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"The Name of the Game" (1968) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1968-1971


Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   117 votes
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Writer:
Philip Wylie (writer) (episode)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 September 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
This odd series had three rotating stars, who were featured in independent episodes tied together by a loose common theme... more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
TV star Gene Barry passes away at 90
 (From AOL - TVSquad. 11 December 2009, 11:29 AM, PST)

Gene Barry Dead At Age 90; Played Bat Masterson On T.V.
 (From CinemaRetro. 11 December 2009, 2:19 AM, PST)

User Reviews:
In A Class By Itself more (11 total)

Cast

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Gene Barry ... Glenn Howard (44 episodes, 1968-1971)

Robert Stack ... Dan Farrell (24 episodes, 1968-1971)
Susan Saint James ... Peggy Maxwell (21 episodes, 1968-1971)

Anthony Franciosa ... Jeff Dillon (17 episodes, 1968-1970)
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Series Directed by
Barry Shear (7 episodes, 1969-1971)
John Llewellyn Moxey (3 episodes, 1969)
Marvin J. Chomsky (3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Harvey Hart (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Lamont Johnson (2 episodes, 1968)
Sutton Roley (2 episodes, 1969)
Leo Penn (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Nicholas Colasanto (2 episodes, 1970)
 
Series Writing credits
Dick Nelson (4 episodes, 1968-1971)
Dean Hargrove (4 episodes, 1968-1969)
Richard De Roy (3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Leslie Stevens (2 episodes, 1968)
Marion Hargrove (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
David P. Harmon (2 episodes, 1969)
Joseph Calvelli (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Philip Wylie (1 episode, 1971)

Series Produced by
Dean Hargrove .... producer (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Richard Irving .... executive producer (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Edward K. Dodds .... associate producer (2 episodes, 1971)
Leslie Stevens .... producer (1 episode, 1968)

George Eckstein .... producer (unknown episodes)
William Koenig .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Norman Lloyd .... producer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Original Music by
Dominic Frontiere (1 episode, 1968)
Dave Grusin (1 episode, 1968)
Oliver Nelson (1 episode, 1968)
Ralph Ferraro (1 episode, 1971)
Billy Goldenberg (1 episode, 1971)
Robert Prince (1 episode, 1971)

Benny Carter (unknown episodes)
 
Series Cinematography by
Richard A. Kelley (2 episodes, 1971)

Merrill S. Brody (unknown episodes)
 
Series Film Editing by
Frank Morriss (2 episodes, 1971)

John Elias (unknown episodes)
Robert K. Richard (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Direction by
William H. Tuntke (2 episodes, 1971)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Charles S. Thompson (2 episodes, 1968-1971)
John McCarthy Jr. (2 episodes, 1968)
 
Series Makeup Department
Larry Germain .... hair stylist (4 episodes, 1968-1971)
Bud Westmore .... makeup artist (4 episodes, 1968-1971)
 
Series Production Management
Edward K. Dodds .... unit manager (2 episodes, 1971)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan Crosland .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1971)
 
Series Sound Department
Terrance Emerson .... sound cable man (3 episodes, 1969)
 
Series Stunts
Bill Catching .... stunt double (1 episode, 1968)
David Perna .... stunt double (1 episode, 1968)
Charlie Picerni .... stunts (1 episode, 1969)

George Orrison .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Jesse Wayne .... stunts (unknown episodes)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Earl C. Williman .... lamp operator (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Grady Hunt .... costumes (4 episodes, 1968-1971)
 
Series Editorial Department
Richard Belding .... editorial supervision / editorial supervisor (4 episodes, 1968-1971)
Robert Brower .... color coordinator (2 episodes, 1968)
 
Series Music Department
Dave Grusin .... composer: theme music (3 episodes, 1968-1971)
Stanley Wilson .... music supervision / music supervisor (2 episodes, 1968)
 
Series Other crew
David J. O'Connell .... production executive (1 episode, 1968)
Michael Minock .... production assistant (1 episode, 1969)

Steven Bochco .... story consultant: Robert Stack segments (unknown episodes)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min (76 episodes)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Anthony Franciosa's character, Jeff Dillon, worked for "People Magazine". This was 6 years before the real People Magazine existed. more
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11 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
In A Class By Itself, 2 August 2002
Author: dhines5703

This series to me was in a class by itself. The stories were first-rate and the stars were very charming and sophisticated. I always did admire Gene Barry as an actor and his work in this series made me a lifelong fan. I loved the clothes that he wore on the show and hence have tried to emulate his sophisticated style ever since. I feel that there were very few actors at that time other than Craig Stevens and Robert Wagner that had the same aura and screen presence. I also greatly enjoyed the episodes that Tony Franciosa and Robert Stack headlined. This series had the feel of a theatrical motion picture and one could tell that big bucks were being spent to produce it. I have some episodes on tape and still think that they hold up very well as compared to dramatic television today. Like the old saying goes; "They don't make 'em like that anymore".

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