Dante (TV series)

{{Short description|American TV adventure/drama television series (1960–1961)}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Howard Duff Dante 1961.jpg

| caption = Howard Duff and Barbara English in The Devil to Pay, 1961

| runtime = 25 minutes

| creator = Blake Edwards

| starring = Howard Duff
Alan Mowbray
Tom D'Andrea
Mort Mills

| composer = Leith Stevens

| country = United States

| network = NBC

| first_aired = {{start date|1960|10|3}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1961|4|10}}

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 26

}}

Dante is an American adventure/drama television series.Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 197 It starred Howard Duff, and was broadcast on Monday nights at 9:30 p.m. on NBC from October 3, 1960, through April 10, 1961.Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present, Ballantine Books, 1979, page 147.

Earlier version of Dante

Dick Powell had previously played Dante in episodes of 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.{{Citation needed |date=April 2023}}

Series synopsis

Willie Dante, a suave ladies' man, had previously run gambling establishments in different parts of the country, and when he opened a San Francisco nightclub called Dante's Inferno both the police and the criminal establishment believed that he was still breaking the law. Two of Dante's long-time sidekicks worked with him at the nightclub. Biff, the bartender, and Stewart, the British maitre d', continued to have an interest in criminal activities, and their interactions with Dante provided much of the show's humor.

In a 1960 interview about the series co-star Alan Mowbray stated: "Our gimmick? Charming dishonesty."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/490589815/?terms=%22Howard%20Duff%22&match=1 Dishonest Men Have T.V. Lure, The Record (Hackensack, NJ), October 10, 1960, page 49]

