A Dime a Dozen
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"A Dime a Dozen" is an episode of the American television detective
series Hawaiian Eye
.
The paper contains the combination to a safe in the Officer's Club. Lt David Blair is the financial officer for the club's charity ball. Tracey Steele brings Cricket to the ball at the invitation of his old friend Col Davidson, who introduces them to David and Rikki. Also present is Dan Holt, who burgles the safe unnoticed. When the theft is discovered, David falls under suspicion, since no force was used on the safe. Since David refuses to speak, Steele must track down Lynn from the envelope she used to return David's wallet. In doing so, he catches the real thief and reunites David and Lynn.
with the Shell Bar band accompanying her.
Detective fiction
Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator , either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder.-In ancient literature:...
series Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye is an American television series that ran from October 1959 to September 1963 on the American Broadcasting Company television network.-Premise:...
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Synopsis
Lt David Blair, scion of a wealthy family, has been seeing Lynn for several weeks, but now must break off with her. He is engaged to his childhood sweetheart, the equally wealthy Rikki Whitman, who has just arrived in Honolulu. Lynn is crushed, but after David returns to the army base, she finds his wallet on the beach. An unemployed actress, behind on her rent in the disreputable Seven Seas Hotel, nevertheless Lynn does not touch the money in the wallet. Her landlord, Dan Holt, a part-time tattoo artist, has no such qualms, but only manages to get a slip of paper from the billfold before Lynn grabs it back.The paper contains the combination to a safe in the Officer's Club. Lt David Blair is the financial officer for the club's charity ball. Tracey Steele brings Cricket to the ball at the invitation of his old friend Col Davidson, who introduces them to David and Rikki. Also present is Dan Holt, who burgles the safe unnoticed. When the theft is discovered, David falls under suspicion, since no force was used on the safe. Since David refuses to speak, Steele must track down Lynn from the envelope she used to return David's wallet. In doing so, he catches the real thief and reunites David and Lynn.
Series regulars
- Robert ConradRobert ConradRobert Conrad is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the 1965 CBS television series The Wild Wild West, in which he played the sophisticated Secret Service agent James T. West, and his portrayal of World War II ace Pappy Boyington in the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep...
...as Tom Lopaka - Anthony EisleyAnthony EisleyAnthony Eisley was born Frederick Glendinning Eisley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose father was a general sales manager for a large corporation. Father of Amanda Eisley, Jonathan Eisley, Nan R...
...as Tracy Steele - Connie StevensConnie StevensConnie Stevens is an American actress and singer, best known for her roles in the television series Hawaiian Eye and other TV and film work.-Early life:...
...as Cricket Blake - Poncie PoncePoncie PoncePoncie Ponce is an American actor, musician and stand-up comedian. Born in Maui, Hawaii, he moved to Los Angeles, where from 1959–1963, he played the role of cab driver Kazuo Kim in the Warner Bros...
...as Kim
Recurring characters
- Doug Mossman ...as Moke (billed as Marty)
- Andre Philippe ...as Paul
Guest stars
- Shirley KnightShirley KnightShirley Enola Knight is an American stage, film and television actress. She has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, in 1960 for The Dark at the Top of the Stairs and in 1962 for Sweet Bird of Youth....
...as Lynn - Donald MayDonald May (actor)Donald May is an American actor best known for replacing Wayde Preston as the lead in the 1957 television series Colt .45. May played "Sam Colt, Jr.," cousin to Preston's character Christopher Colt, and the program ran on the BBC under the title The Colt Cousins...
...as Lt David Blair - Joanna BarnesJoanna BarnesJoanna Barnes is an American actress and writer.Barnes was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but moved to Los Angeles, California soon after finishing her education, and took up a contract with Columbia Pictures...
...as Rikki Whitman - Bill QuinnBill QuinnBill Quinn was an American actor.Quinn appeared in more than 150 acting roles starting in the 20's in silent films and ending in the digital age in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. He is best remembered as Archie's blind friend, Mr...
...as Col Davidson - Wayne Hefley ...as Dan Holt
- Carolyn Komant ...as Kini (receptionist)
Musical interlude
All the Warner Brothers detective shows of the late fifties and early sixties had one or more musical interludes written into the teleplay. For this episode, Connie Stevens sang What's New?What's New?
"What's New?" is a 1939 popular song composed by Bob Haggart, with lyrics by Johnny Burke.It was originally an instrumental tune titled "I'm Free" by Haggart in 1938, when Haggart was a member of Bob Crosby and His Orchestra. The tune was written with a trumpet solo, meant to showcase the talents...
with the Shell Bar band accompanying her.