Bill Crider wrote:
Kevin: Being a really old guy, I saw THE FAT MAN when it
first came out. I was already a big fan of the radio program,
which also starred J. Scott Smart as Brad Runyon. I have to
admit that the movie's no classic, but it's
worth watching just for the curiosity value. William Castle
went on to become more famous for his publicity stunts than
for his directing, but he was good at crime movies. And
besides J. Scott Smart, the movie stars Rock Hudson in one of
his earliest roles, along with Emmett Kelly and Julie London
(!).
To put the finishing touch to The Fat Man, a TV pilot was
made in 1966 titled "The Fat Man: The Thirty-Two Friends of
Gina Lardelli." Writers were Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts who
were, I think, connected to both
"Mannix" and "Mission Impossible." Show was hour-long, black
and white, with Robert Middleton in the lead. This Fat Man
was a private detective named Lucius Crane, a
harpsichord-playing gourmet with a thin fast talking young
assistant. It seemed to combine the Fat Man radio show with
elements of Nero Wolfe. Show was competently made and
Middleton was able to be both tough and effete. No mention of
Hammett.
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