Hollywood Calling

February 29, 1960

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Peter Gunn - S2 - E22

Actor Frankie Burns is murdered on the set of a new movie. Gunn finds out that the crime was committed to cover up an old crime.

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Peter Gunn: Season 2 - 38 Episode s

2x1 - Protection
September 21, 1959
Two thugs selling protection, if you don't pay for protection, you're blown up and permanently out of business. Gunn is hired by Mother when she runs into problems with The Owl.
2x2 - Crisscross
September 28, 1959
Bank Manager Poole places smoke bombs throughout the bank and then cleans out the bank.
2x3 - Edge of the Knife
October 5, 1959
A distraught father is worried about his daughter, Ellen Majeski, who did time for four years as an accomplice in a robbery. Now after her release she has disappeared and her father hires Gunn to find her. The twist is that her father died when she was 4.
2x4 - The Comic
October 12, 1959
Convinced that his wife is trying to kill him, comedian Danny Holland comes to Peter Gunn for help.
2x5 - Death Is a Red Rose
October 19, 1959
John Alastair is a desperate man and has a problem, he has hired Burnett to kill him but changes his mind. Unfortunately Burnett doesn't see it that way.
2x6 - The Young Assassins
October 26, 1959
Charlie Mays is on Death Row and his seventeen year old son is heading down the same old road as his dad. Charlie asks Pete for help in saving his son from himself.
2x7 - The Feathered Doll
November 2, 1959
Plainsclothes policeman Jay Madigan is found knifed on the docks near the carnival. Pete undercovers that the Shooting Gallery at the carnival is smuggling something in the dolls, heroin.
2x8 - Kidnap
November 16, 1959
Lt. Jacoby is kidnapped, Pete goes looking for him and finds suspects at every turn.
2x9 - The Rifle
November 23, 1959
Janos Kolanski, an inventor goes to Pete for help. Apparently there is a faction after his plans, his invention a deadly rifle.
2x10 - The Game
November 30, 1959
Some jewels have been stolen, and an insurance man named Nickerman wants to pay the thieves to return them. So he hires Gunn to contact the crooks.
2x11 - The Price Is Murder
December 7, 1959
Two escaped convicts go after Peter Gunn, and the best way to do that is get his girl first.
2x12 - The Briefcase
December 14, 1959
Matthew Dunaway is killed on a train and his briefcase is stolen. Gunn is hired by Lavinia to find a man she claims is her husband and to find what is in the briefcase.
2x13 - Terror on the Campus
December 21, 1959
Dean Norse hires Pete to find out what is happening on the campus, the girls are terrified with lights flickering off every night and the ringing of the bell tower which hasn't rung in over twenty years as well as a mysterious presence.
2x14 - The Wolfe Case
December 28, 1959
Nancy Fowler is murdered and Pete is hired to find out why. He finds that it's a setup for a bitter wife married to a wealthy older man to get his money.
2x15 - Hot Money
January 4, 1960
Willie Coronado is found dead in the dryer of a laundry mat. He was one of the men involved in a daring bank robbery involving one million dollars. Louis hires Pete to find out who killed his partner and to cut a deal with the DA's office for his involvement.
2x16 - Spell of Murder
January 11, 1960
An attempt is made on Arnold Simpsons' life when he hires Gunn to find out who is blackmailing him. He tells Pete about a dig he was on with Frank Victor and how he abandoned him when the cave collapsed. Gunn is sent to the Blue Pheasant to pick up a parcel for Simpson and delivers it to him and is stunned when it goes off.
2x17 - The Grudge
January 18, 1960
An escapee from a mental hospital gives the Mayor an ultimatum, either commit suicide or a bomb will be detonated at the Civic Centre.
2x18 - Fill the Cup
January 25, 1960
Getty hires Gunn to help him to stop drinking, his daughter that he hasn't seen in fifteen years is coming to see him tomorrow and he wants to be sober for her. He begs Pete, tells him he's his last hope.
2x19 - See No Evil
February 1, 1960
Cliffy, the blind newspaper vendor is afraid of Brenners who was convicted and escaped after his sentence has been given. He hires Pete to protect Cliffy from Al Brenners and his sidekick Springer.
2x20 - Sentenced
February 8, 1960
Gunn is "Sentenced" to death for the murder of a clerk, but he escapes jail.
2x21 - The Hunt
February 15, 1960
