Dante

Dante

1960
Dante
Dante

Dante

7.6 | en | Drama

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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Seasons & Episodes

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EP26  Around a Dark Corner
Apr. 10,1961
Around a Dark Corner

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EP25  The Sesame Key
Apr. 03,1961
The Sesame Key

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EP24  Friendly Assassin
Mar. 27,1961
Friendly Assassin

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EP23  Hunter with a Badge
Mar. 20,1961
Hunter with a Badge

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EP22  Dante in the Dark
Mar. 13,1961
Dante in the Dark

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EP21  Pick a Peck of Diamonds
Mar. 06,1961
Pick a Peck of Diamonds

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EP20  Not as a Canary
Feb. 27,1961
Not as a Canary

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EP19  Light Lady, Dark Room
Feb. 20,1961
Light Lady, Dark Room

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EP18  Aces and Eights
Feb. 13,1961
Aces and Eights

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EP17  Dante's Fickle Fate
Feb. 06,1961
Dante's Fickle Fate

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EP16  Dante Rides Again
Jan. 30,1961
Dante Rides Again

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EP15  The Devil to Pay
Jan. 23,1961
The Devil to Pay

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EP14  Dial D for Dante
Jan. 16,1961
Dial D for Dante

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EP13  Wine, Women, and Willie
Jan. 09,1961
Wine, Women, and Willie

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EP12  Don't Come On-A My House
Jan. 02,1961
Don't Come On-A My House

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EP11  A Punch from Judy
Dec. 26,1960
A Punch from Judy

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EP10  The Jolly Roger Cocktail
Dec. 19,1960
The Jolly Roger Cocktail

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EP9  My Pal, The Bullseye
Dec. 05,1960
My Pal, The Bullseye

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EP8  The Bavarian Barbarians
Nov. 28,1960
The Bavarian Barbarians

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EP7  The Unclean Green
Nov. 21,1960
The Unclean Green

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EP6  San Quentin Quill
Nov. 14,1960
San Quentin Quill

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EP5  The Misfortunate Cookie
Nov. 07,1960
The Misfortunate Cookie

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EP4  Dante's Dilemma
Oct. 31,1960
Dante's Dilemma

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EP3  The Feline Traveler
Oct. 17,1960
The Feline Traveler

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EP2  Opening Night
Oct. 10,1960
Opening Night

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EP1  One for the Birds
Oct. 03,1960
One for the Birds

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7.6 | en | Drama
Synopsis

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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Cast

Howard Duff , Alan Mowbray , Mort Mills

Director

Producted By

Four Stars Productions , Satyr Productions