Miami Undercover

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Miami Undercover
GenreCrime drama
Directed by Howard W. Koch
Starring Lee Bowman
Rocky Graziano
Theme music composer Johnny Green
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes38
Production
ProducersHoward W. Koch
Aubrey Schenck
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production company Ziv-United Artists
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseJanuary 23 (1961-01-23) 
October 9, 1961 (1961-10-09)

Miami Undercover is a low-budget 30-minute [1] American crime drama series that aired in broadcast syndication in 1961 for a total of 38 episodes. The series stars Lee Bowman (who had previously played sleuth Ellery Queen on television) and boxer-turned-actor Rocky Graziano. [2] Most episodes were shot on location in Miami.

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Synopsis

Jeff Thompson is a private investigator working for the Miami Hotel Owners' Association. Each episode featured "a different beauty contest winner". [3]

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"The Thrush" Howard W. Koch Steve FisherJanuary 23, 1961 (1961-01-23)
2"Calypso Lady"UnknownUnknownJanuary 30, 1961 (1961-01-30)
3"Damita"UnknownUnknownFebruary 6, 1961 (1961-02-06)
4"The Clown"UnknownUnknownFebruary 13, 1961 (1961-02-13)
5"Bet Your Death"Howard W. KochEllis KadisonFebruary 20, 1961 (1961-02-20)
6"Miss Venus"UnknownUnknownFebruary 27, 1961 (1961-02-27)
7"Miss Miami Beach"UnknownUnknownMarch 6, 1961 (1961-03-06)
8"Triple Cross"UnknownUnknownMarch 13, 1961 (1961-03-13)
9"One Hour to Noon"UnknownUnknownMarch 20, 1961 (1961-03-20)
10"Cha Cha Caper"UnknownUnknownMarch 27, 1961 (1961-03-27)
11"The Tom Dane Story"UnknownUnknownApril 3, 1961 (1961-04-03)
12"Precious Jade"UnknownUnknownApril 10, 1961 (1961-04-10)
13"Wrong Pigeon"Howard W. KochStory by: P.K. Palmer
Teleplay by: John C. Higgins
April 17, 1961 (1961-04-17)
14"Sunken Treasure"Howard W. KochGerald Drayson AdamsApril 24, 1961 (1961-04-24)
15"Murder After Death"UnknownUnknownMay 1, 1961 (1961-05-01)
16"Blowup"UnknownUnknownMay 8, 1961 (1961-05-08)
17"The Rocky Caper"UnknownUnknownMay 15, 1961 (1961-05-15)
18"Kitty"UnknownUnknownMay 22, 1961 (1961-05-22)
19"Operation Hurricane"UnknownUnknownMay 29, 1961 (1961-05-29)
20"Cukie Dog"UnknownUnknownJune 5, 1961 (1961-06-05)
21"The Assassin"UnknownUnknownJune 12, 1961 (1961-06-12)
22"The Baby Sitter"UnknownUnknownJune 19, 1961 (1961-06-19)
23"A Bullet Waits"UnknownUnknownJune 26, 1961 (1961-06-26)
24"Mystery of the Swamp"UnknownUnknownJuly 3, 1961 (1961-07-03)
25"Auto Motive"UnknownUnknownJuly 10, 1961 (1961-07-10)
26"Demise of an Artist"UnknownUnknownJuly 17, 1961 (1961-07-17)
27"The Big Frame"UnknownUnknownJuly 24, 1961 (1961-07-24)
28"The Swami"UnknownUnknownJuly 31, 1961 (1961-07-31)
29"Room 9"UnknownUnknownAugust 7, 1961 (1961-08-07)
30"Credit Unlimited"UnknownUnknownAugust 14, 1961 (1961-08-14)
31"The Victims"UnknownUnknownAugust 21, 1961 (1961-08-21)
32"Study in Mosaic"UnknownUnknownAugust 28, 1961 (1961-08-28)
33"Tiny Thief Caper"UnknownUnknownSeptember 4, 1961 (1961-09-04)
34"The Lethal Ledger"UnknownUnknownSeptember 11, 1961 (1961-09-11)
35"A Woman's Weapon"UnknownUnknownSeptember 18, 1961 (1961-09-18)
36"School for Girls"Lee SholemHerbert Abbott SpiroSeptember 25, 1961 (1961-09-25)
37"Goodbye to Joan"UnknownUnknownOctober 2, 1961 (1961-10-02)
38"Storm Over Diana"UnknownUnknownOctober 9, 1961 (1961-10-09)

Production

United Artists' (UA) Aubrey Schenck-Howard W. Koch Productions filmed 38 episodes of Miami Undercover in Florida in the fall of 1959. Limited time slots for syndicated series and an excess of shows that featured private investigators resulted in the show's not being broadcast until January 1961. By then UA had acquired Ziv Productions, whose sales people helped to gain 141 markets for the show. An additional factor was that the UA-Ziv combination had no other new programs to meet its commitments for January 1961. [3]

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