Dangerous Eden
| "Dangerous Eden" | |
|---|---|
| Hawaiian Eye episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 1 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Edward Dein |
| Written by | Robert C Dennis |
| Original air date | November 4, 1959 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
|
Audrey Totter : Marta Gregory | |
"Dangerous Eden" is an episode of the American television detective series Hawaiian Eye.
Synopsis
Film legend Marta Gregory is making a movie on an Oahu beach with her crew. Hawaiian Eye has been hired to provide security. When Tracey Steele visits the filming, he learns that Marta's stand-in, Kay Laniel, is threatening to sue the star for slander. Marta has accused the younger woman of having an affair with her boyfriend Philip. Max Stanley, Marta's old friend and producer, asks Steele to dig up evidence to support Marta's accusation. Steele suspects there is something more behind the lawsuit threat than infidility. His suspicions are borne out when he learns that Marta has been sending checks to her former colleague, David Evarts, for fifteen years.
Evarts has evidently been blackmailing Marta Gregory over some incident in her past. Kay Laniel has found out, and wants $50,000 for herself, with the lawsuit as a cover story. Steele learns Philip and Kay have been arranging a nightly rendezvous at the Aloha Hut by paging a fictitious "Sam Aoki" at the Hawaiian Village Hotel. He tries to visit Evarts at his house, but the latter is killed and Steele wounded by a female assailent. When Kay and Philip try to collect their settlement money, Steele tricks Kay into revealing she must have killed Evarts.
Episode cast
Series regulars
- Anthony Eisley ...as Tracy Steele
- Robert Conrad ...as Tom Lopaka
- Connie Stevens ...as Cricket Blake
- Poncie Ponce ...as Kim
Recurring characters
- Doug Mossman ...as Moke (billed as Marty)
- Andre Philippe ...as Paul (uncredited)
- Sam Rawlins ...as Bert (uncredited)
Guest stars
- Audrey Totter ...as Marta Gregory
- Jackie Coogan ...as Max Stanley
- Douglas Dick ...as Philip
- Myrna Fahey ...as Kay Laniel
- Malcolm Atterbury ...as David Evarts
- Unknown ...as Paul (security guard)
- Unknown ...as Georgia (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, Robert Conrad sang I've Got a Crush on You with the Shell Bar band accompanying him.
Episode notes
Once a season the producers would unleash Robert Conrad's singing voice on an unsuspecting audience. Conrad had a rich baritone and technical control, but his singing style was overblown to the point of campiness.