Two-thirds of this episode consists of a chase sequence without any dialog. Pete hears that he's marked for murder, but he refuses police protection. The killer finds Gunn alone in his apartment and forces him to take a nighttime ride into the desert.
2x22 - Hollywood Calling
February 29, 1960
Actor Frankie Burns is murdered on the set of a new movie. Gunn finds out that the crime was committed to cover up an old crime.
2x23 - Sing a Song of Murder
March 7, 1960
Arnie Kelton musician and ex-convict, asks Gunn to investigate his wife's death.
2x24 - The Long, Long Ride
March 14, 1960
Someone is out to kill a former underworld boss, Joe Webber, back home after serving a lengthy prison term. Out of touch with the underworld, Webber hires Peter Gunn to find the identity of his would-be killer.
2x25 - The Deadly Proposition
March 21, 1960
Employee Arthur Cole accuses his boss of killing his wife and hires Gunn to prove it. There is a twist and it leads to the suspect being Cole instead.
2x26 - The Murder Clause
March 28, 1960
Pete is hired by trumpet player Bud Bailey's wife, she is accusing him of wanting to kill her for the insurance money.
2x27 - The Dummy
April 4, 1960
Ventriloquist Marvelous Marvon is found murdered after his act. Gunn is hired by Marcel Benoit to the find killer. Rinaldo his Dummy, turns out to be no dummy.
2x28 - Slight Touch of Homicide
April 11, 1960
A little man with homemade bombs has been blowing up four or five gangsters at a clip. Now the mob boss' have hired Gunn to find the culprit.
2x29 - Wings of an Angel
April 18, 1960
Charlie Barnes is arrested for bank robbery and is cut a break to attend his daughter's wedding with Gunn as his watchman and then disappears.
2x30 - Death Watch
April 25, 1960
Paul Conlon, a school teacher, is grading papers at school when he hears a scream he goes to investigate and finds a dead girl. He hires Gunn to prove his innocence.
2x31 - Witness in the Window
May 2, 1960
Pete is hired by Anthony Scott to locate Marion Venner who is blackmailing him after their affair ended. What he finds leads him to believe that the neighbor may have seen something and met with an unhappy demise.
2x32 - The Best Laid Plans
May 9, 1960
There is an assassination plot against the Governor, and Pete tries to find out who is behind it to stop the scheduled assassination. The plot is a ruse for something even bigger as Jacoby and Gunn find out.
2x33 - Send a Thief
May 16, 1960
A secretary has important papers that incriminate her boss and becomes frightened when attempts are made on her life, at least that's the story she gives Pete. The real story is that Lyles a bank robber offs two of his cohorts after looking for the key to the safe deposit book where the loot is.
2x34 - The Semi-Private Eye
May 23, 1960
Eric gets himself a trench coat and a pretty secretary. Now he's ready to start his career as he bumbles his way around town and interferes with the police department he is called in by Janos Thorwald to bring in his easy mark of a son.
2x35 - Letter of the Law
May 30, 1960
Nightclub Singer Julie Kent is murdered and the DA's son is the suspect, she also happens to be the ex-girlfriend of syndicate boss DeSantis.
2x36 - The Crossbow
June 6, 1960
Gunn is hired by Mr. Copeland to find out who stole his antique crossbow and is using it to murder people.
2x37 - The Heiress
June 13, 1960
Walter C. Gerard is prisoner in his own house, his daughter has paroled criminal Frank Loomis who now lives in the mansion and runs the show.
2x38 - Baby Shoes
June 27, 1960
A baby is dumped outside of Pete's apartment with a note attached asking Pete to take care of the baby. When a woman is gunned down Pete believes that she is somehow connected.

2x1 - Protection

2x2 - Crisscross

2x3 - Edge of the Knife

2x4 - The Comic

2x5 - Death Is a Red Rose

2x6 - The Young Assassins

2x7 - The Feathered Doll

2x8 - Kidnap

2x9 - The Rifle

2x10 - The Game

2x11 - The Price Is Murder

2x12 - The Briefcase

2x13 - Terror on the Campus

2x14 - The Wolfe Case

2x15 - Hot Money

2x16 - Spell of Murder

2x17 - The Grudge

2x18 - Fill the Cup

2x19 - See No Evil

2x20 - Sentenced

2x21 - The Hunt

2x22 - Hollywood Calling

2x23 - Sing a Song of Murder

2x24 - The Long, Long Ride

2x25 - The Deadly Proposition

2x26 - The Murder Clause

2x27 - The Dummy

2x28 - Slight Touch of Homicide

2x29 - Wings of an Angel

2x30 - Death Watch

2x31 - Witness in the Window

2x32 - The Best Laid Plans

2x33 - Send a Thief

2x34 - The Semi-Private Eye

2x35 - Letter of the Law

2x36 - The Crossbow

2x37 - The Heiress

2x38 - Baby Shoes

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3