Johnny Midnight (TV series)

Johnny Midnight
Genre	Crime drama
Starring	Edmond O'Brien Arthur Batanides Barney Phillips Yuki Shimoda
Narrated by	Edmond O'Brien
Opening theme	"Lullaby of Broadway" performed by Joe Bushkin
Composer(s)	Gerald Fried
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jack Chertok
Producer(s)	Robert Stevens
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Midnight Productions
Distributor	MCA Television
Release
Original network	Syndication
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	January 12 (1960-01-12) – December 7, 1960 (1960-12-07)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Johnny Midnight is an American crime drama that aired for one season in syndicated from January to December 1960. The series stars Edmond O'Brien as the title character.

Synopsis

O'Brien portrayed Johnny Midnight, a New York City actor turned private detective. Midnight's cases frequently focused upon Times Square and Broadway, where he had triumphed earlier on stage. Midnight lives in a plush Manhattan penthouse. O'Brien narrated the crime drama in the terse style associated with Humphrey Bogart or Walter Winchell. The theme song of the series is "Lullaby of Broadway".

The supporting cast included Arthur Batanides as Sergeant Lupo Olvera, Barney Phillips as Lieutenant Sam Geller, and Yuki Shimoda as Uki, Midnight's wise-cracking Japanese manservant.

Other guest roles were filled by Parley Baer, Whitney Blake, Walter Burke, Russ Conway, Billy De Wolfe, Joe Flynn, Connie Hines, DeForest Kelley, Viveca Lindfors, Doug McClure, Ann McCrea, Tyler McVey, Jay Novello, J. Pat O'Malley, Jacqueline Scott, Robert F. Simon, and William Schallert, Lurene Tuttle, and Adam West.

Production notes

Jack Chertok produced the program, prior to his association with the sitcom My Favorite Martian.

External links

• Johnny Midnight at IMDb