Burke's Law is a detective series which ran on ABC from 1963 to 1966 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. Detective fiction is a branch of Crime fiction in which a Detective (or detectives either professional or amateur investigate a crime usually Murder A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire Los Angeles Chief of Detectives, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his Rolls-Royce. Gene Barry (born Eugene Klass; June 14, 1919) is an American Actor. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973 Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003 which was owned
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Characters
There were stylistic similarities to Barry's previous series, Bat Masterson, in which he had played the debonair dandy Bat Masterson in the Old West. Bat Masterson is an American Western Television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy William Barclay "Bat" Masterson ( November 26, 1853 &ndash October 25, 1921) was a figure of the American Old West During the opening credits, as the title flashed onscreen, a woman's voice was heard seductively pronouncing the words "It's Burke's Law!" The title also reflected the character Burke's habit of dispensing wisdom to his underlings in a professorial manner, e. g. "Never ask a question unless you already know the answer. Burke's Law. "
In the original series, other characters were Detective Tim Tilson (Gary Conway), Detective Les Hart (Regis Toomey), and Sergeant Ames (Eileen O'Neill). Gary Conway (born February 4, 1936) is an American Actor. Conway was born Gareth Monello Carmody in Boston Massachusetts John Regis Toomey ( August 13, 1898 - October 12, 1991) was an American Film and Television actor In several episodes Anne Francis appeared as female detective Honey West, which led to a short-lived spin-off series. Anne Francis (born September 16 1930 in Ossining New York) is an American Actress, famous for her role in the Science fiction film classic Honey West is a fictional character created by Gloria and Forest Fickling under the Pseudonym "G Honey West is an American crime drama television series produced by the ABC network
Music
The musical score for Burke's Law was largely the work of Herschel Burke Gilbert, whose middle name was coincidentally the same as the character of the series. Herschel Burke Gilbert ( April 20, 1918 - June 8, 2003) was a prolific composer of television and Film Theme songs including
History
The role of Amos Burke actually predated Barry's series, having been played by Dick Powell on an episode of The Dick Powell Show in 1961. Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell ( November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American Singer, Actor, The Dick Powell Show is a Television Anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963 Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first incarnation of the series was produced by Powell's company, Four Star Television. Four Star Television, also called Four Star Films, Four Star Productions, and Four Star International, was an American Television production
In the last season of the original, 1965–1966, the series was retitled Amos Burke, Secret Agent, and only seventeen episodes were broadcast instead of the thirty-two of the first two seasons. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. In this last season, Burke went to work for a secret government agency, but still drove around in his Rolls, which had been discreetly bulletproofed by the agency. The supporting cast of the earlier seasons was dropped.
The revival show
In the revival of the show, which ran on CBS from 1994 to 1995, the title again became "Burke's Law" and Burke was back at work as a police detective. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 In the second incarnation, Burke was assisted by his son, Peter (Peter Barton). Peter Thomas Barton (born July 19, 1956) is an American actor The revival, even more than the original program, was widely regarded as being largely camp. In Fiction a revival is an attempt to revive or revitalize a defunct Media franchise by producing new original story lines The nostalgic revival featured guest appearances by many of Barry's peers from the 1960s Spy-fi genre, including Patrick Macnee (The Avengers), Peter Lupus (Mission: Impossible) and Anne Francis reprising Honey West (albeit renamed "Honey Best"). The term nostalgia describes a longing for the past often in idealized form Spy-fi is a Genre of Spy fiction that includes elements of Science fiction. Patrick Macnee (born 6 February 1922) is an English Actor, best known for his role as the secret agent John Steed The Avengers was a British Television series featuring Secret agents in 1960s Britain. Peter Lupus is an American Bodybuilder and Actor, born in Indianapolis Indiana, on June 17, 1932. Mission Impossible (often referred to as Mission Impossible The Original Series) is an American Television series that chronicles Anne Francis (born September 16 1930 in Ossining New York) is an American Actress, famous for her role in the Science fiction film classic Honey West is a fictional character created by Gloria and Forest Fickling under the Pseudonym "G Honey West is an American crime drama television series produced by the ABC network
DVD release
Burke's Law (1963) Season One (Volume One) became available on DVD from VCI Entertainment on April 29, 2008. Season One Volume Two is expected to be released in the fall/winter of 2008.
External links
- Burke's Law at the Internet Movie Database
- Burke's Law at TV.com
- Gene Barry Fan Page. TVcom is a website owned by CNET Networks. The service was launched on June 1 2005 and replaced the popular TV Tome website xmission. com.
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