Buzz Kulik | Jack Laird | February 19, 1960 |
| 20 | "Sundance and the Greenhorn Trader" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Story by : William Gulick Teleplay by : Jack Laird | February 26, 1960 |
| 21 | "Sundance and Useless" | Unknown | Jack Jacobs | March 4, 1960 |
| 22 | "Sundance and the Hero of Bloody Blue Creek" | Unknown | Unknown | March 11, 1960 |
| 23 | "Sundance and the Marshal of Water's End" | Unknown | Unknown | March 18, 1960 |
| 24 | "Sundance and the Black Widow" | John Rich | Gene Roddenberry | April 1, 1960 |
| 25 | "Vengeance For Sundance" | Arthur Hiller | Robert Lees | April 8, 1960 |
| 26 | "Sundance and the Man in the Shadows" | Unknown | Unknown | April 15, 1960 |
| 27 | "Sundance and the Long Trek" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Jack Jacobs | April 22, 1960 |
| 28 | "Bounty For Sundance" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 1960 |
| 29 | "Sundance and the Good-Luck Coat" | Unknown | Unknown | May 6, 1960 |
| 30 | "Sundance and the Cattlemen" | Unknown | Unknown | May 13, 1960 |
| 31 | "Sundance and the Barren Soil" | Unknown | Unknown | May 20, 1960 |
| 32 | "Sundance and the Fallen Sparrow" | Buzz Kulik | Jack Morton | May 27, 1960 |
| 33 | "Sundance and the Delayed Gun" | Unknown | Unknown | June 3, 1960 |
Production
editMilton Krims, Stanley Rubin,[8] and Sam Rolfe were the producers.[9] The program was filmed at CBS Studio Center. On the evening of the series debut broadcast, October 2, 1959, star Earl Holliman also appeared an hour later in the premiere episode of The Twilight Zone, "Where Is Everybody?", which also aired on CBS.[citation needed] Its competition included The Man from Blackhawk on ABC and The Bell Telephone Hour on NBC.[10] The program was broadcast in black-and-white on Fridays from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time.[3] It replaced Trackdown,[11] and it was replaced by Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre.[12]
References
edit- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 392. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ "This Week (Cont'd)". Ross Reports. September 28, 1959. p. 101. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Aaker, Everett (May 16, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 462. ISBN 978-1-4766-2856-1. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ Armstrong, Stephen B. (7 September 2011). Andrew V. McLaglen: The Life and Hollywood Career. McFarland. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-7864-8670-0. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Compo, Susan A. (April 17, 2009). Warren Oates: A Wild Life. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-3918-0. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ Nye, Nelson (August 14, 1960). "Seasonal Roundup on the Western Range". The New York Times. p. BR 25. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "Other Network Changes & Additions". Ross Reports. October 12, 1959. p. 117. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Armstrong, Stephen B. (September 7, 2011). Andrew V. McLaglen: The Life and Hollywood Career. McFarland. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-0-7864-8670-0. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "Lorillard, Johnson Buy 'Hotel de Paree'; 'Trackdown' Bumped". Variety. May 27, 1959. p. 28. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Friday". Broadcasting. February 15, 1960. p. 32. Retrieved August 16, 2024.