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Straightaway is a 26-week half-hour adventure/drama television series which aired on ABC during the 1961–1962 season – the story of two young men who operate a garage and engage in auto racing.
Original Release
10/06/1961 on ABC
US Release
10/06/1961
Cast
Name | Character |
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Brian Kelly | Scott Ross |
John Ashley | Clipper Hamilton |
Asa Maynor | Dixie |
Robert Blake | Paul / Chu Chu Hernandes |
Ken Lynch | Lt. Ben Webster |
Chris Robinson | Harkey |
Diana Dors | Photographer |
Bethel Leslie | Jeanne |
Jack Klugman | Buddy Conway |
Gloria Swanson | Lorraine Carrington |
# | Title | Air Date |
---|---|---|
1 | The Leather Dollar | Friday, 06 October 1961 |
2 | The Tin Caesar | Friday, 13 October 1961 |
3 | The Nobles Oblige | Friday, 20 October 1961 |
4 | Heat Wave | Friday, 27 October 1961 |
5 | Die Laughing | Friday, 03 November 1961 |
6 | The Heist | Friday, 10 November 1961 |
7 | The Stranger | Friday, 17 November 1961 |
8 | The Racer and the Lady | Friday, 24 November 1961 |
9 | Pledge a Nightmare | Friday, 01 December 1961 |
10 | The Sportscar Breed | Friday, 08 December 1961 |
11 | A Toast to Yesterday | Friday, 15 December 1961 |
12 | Troubleshooter | Friday, 22 December 1961 |
13 | The Bribe | Friday, 29 December 1961 |
14 | Last Chance | Wednesday, 10 January 1962 |
15 | A Moment in the Sun | Wednesday, 17 January 1962 |
16 | The Drag Strip | Wednesday, 24 January 1962 |
17 | Crossroad | Wednesday, 31 January 1962 |
18 | Sounds of Fury | Wednesday, 07 February 1962 |
19 | Escape from Darkness | Wednesday, 14 February 1962 |
20 | Tiger by the Tail | Wednesday, 21 February 1962 |
21 | The Ledge | Wednesday, 28 February 1962 |
22 | The Longest Night | Wednesday, 07 March 1962 |
23 | Full Circle | Wednesday, 14 March 1962 |
24 | The Craziest Race in Town | Wednesday, 21 March 1962 |
25 | To Climb Steep Hills | Wednesday, 28 March 1962 |
26 | The Hoax | Wednesday, 04 April 1962 |
Directors
Byron Paul, William D. Faralla
Writers
Tony Barrett, Lewis Reed, Elliot West, Robert Schaefer, Eric Freiwald, William Spier, Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Jo Pagano, David Chandler, Kenneth Gamet
Cast
Name | Character |
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Brian Kelly | Scott Ross |
John Ashley | Clipper Hamilton |
Asa Maynor | Dixie |
Robert Blake | Paul / Chu Chu Hernandes |
Ken Lynch | Lt. Ben Webster |
Chris Robinson | Harkey |
Diana Dors | Photographer |
Bethel Leslie | Jeanne |
Jack Klugman | Buddy Conway |
Gloria Swanson | Lorraine Carrington |
John Davis Chandler | Stranger |
John Considine | Chick Lambert |
Neville Brand | Sheriff Bardeen |
Whit Bissell | Covey |
Myrna Fahey | April Moore |
James Westerfield | Harry Block |
Nina Shipman | Laurie Lambert |
Scott Marlowe | Les |
Malcolm Atterbury | Fred |
Frank Wilcox | Jennings |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Josef Shaftel | Producer |