Blake Edwards, Henry Mancini, and Mr. Lucky

From TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ed robertson

TVC 653.2: Music journalist Jon Burlingame (Music for Prime Time, Dreamsville: Henry

Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir) talks to Ed about how Blake Edwards came to develop Mr. Lucky (CBS, 1959-1960) for television, including how Edwards originally wanted Ricardo Montalban to play the title character and how Ross Martin wasn't signed to play Andamo just before production began. Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir is available from BearManor Media.

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