Cast

Howard Duff as Willie Dante
Alan Mowbray as Stewart Styles
Tom D'Andrea as Biff

Episode list

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style="background:#;"\| No. overall ! style="background:#;"\| No. in season ! style="background:#;"\| Title ! style="background:#;"\| Directed by ! style="background:#;"\| Written by ! style="background:#;"\| Original air date {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=1 \|EpisodeNumber2=1 \|Title=One For The Birds \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1960\|10\|03}} \|ShortSummary= Stewart Stiles is being blackmailed by someone using a homing pigeon to receive the money. If Stewart's past is revealed it may jeopardize the opening of the Inferno. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=2 \|EpisodeNumber2=2 \|Title=Opening Night \|DirectedBy=Ida Lupino \|WrittenBy=Aaron Spelling \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1960\|10\|10}} \|ShortSummary= Former gambler Willie Dante opens a San Francisco nightclub, but neither the police nor the criminals believe he's gone legit. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=3 \|EpisodeNumber2=3 \|Title=The Feline Traveler \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1960\|10\|17}} \|ShortSummary= A blackmailer dies inside the Inferno, and the murderer thinks the man revealed information to Dante. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=4 \|EpisodeNumber2=4 \|Title=Dante's Dilemma \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay\|s=E. Jack Neuman\|t=Harold Jack Bloom}} \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1960\|10\|31}} \|ShortSummary= A swindler's nephew has evidence for the district attorney, but leaves the papers at the Inferno. Dante's life is in danger until he can hand the evidence over to the authorities. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=5 \|EpisodeNumber2=5 \|Title=The Misfortune Cookie \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1960\|11\|07}} \|ShortSummary= Dante's Chinese kitchen helper entered the U.S. illegally and must pay most of his wages to a smuggler. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=6 \|EpisodeNumber2=6 \|Title=San Quentin Quill \|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr. \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1960\|11\|14}} \|ShortSummary= An author writes a bestselling novel allegedly based on Dante's life. Two crooks read a book review and believe Dante is a fence for stolen goods. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=7 \|EpisodeNumber2=7 \|Title=The Unclean Green \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy=Palmer Thompson \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1960\|11\|21}} \|ShortSummary= Thieves replace Dante's money with stolen bills, and the police think Dante is responsible for a holdup that resulted in a man being murdered. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=8 \|EpisodeNumber2=8 \|Title=The Bavarian Barbarians \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy=A. Sanford Wolf and Irwin Winehouse \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1960\|11\|28}} \|ShortSummary= Ruthless Europeans offer Dante $5,000 for a $200 copy of a famous painting. A chemical formula is hidden behind the reproduction. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=9 \|EpisodeNumber2=9 \|Title=My Pal, The Bullseye \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy=Jack Laird \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1960\|12\|05}} \|ShortSummary= A killer (John Anderson) is hired to do away with Biff, and make his death look like an accident. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=10 \|EpisodeNumber2=10 \|Title=The Jolly Roger Cocktail \|DirectedBy=Harry Harris Jr. \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1960\|12\|19}} \|ShortSummary= A bookkeeper (William Schallert) witnesses a Chicago murder, and is told he'll receive hush money at the Inferno. The murdered man's brother (Edward Platt) shows up at the nightclub looking for revenge. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=11 \|EpisodeNumber2=11 \|Title=A Punch From Judy \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy=Arthur Dales \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1960\|12\|26}} \|ShortSummary= Dante hires a beautiful singer who's been beaten, but is he being set up by the woman? \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=12 \|EpisodeNumber2=12 \|Title=Don't Come On'a My House \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|01\|02}} \|ShortSummary= Dante inherits a mansion for repayment of an old $5,500 gambling debt. The deceased man's cousin will go to great lengths to obtain possession of the house. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=13 \|EpisodeNumber2=13 \|Title=Wine, Women, and Willie \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|01\|09}} \|ShortSummary= When the government wants Dante to testify against a racketeer the nightclub owner is tricked aboard an airplane headed to South America. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=14 \|EpisodeNumber2=14 \|Title=Dial D For Dante \|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr. \|WrittenBy=Joel M. Rapp and Charles R. Marion \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|01\|16}} \|ShortSummary= Dante receives a $50,000 trust fund set up by an enemy. If Dante dies before the end of the week a killer will get the money. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=15 \|EpisodeNumber2=15 \|Title=The Devil To Pay \|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr. \|WrittenBy=Joseph Calvelli \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|01\|23}} \|ShortSummary= Roy Larkin, a has-been boxer, obtains a vicious promoter and returns to the ring. Dante knows Larkin, and believes he's being forced to fight. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=16 \|EpisodeNumber2=16 \|Title=Dante Rides Again \|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr. \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|01\|30}} \|ShortSummary= A bank robber / cop killer sends his girlfriend (Nita Talbot) to ask Dante to help him. When Dante refuses he is framed as an accessory to the crimes. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=17 \|EpisodeNumber2=17 \|Title=Dante's Fickle Fate \|DirectedBy=Christian Nyby \|WrittenBy=Jack Laird \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|02\|06}} \|ShortSummary= A clairvoyant predicts Dante will murder a former girlfriend's husband. The husband's car brakes are tampered with, and Dante is shot at. Who will profit if the men die? \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=18 \|EpisodeNumber2=18 \|Title=Aces And Eights \|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr. \|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay\|s=William Spier\|t=Harold Jack Bloom}} \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|02\|13}} \|ShortSummary= One of Dante's former girlfriends is taking wealthy men to crooked card games allegedly run by Dante. The nightclub owner locates where the card games are taking place, and deals himself in on the next game. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=19 \|EpisodeNumber2=19 \|Title=Light Lady, Dark Room \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy=Fred Freiberger and Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|02\|20}} \|ShortSummary= Dante investigates a blackmail ring connected to the Inferno. Are nightclub employees involved in the operation? \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=20 \|EpisodeNumber2=20 \|Title=Not As A Canary \|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr. \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|02\|27}} \|ShortSummary= A gambling syndicate is hunting for the husband of one of Dante's former girlfriends. Dante agrees to help the husband, but finds himself in grave danger. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=21 \|EpisodeNumber2=21 \|Title=Pick A Peck Of Diamonds \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay\|s=Bernie Giler\|t=Bernie Giler and Harold Jack Bloom}} \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|03\|06}} \|ShortSummary= Dante is accused of stealing a diamond bracelet he was delivering for a friend. The insurance investigator believes the friend may be involved in the thief. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=22 \|EpisodeNumber2=22 \|Title=Dante In The Dark \|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon \|WrittenBy=Tom Gries and Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|03\|13}} \|ShortSummary= A friend of Dante is killed near the Inferno, and the dead man's fiancé isn't permitted to see the man's body. Dante suspects a coverup. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=23 \|EpisodeNumber2=23 \|Title=Hunter With a Badge \|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr. \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|03\|20}} \|ShortSummary= A police detective (Charles McGraw) with a grudge hates that his attorney brother is working for Dante regarding a scandal magazine spreading lies. The brother is killed – after telling Dante to meet him at his office late at night. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=24 \|EpisodeNumber2=24 \|Title=Friendly Assassin \|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr. \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|03\|27}} \|ShortSummary= Dante witnesses a murder as he is leaving a building. The next morning a garageman is blown up while trying to move Dante's car. A woman claims she'll name the killer in exchange for a $10,000 reward. \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=25 \|EpisodeNumber2=25 \|Title=Sesame Key \|DirectedBy=David Orrick McDearmon \|WrittenBy=Palmer Thompson \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|04\|03}} \|ShortSummary= The police blame Dante for a string of burglaries that took place while the victims were at the Inferno. Is an employee involved with the crimes? \|LineColor= }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber=26 \|EpisodeNumber2=26 \|Title=Around a Dark Corner \|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr. \|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom \|OriginalAirDate={{Start date\|1961\|04\|10}} \|ShortSummary= Dante's old friend (Paul Fix) asks for help in finding a runaway stepdaughter. The search leads to murder. \|LineColor= }}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=1

