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5.4/10 TV Created by Adrian Spies First episode date 17 September 1962 Network NBC Number of episodes 18 | 5.5/10 IMDb Genre Drama Theme music composer Elmer Bernstein Final episode date 4 February 1963 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by David Davidson
David Karp
Jo Pagano
Adrian Spies Directed by Jus Addiss
Marc Daniels
Sutton Roley
Paul Wendkos Starring Nick Adams
John Larkin
Richard Erdman
Barbara Rush
Sharon Farrell
Robert F. Simon Cast Nick Adams, Richard Erdman, John Larkin, Sharon Farrell, Barbara Rush Similar The Dick Powell Show, The Tab Hunter Show, The David Niven Show, Target: The Corruptors!, The Rebel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saints and Sinners is an American drama series that aired on NBC during the 1962-63 television season. The program starred Nick Adams as newspaper reporter Nick Alexander. Saints and Sinners was created by Adrian Spies, who worked as a journalist before becoming a screenwriter.
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Overview
The character of Nick Alexander was first featured in The Dick Powell Show episode "Savage Sunday". The series showed New York City life through the eyes of the staff of a fictional newspaper, The New York Bulletin. The episodes' storylines had adult themes that featured moral dilemmas.
John Larkin co-starred as Nick's mentor, newspaper editor Mark Grainger. The series also starred Richard Erdman as Kluge, the staff photographer and office philosopher, and Robert F. Simon as copy editor Dave Tabak.
Many stars and future stars had guest roles on the show. One episode featured the final screen appearance of Paul Muni, one of the most esteemed actors in the history of Broadway and Hollywood.
Guest star list
Reception
Saints and Sinners faced competition from Chuck Connors's The Rifleman and Jack Lord's Stoney Burke on ABC and The Lucy Show and The Danny Thomas Show on CBS. Due to low ratings, it was canceled after 18 episodes.