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Dante is a short-lived NBC adventure/drama television series starring Howard Duff as Willie Dante, a former gambler who operates Dante's Inferno, a San Francisco, California, nightclub. Alan Mowbray co-starred as Stewart Styles, the Maitre d'; Tom D'Andrea as Biff, Dante's "man Friday", and Mort Mills as police Lieutenant Bob Malone. Dante claims to have put his past behind him but has retained old associates Stewart and Biff. While his club is legitimate, neither the police nor the mob believe that he is truly finished with the criminal underworld. Dante's old associates in crime keep appearing at the club in efforts to lure him back to the underworld. Dick Powell had previously played Dante in eight episodes of his Four Star Playhouse, initially written by Blake Edwards, who had previously created the radio drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective for Powell. There, Willie operates an illegal gambling operation in the back room of the "Inferno", which police soon shut down. The only regular from the Four Star Playhouse version to be cast in the series as well was Mowbray, who had first played a millionaire named Jackson who had gambled away his fortune and then worked as one of Dante's waiters. These episodes were subsequently rebroadcast under the collective title The Best in Mystery.
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Season
26 - Around a Dark Corner
Apr. 10,1961
25 - The Sesame Key
Apr. 03,1961
24 - Friendly Assassin
Mar. 27,1961
23 - Hunter with a Badge
Mar. 20,1961
22 - Dante in the Dark
Mar. 13,1961
21 - Pick a Peck of Diamonds
Mar. 06,1961
20 - Not as a Canary
Feb. 27,1961
19 - Light Lady, Dark Room
Feb. 20,1961
18 - Aces and Eights
Feb. 13,1961
17 - Dante's Fickle Fate
Feb. 06,1961
16 - Dante Rides Again
Jan. 30,1961
15 - The Devil to Pay
Jan. 23,1961
14 - Dial D for Dante
Jan. 16,1961
13 - Wine, Women, and Willie
Jan. 09,1961
12 - Don't Come On-A My House
Jan. 02,1961
11 - A Punch from Judy
Dec. 26,1960
10 - The Jolly Roger Cocktail
Dec. 19,1960
9 - My Pal, The Bullseye
Dec. 05,1960
8 - The Bavarian Barbarians
Nov. 28,1960
7 - The Unclean Green
Nov. 21,1960
6 - San Quentin Quill
Nov. 14,1960
5 - The Misfortunate Cookie
Nov. 07,1960
4 - Dante's Dilemma
Oct. 31,1960
3 - The Feline Traveler
Oct. 17,1960
2 - Opening Night
Oct. 10,1960
1 - One for the Birds
Oct. 03,1960
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