|EpisodeNumber2=1

|Title=One For The Birds

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1960|10|03}}

|ShortSummary= Stewart Stiles is being blackmailed by someone using a homing pigeon to receive the money. If Stewart's past is revealed it may jeopardize the opening of the Inferno.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=2

|EpisodeNumber2=2

|Title=Opening Night

|DirectedBy=Ida Lupino

|WrittenBy=Aaron Spelling

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1960|10|10}}

|ShortSummary= Former gambler Willie Dante opens a San Francisco nightclub, but neither the police nor the criminals believe he's gone legit.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=3

|EpisodeNumber2=3

|Title=The Feline Traveler

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1960|10|17}}

|ShortSummary= A blackmailer dies inside the Inferno, and the murderer thinks the man revealed information to Dante.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=4

|EpisodeNumber2=4

|Title=Dante's Dilemma

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=E. Jack Neuman|t=Harold Jack Bloom}}

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1960|10|31}}

|ShortSummary= A swindler's nephew has evidence for the district attorney, but leaves the papers at the Inferno. Dante's life is in danger until he can hand the evidence over to the authorities.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=5

|EpisodeNumber2=5

|Title=The Misfortune Cookie

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1960|11|07}}

|ShortSummary= Dante's Chinese kitchen helper entered the U.S. illegally and must pay most of his wages to a smuggler.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=6

|EpisodeNumber2=6

|Title=San Quentin Quill

|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr.

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1960|11|14}}

|ShortSummary= An author writes a bestselling novel allegedly based on Dante's life. Two crooks read a book review and believe Dante is a fence for stolen goods.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=7

|EpisodeNumber2=7

|Title=The Unclean Green

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy=Palmer Thompson

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1960|11|21}}

|ShortSummary= Thieves replace Dante's money with stolen bills, and the police think Dante is responsible for a holdup that resulted in a man being murdered.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=8

|EpisodeNumber2=8

|Title=The Bavarian Barbarians

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy=A. Sanford Wolf and Irwin Winehouse

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1960|11|28}}

|ShortSummary= Ruthless Europeans offer Dante $5,000 for a $200 copy of a famous painting. A chemical formula is hidden behind the reproduction.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=9

|EpisodeNumber2=9

|Title=My Pal, The Bullseye

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy=Jack Laird

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1960|12|05}}

|ShortSummary= A killer (John Anderson) is hired to do away with Biff, and make his death look like an accident.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=10

|EpisodeNumber2=10

|Title=The Jolly Roger Cocktail

|DirectedBy=Harry Harris Jr.

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1960|12|19}}

|ShortSummary= A bookkeeper (William Schallert) witnesses a Chicago murder, and is told he'll receive hush money at the Inferno. The murdered man's brother (Edward Platt) shows up at the nightclub looking for revenge.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=11

|EpisodeNumber2=11

|Title=A Punch From Judy

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy=Arthur Dales

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1960|12|26}}

|ShortSummary= Dante hires a beautiful singer who's been beaten, but is he being set up by the woman?

