Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!'

Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!'

26 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1954

Pilot episode of an unreleased television series. Blake Edwards filmed and sent this first television attempt to film Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer in 1954, but the "pilot" went unsold and was archived because it was too naturalistic and violent for the small screen at the time. It was accidentally discovered, restored and posted on the Internet. Brian Keith stars as Mike Hammer.

Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!'

26 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1954

Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!'
Pilot episode of an unreleased television series. Blake Edwards filmed and sent this first television attempt to film Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer in 1954, but the "pilot" went unsold and was archived because it was too naturalistic and violent for the small screen at the time. It was accidentally discovered, restored and posted on the Internet. Brian Keith stars as Mike Hammer.
Producers
Original title Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!'
Directors Blake Edwards
Writers Mickey Spillane, Blake Edwards

Cast

Brian Keith

as Mike Hammer

Robert Bice

as Captain Pat Chambers

Virginia Lee

as Janice Graham

Donald Randolph

as Carl Muuse

Don C. Harvey

as Ray Kittle

Dale Van Sickel

as Charlie Lincoln

Robert Foulk

as Jimmy Shipp

William Woodson

as Father Crump

Leon Burbank

as Roger Poe

Carol Brewster

as Barbara