Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
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Mr. Lucky

6.4 / 10
1959
1 season
34 episodes
Drama

Mr. Lucky is a CBS adventure/drama television series that aired from October 24, 1959, to June 18, 1960, with repeats until September 3. Blake Edwards developed the program as a retooling of his Willie Dante character from Four Star Playhouse, where the role was played by studio boss Dick Powell. In the 1960–1961 season, Howard Duff assumed the role of Willie Dante in the NBC adventure/drama series Dante. Mr. Edwards directed and co-wrote the first episode of Mr. Lucky, and the credits of the first eighteen episodes included "Entire production supervised by Blake Edwards." Jack Arnold produced the show and directed fifteen of the thirty-four episodes. Henry Mancini's smooth theme music for the show reached Number 21 in the US singles charts. He released two successful LP's based on the show, Mr. Lucky and Mr. Lucky Goes Latin.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The Magnificent Bribe

    24-10-195930m

    Mr. Lucky and his associate Andamo are forced to abandon their casino in Andamo's island country when the corrupt president learns that their yacht, the Fortuna, has been used by a...

  • Ep 2

    2.They Shall Not Pass

    31-10-195930m

    Lucky and Andamo, penniless, crash a costume party aboard an enormous yacht, and Lucky turns it into a floating casino, the Fortuna II.

  • Ep 3

    3.Bugsy

    07-11-195930m

    It seems that Bugsy McKenna is on the run from the mob. Not just any mob, one headed up by a well educated Mr. Henry Praisewater accompanied by his two henchman. Bugsy was given mo...

  • Ep 4

    4.The Money Game

    14-11-195930m

    Lucky is on the lookout for counterfeit money when the police inform him that phony bills are being put into circulation from the Fortuna's port.

  • Ep 5

    5.That Stands for Pool

    21-11-195930m

    Lucky is challenged to a high stakes game of pool by a gambler who brings a pair of thugs with him to insure that he wins.

  • Ep 6

    6.My Little Gray Home

    28-11-195930m

    An ex-convict who can't handle the outside world seeks Mr. Lucky's help in returning to prison.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Gordon Caper

    05-12-195930m

    A woman devises an elaborate blackmail scheme to obtain money from her rich ex-employer to pay off a gambling debt to Mr. Lucky.

  • Little Miss Wow

    8.Little Miss Wow

    12-12-195930m

    Lucky and Andamo find a missing heiress who has been living in poverty.

  • Ep 9

    9.A Business Measure

    19-12-195930m

    A pair of smugglers board the Fortuna, one to distract Mr. Lucky while the other hides gems on board.

  • Ep 10

    10.Hijacked

    26-12-195930m

    Thieves seem particularly interested in stealing a check a lady gave Mr. Lucky to pay off a large gambling debt.

  • Ep 11

    11.Aces Back to Back

    02-01-196030m

    A wartime buddy sends Mr. Lucky a hideous painting for a birthday gift which the artist desperately wants back.

  • Ep 12

    12.Maggie the Witness

    09-01-196030m

    An insurance company is after Maggie to give her money inherited from an uncle, right after Mr. Lucky puts her into hiding since she witnessed a mob killing.

  • Ep 13

    13.The Two Million Dollar Window

    16-01-196030m

    Mr. Lucky is informed that money he won gambling with a scar-faced man was stolen from a race track.

  • Ep 14

    14.The Leadville Kid Gang

    23-01-196030m

    The police inform Mr. Lucky that they can't go after three elderly men who robbed the Fortuna, since it was outside the three mile limit when the crime occurred.

  • Ep 15

    15.The Sour Milk Fund

    30-01-196030m

    Andamo falls for a lady who boards the Fortuna in an effort to stop gambling there.

  • Ep 16

    16.The Brain Picker

    06-02-196030m

    After Lucky decides to change the Fortuna from a gambling casino to a supper club, a woman who Lucky rescues when she attempts suicide asks him for a very large loan.

  • Ep 17

    17.The Last Laugh

    13-02-196030m

    A gangster is pressuring a comedian who works on the Fortuna to quit his job.

  • Ep 18

    18.The Parolee

    20-02-196030m

    Mr. Lucky gets some legal problems when he tries to intervene with the police, who are throwing his salad chef in prison for parole violations.

  • Ep 19

    19.The Tax Man

    27-02-196030m

    A businessman under investigation for tax fraud tries to place a similar rap on Mr. Lucky to keep the IRS investigator busy until he can fix his own books.

  • Ep 20

    20.The Gladiators

    05-03-196030m

    Lucky holds a charity boxing match on board the Fortuna.

  • Ep 21

    21.Big Squeeze

    12-03-196030m

    Bandits set out to frame Mr. Lucky when he turns down their request to use the Fortuna as a getaway vehicle.

  • Ep 22

    22.Cold Deck

    19-03-196030m

    After a ruined poker player attempts suicide, Lucky sets out to find who has been using marked cards at a friend's club.

  • Ep 23

    23.His Maiden Voyage

    26-03-196030m

    A lawyer in a custody battle over his daughter tries to smuggle her out of the country on the Fortuna.

  • Ep 24

    24.I Bet Your Life

    02-04-196030m

    Lucky hires himself a hit man to find out who is trying to kill him.

  • Ep 25

    25.Hair of the Dog

    09-04-196030m

    A known criminal tries stronger tactics when Mr. Lucky refuses to sell him the Fortuna for a ridiculous price.

  • Ep 26

    26.Vote the Bullet

    16-04-196030m

    Lucky runs for city council to try to oust the criminals who run the town.

  • Ep 27

    27.Hit and Run

    23-04-196030m

    Lucky is accused of a hit-and-run murder when he loans his car to a friend.

  • Ep 28

    28.Taking a Chance

    30-04-196030m

    Lucky wins a lottery for which the prize is a date with a popular Hollywood actress who asks Lucky for help against blackmailers.

  • Ep 29

    29.Last Journey

    14-05-196030m

    During the middle of the night a small boy is smuggled onto the Fortuna from a small fishing vessel.

  • Operation Fortuna

    30.Operation Fortuna

    21-05-196030m

    A bungling waiter shows his appreciation by robbing Mr. Lucky after Lucky decides to give him one last chance instead of firing him.

  • Ep 31

    31.Stacked Deck

    28-05-196030m

    A runaway heiress stows away on board the Fortuna, but a peculiar man is pursuing her.

  • Ep 32

    32.Odyssey of Hate

    04-06-196030m

    Stowaways plan to enter the United States on board the Fortuna and once there spread pro-Nazi literature.

  • Ep 33

    33.Dangerous Lady

    11-06-196030m

    A woman who needs lots of money very quickly comes to Mr. Lucky for help.

  • Ep 34

    34.Election Bet

    18-06-196030m

    A man who lost a large bet to Lucky over the outcome of a South American election tries to kill Mr. Lucky to avoid paying the debt.

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