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=12

|EpisodeNumber2=12

|Title=Don't Come On'a My House

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|01|02}}

|ShortSummary= Dante inherits a mansion for repayment of an old $5,500 gambling debt. The deceased man's cousin will go to great lengths to obtain possession of the house.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=13

|EpisodeNumber2=13

|Title=Wine, Women, and Willie

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|01|09}}

|ShortSummary= When the government wants Dante to testify against a racketeer the nightclub owner is tricked aboard an airplane headed to South America.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=14

|EpisodeNumber2=14

|Title=Dial D For Dante

|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr.

|WrittenBy=Joel M. Rapp and Charles R. Marion

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|01|16}}

|ShortSummary= Dante receives a $50,000 trust fund set up by an enemy. If Dante dies before the end of the week a killer will get the money.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=15

|EpisodeNumber2=15

|Title=The Devil To Pay

|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr.

|WrittenBy=Joseph Calvelli

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|01|23}}

|ShortSummary= Roy Larkin, a has-been boxer, obtains a vicious promoter and returns to the ring. Dante knows Larkin, and believes he's being forced to fight.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=16

|EpisodeNumber2=16

|Title=Dante Rides Again

|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr.

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|01|30}}

|ShortSummary= A bank robber / cop killer sends his girlfriend (Nita Talbot) to ask Dante to help him. When Dante refuses he is framed as an accessory to the crimes.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=17

|EpisodeNumber2=17

|Title=Dante's Fickle Fate

|DirectedBy=Christian Nyby

|WrittenBy=Jack Laird

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|02|06}}

|ShortSummary= A clairvoyant predicts Dante will murder a former girlfriend's husband. The husband's car brakes are tampered with, and Dante is shot at. Who will profit if the men die?

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=18

|EpisodeNumber2=18

|Title=Aces And Eights

|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr.

|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=William Spier|t=Harold Jack Bloom}}

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|02|13}}

|ShortSummary= One of Dante's former girlfriends is taking wealthy men to crooked card games allegedly run by Dante. The nightclub owner locates where the card games are taking place, and deals himself in on the next game.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=19

|EpisodeNumber2=19

|Title=Light Lady, Dark Room

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy=Fred Freiberger and Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|02|20}}

|ShortSummary= Dante investigates a blackmail ring connected to the Inferno. Are nightclub employees involved in the operation?

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=20

|EpisodeNumber2=20

|Title=Not As A Canary

|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr.

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|02|27}}

|ShortSummary= A gambling syndicate is hunting for the husband of one of Dante's former girlfriends. Dante agrees to help the husband, but finds himself in grave danger.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=21

|EpisodeNumber2=21

|Title=Pick A Peck Of Diamonds

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Bernie Giler|t=Bernie Giler and Harold Jack Bloom}}

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|03|06}}

|ShortSummary= Dante is accused of stealing a diamond bracelet he was delivering for a friend. The insurance investigator believes the friend may be involved in the thief.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=22

|EpisodeNumber2=22

|Title=Dante In The Dark

|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon

|WrittenBy=Tom Gries and Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|03|13}}

|ShortSummary= A friend of Dante is killed near the Inferno, and the dead man's fiancé isn't permitted to see the man's body. Dante suspects a coverup.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=23

|EpisodeNumber2=23

|Title=Hunter With a Badge

|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr.

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|03|20}}

|ShortSummary= A police detective (Charles McGraw) with a grudge hates that his attorney brother is working for Dante regarding a scandal magazine spreading lies. The brother is killed – after telling Dante to meet him at his office late at night.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=24

|EpisodeNumber2=24

|Title=Friendly Assassin

|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr.

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|03|27}}

|ShortSummary= Dante witnesses a murder as he is leaving a building. The next morning a garageman is blown up while trying to move Dante's car. A woman claims she'll name the killer in exchange for a $10,000 reward.

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=25

|EpisodeNumber2=25

|Title=Sesame Key

|DirectedBy=David Orrick McDearmon

|WrittenBy=Palmer Thompson

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|04|03}}

|ShortSummary= The police blame Dante for a string of burglaries that took place while the victims were at the Inferno. Is an employee involved with the crimes?

|LineColor=

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=26

|EpisodeNumber2=26

|Title=Around a Dark Corner

|DirectedBy=Alan Crosland Jr.

|WrittenBy=Harold Jack Bloom

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961|04|10}}

|ShortSummary= Dante's old friend (Paul Fix) asks for help in finding a runaway stepdaughter. The search leads to murder.

|LineColor=

}}