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Hotel de Paree
Earl Holliman as Sundance.
Starring
Theme music composer
Composers
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes33
Production
Producers
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCBS Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseOctober 2, 1959 (1959-10-02) –
June 3, 1960 (1960-06-03)

Hotel de Paree is a Western television series starring Earl Holliman that aired thirty-three episodes on the CBS Friday evening from October 2, 1959, until September 23, 1960,[1] under the alternate sponsorship of the Liggett & Myers company (L&M cigarettes) and Kellogg's.[2]

Format

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Set in the 1870s,[3] the show starred Holliman as Sundance, a gunfighter just released after 17 years in prison.[4] In the first episode, he is in Georgetown, Colorado, where he kills the town villain and is then urged by the citizens to become the marshal. He accepts the job and also becomes a part owner of the Hotel de Paree, owned by two French women, Annette Deveraux, played by Jeanette Nolan, and her niece, Monique (Judi Meredith), relatives of the man whom he had earlier killed. Sundance wore a string of polished silver dollars in the band of his black Stetson, which often blinded his adversaries.[4]

During the run of the series, Sundance dealt with assorted antagonists and maintained flirtations with both of the Deveraux women. Sundance also befriended a local shopkeeper, Aaron Donoger, played by veteran Western performer Strother Martin.[5]

Guest stars included Warren Oates.[6]

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Paperback novel

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In 1959, Gold Medal Books published Sundance by Richard Telfair, an original novel based on the series. An article in The New York Times said, "The book is cobbled together in much the same lackadaisical fashion as other Telfair Westerns."[7]

Comic book

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A single issue featuring an original story written by Gaylord Du Bois appeared in Dell's Four Color series (#1126).

Episode list

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No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Sundance Returns"Robert AldrichSam RolfeOctober 2, 1959 (1959-10-02)
2"Juggernaut"John BrahmEllis KadisonOctober 9, 1959 (1959-10-09)
3"Vein of Ore"UnknownUnknownOctober 16, 1959 (1959-10-16)
4"The High Cost of Justice"Don TaylorJack LairdOctober 23, 1959 (1959-10-23)
5"The Return of Monique"Walter GraumanDoris GilbertOctober 30, 1959 (1959-10-30)
6"A Rope Is For Hanging"UnknownUnknownNovember 6, 1959 (1959-11-06)
7"A Fool and His Gold"UnknownUnknownNovember 13, 1959 (1959-11-13)
8"The Only Wheel In Town"UnknownUnknownNovember 20, 1959 (1959-11-20)
9"The Man Who Believed In Law"Ida LupinoFrancis M. CockrellNovember 27, 1959 (1959-11-27)
10"Sundance and the Hostiles"UnknownUnknownDecember 11, 1959 (1959-12-11)
11"Sundance and the Violent Siege"UnknownUnknownDecember 18, 1959 (1959-12-18)
12"The Louis XIV Table"UnknownUnknownDecember 25, 1959 (1959-12-25)
13"Sundance and the Blood Money"Andrew V. McLaglenPaul SavageJanuary 1, 1960 (1960-01-01)
14"Sundance and the Bare-Knuckled Fighters"UnknownJack JacobsJanuary 8, 1960 (1960-01-08)
15"Sundance and the Kid From Nowhere"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 1960 (1960-01-15)
16"Sundance Goes To Kill"Alvin GanzerHerman GrovesJanuary 22, 1960 (1960-01-22)
17"Sundance and the Boat Soldier"Ida LupinoUnknownFebruary 5, 1960 (1960-02-05)
18"Sundance and the Man In Room Seven"UnknownUnknownFebruary 12, 1960 (1960-02-12)
19"Hard Luck For Sundance"Buzz KulikJack LairdFebruary 19, 1960 (1960-02-19)
20"Sundance and the Greenhorn Trader"Andrew V. McLaglenStory by : William Gulick
Teleplay by : Jack Laird		February 26, 1960 (1960-02-26)
21"Sundance and Useless"UnknownJack JacobsMarch 4, 1960 (1960-03-04)
22"Sundance and the Hero of Bloody Blue Creek"UnknownUnknownMarch 11, 1960 (1960-03-11)
23"Sundance and the Marshal of Water's End"UnknownUnknownMarch 18, 1960 (1960-03-18)
24"Sundance and the Black Widow"John RichGene RoddenberryApril 1, 1960 (1960-04-01)
25"Vengeance For Sundance"Arthur HillerRobert LeesApril 8, 1960 (1960-04-08)
26"Sundance and the Man in the Shadows"UnknownUnknownApril 15, 1960 (1960-04-15)
27"Sundance and the Long Trek"Andrew V. McLaglenJack JacobsApril 22, 1960 (1960-04-22)
28"Bounty For Sundance"UnknownUnknownApril 29, 1960 (1960-04-29)
29"Sundance and the Good-Luck Coat"UnknownUnknownMay 6, 1960 (1960-05-06)
30"Sundance and the Cattlemen"UnknownUnknownMay 13, 1960 (1960-05-13)
31"Sundance and the Barren Soil"UnknownUnknownMay 20, 1960 (1960-05-20)
32"Sundance and the Fallen Sparrow"Buzz KulikJack MortonMay 27, 1960 (1960-05-27)
33"Sundance and the Delayed Gun"UnknownUnknownJune 3, 1960 (1960-06-03)

Production

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Milton Krims, Stanley Rubin,[8] and Sam Rolfe were the producers.[9] The program was filmed at CBS Studio Center. On the evening of the series debut broadcast, October 2, 1959, star Earl Holliman also appeared an hour later in the premiere episode of The Twilight Zone, "Where Is Everybody?", which also aired on CBS.[citation needed] Its competition included The Man from Blackhawk on ABC and The Bell Telephone Hour on NBC.[10] The program was broadcast in black-and-white on Fridays from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time.[3] It replaced Trackdown,[11] and it was replaced by Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre.[12]

References

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  1. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 392. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. ^ "This Week (Cont'd)". Ross Reports. September 28, 1959. p. 101. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Aaker, Everett (May 16, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 462. ISBN 978-1-4766-2856-1. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Armstrong, Stephen B. (7 September 2011). Andrew V. McLaglen: The Life and Hollywood Career. McFarland. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-7864-8670-0. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Compo, Susan A. (April 17, 2009). Warren Oates: A Wild Life. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-3918-0. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Nye, Nelson (August 14, 1960). "Seasonal Roundup on the Western Range". The New York Times. p. BR 25. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Other Network Changes & Additions". Ross Reports. October 12, 1959. p. 117. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  9. ^ Armstrong, Stephen B. (September 7, 2011). Andrew V. McLaglen: The Life and Hollywood Career. McFarland. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-0-7864-8670-0. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  10. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Lorillard, Johnson Buy 'Hotel de Paree'; 'Trackdown' Bumped". Variety. May 27, 1959. p. 28. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "Friday". Broadcasting. February 15, 1960. p. 32. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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