DANTE "Around a Dark Corner" 1961
This episode is the last of the 26 episode run of the, 1960 –1961 series, DANTE. Howard Duff plays a reformed gambler who runs a nightclub in San Francisco. Series regulars include Tom D'Andrea and Alan Mowbray.
In this one Howard Duff is payed a visit by old time gambler pal, Paul Fix. Fix is looking for his step daughter, Diana Millay. The young woman has taken to the bottle since the death of Fix's wife. She fancies herself a painter and left Cleveland for the west coast. Fix is concerned she might be in trouble. He wants Duff to see if he can find her.
Duff does a little digging and soon has a solid lead. He meets with Millay and tells her that Fix is looking for her. Millay wants nothing to do with her step father whom she blames for her mother's death.
Duff informs Fix about the meeting and tells the man where to find Millay. There is however no meeting, as Fix is killed by a hit and run driver. Duff of course thinks it must have been Millay. Needless to say this is one of several red herring dished up by the writers.
The real killer is a worker at a local art gallery. The man, Arvid Nelson, has been feeding booze to Millay and filling her head with lies about her stepfather. Nelson is playing a long game and is hoping to get his hands on Millay's hefty trust fund. Duff though soon sees through the ploy and roughs up the swine.
Not really much of an episode action wise, and a poor way to end the series. The series was created by Blake Edwards as a follow up to the earlier PETER GUNN series.
This episode is the last of the 26 episode run of the, 1960 –1961 series, DANTE. Howard Duff plays a reformed gambler who runs a nightclub in San Francisco. Series regulars include Tom D'Andrea and Alan Mowbray.
In this one Howard Duff is payed a visit by old time gambler pal, Paul Fix. Fix is looking for his step daughter, Diana Millay. The young woman has taken to the bottle since the death of Fix's wife. She fancies herself a painter and left Cleveland for the west coast. Fix is concerned she might be in trouble. He wants Duff to see if he can find her.
Duff does a little digging and soon has a solid lead. He meets with Millay and tells her that Fix is looking for her. Millay wants nothing to do with her step father whom she blames for her mother's death.
Duff informs Fix about the meeting and tells the man where to find Millay. There is however no meeting, as Fix is killed by a hit and run driver. Duff of course thinks it must have been Millay. Needless to say this is one of several red herring dished up by the writers.
The real killer is a worker at a local art gallery. The man, Arvid Nelson, has been feeding booze to Millay and filling her head with lies about her stepfather. Nelson is playing a long game and is hoping to get his hands on Millay's hefty trust fund. Duff though soon sees through the ploy and roughs up the swine.
Not really much of an episode action wise, and a poor way to end the series. The series was created by Blake Edwards as a follow up to the earlier PETER GUNN series.
