Shannon (1961 TV series)

Shannon
GenreCrime drama
Written by
Directed byFred Jackman, Jr.
Starring
Composers
  • Emil Cadkin
  • Arthur Morton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes36
Production
Producers
  • Jerry Briskin
  • Robert Sparks
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companyScreen Gems Television
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseOctober 16, 1961 (1961-10-16) –
June 12, 1962 (1962-06-12)

Shannon is an American crime drama series that aired in syndication from October 16, 1961 to June 12, 1962. The series stars George Nader as the title Joe Shannon, an insurance investigator for the Transport Bonding and Surety Company. Regis Toomey portrays Shannon's boss Bill Cochran.

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Production notes[edit]

Jerry Briskin produced the series for Screen Gems. Gene Roddenberry wrote two of the teleplays.[2]

Episodes[edit]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Zendee Report"TBDStory by :
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2"The Embezzler's Daughter"Fred JackmanStory by : Ward Hawkins
Teleplay by : Gene Roddenberry
1961 (1961)
3"The King Lear Report"TBDStory by :
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1961 (1961)
4"Ironclad Alibi"TBDStory by :
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1961 (1961)
5"Decoy"TBDStory by :
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6"The Porcelain Egg"TBDStory by :
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7"The Jade Tortoise"TBDStory by :
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8"The Pickup"TBDStory by :
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9"Desert Crossroads"TBDStory by :
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10"The Big Fish"TBDStory by :
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11"Lady on the Rocks"TBDPaul Schneider ()
12"Cold Trail"TBDStory by :
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13"Duke of the Valley"TBDStory by :
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14"The Hyatt Fund"TBDStory by :
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15"The Professional Widower"TBDStory by : Seymour Friedman
Teleplay by : Todhunter Ballard
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16"Legacy in G"TBDStory by :
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17"Fallers"TBDStory by :
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18"Dolphin and the Mermaid"TBDStory by :
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19"Bonds of Friendship"TBDStory by :
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20"Man from Yesterday"TBDStory by :
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1962 (1962)
21"Tarnish on the Badge"TBDStory by :
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22"The Jungle Kid"TBDStory by :
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23"The Deadly Homecoming"TBDJoseph Vogel & Lou Lantz ()
24"Saints and Sinners"TBDStory by :
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25"License to Steal"TBDStory by :
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26"The Patriarch"TBDStory by :
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27"The Sports Car Story"TBDStory by :
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28"The Florentine Prince"TBDStory by :
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1962 (1962)
29"The Gideon Leap"TBDStory by :
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30"Play with Fire"TBDStory by :
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31"Never Help a Lady"TBDStory by :
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32"Delayed Delivery"TBDStory by :
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33"Uneasy Debt"TBDStory by :
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34"The Medal"TBDStory by :
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35"End of the Line"TBDStory by :
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36"Conspiracy of Silence"TBDStory by :
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1962 (1962)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Episode List of Shannon (1961)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  2. ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 747

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