Rough Buck (10 Nov. 1958)

A popular young boxer on his way up, Tony Triano, is shotgunned to death on a dark city street by professional hit men. His family is devastated - who would want the generous Tony dead ? ... See full summary »

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Tony Barrett, Blake Edwards (creator)

Stars:

Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Hope Emerson

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Craig Stevens	...	Peter Gunn
Lola Albright	...	Edie Hart
Hope Emerson	...	Mother
Herschel Bernardi	...	Lieutenant Jacoby
Antony Carbone	...	Gino Nicholetti
Larri Thomas	...	Sharon Moore
Ken Lynch	...	Cal Matson
Arthur Batanides	...	Gus Triano (as Arthur Batanidies)
Grazia Narciso	...	Mama Rosa (as Grazia Narcisco)
Tito Vuolo	...	Papa

Storyline

A popular young boxer on his way up, Tony Triano, is shotgunned to death on a dark city street by professional hit men. His family is devastated - who would want the generous Tony dead ? Especially hard-hit is Tony's mediocre stablemate Gino, who Tony helped get fights. Tony's family hires Peter Gunn to find who killed Tony. When the drunken Gino comes to Mother's nightclub to meet with Gunn, he's waylaid and beaten by the hit men.

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Crime | Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1958 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spartan Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sharon Moore: Look - You're pretty enough, but you ask silly questions.
Peter Gunn: I'm getting answers to match.

User Reviews

Good scenes

I enjoy watching 52 year old Peter Gunn shows more than anything new that is on TV now. This episode is a reason why. I don't normally like boxing stories but this one had me hooked from the beginning. Though Gino's drunk act was a little too much, there are two scenes to watch more than once in this episode. Early on Pete goes into Edie's dressing room. We see her buttoning her dress and Pete is framed between her arm and side. There ensues a nice little bit of dialogue between the two until interrupted by Mother with a situation for Pete. The second scene is towards the end Gino has to fight two thugs in the ring, well directed and real looking fight. Worth watching for these two moments.