Dante is a short-lived NBC adventure/drama television series starring Howard Duff as Willie Dante, a former gambler who operates Dante's Inferno, a San Francisco, California, nightclub. Alan Mowbray co-starred as Stewart Styles, the Maitre d'; Tom D'Andrea as Biff, Dante's "man Friday", and Mort Mills as police Lieutenant Bob Malone. Dante claims to have put his past behind him but has retained old associates Stewart and Biff. While his club is legitimate, neither the police nor the mob believe that he is truly finished with the criminal underworld. Dante's old associates in crime keep appearing at the club in efforts to lure him back to the underworld. Dick Powell had previously played Dante in eight episodes of his Four Star Playhouse, initially written by Blake Edwards, who had previously created the radio drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective for Powell. There, Willie operates an illegal gambling operation in the back room of the "Inferno", which police soon shut down. The only regular from the Four Star Playhouse version to be cast in the series as well was Mowbray, who had first played a millionaire named Jackson who had gambled away his fortune and then worked as one of Dante's waiters. These episodes were subsequently rebroadcast under the collective title The Best in Mystery.
CreatorBlake Edwards
One for the Birds
Oct 3, 1960
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Opening Night
Oct 10, 1960
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The Feline Traveler
Oct 17, 1960
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Dante's Dilemma
Oct 31, 1960
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The Misfortunate Cookie
Nov 7, 1960
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San Quentin Quill
Nov 14, 1960
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The Unclean Green
Nov 21, 1960
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The Bavarian Barbarians
Nov 28, 1960
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My Pal, The Bullseye
Dec 5, 1960
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The Jolly Roger Cocktail
Dec 19, 1960
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A Punch from Judy
Dec 26, 1960
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Don't Come On-A My House
Jan 2, 1961
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Wine, Women, and Willie
Jan 9, 1961
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Dial D for Dante
Jan 16, 1961
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The Devil to Pay
Jan 23, 1961
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Dante Rides Again
Jan 30, 1961
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Dante's Fickle Fate
Feb 6, 1961
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Aces and Eights
Feb 13, 1961
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Light Lady, Dark Room
Feb 20, 1961
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Not as a Canary
Feb 27, 1961
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Pick a Peck of Diamonds
Mar 6, 1961
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Dante in the Dark
Mar 13, 1961
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Hunter with a Badge
Mar 20, 1961
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Friendly Assassin
Mar 27, 1961
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The Sesame Key
Apr 3, 1961
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Around a Dark Corner
Apr 10, 1961
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