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Route 66 1

1960-10-07 | Drama | 30 episodes
Overview

4 Seasons

Episode

Black November (1960)

Tod's father dies leaving Tod the Corvette. Buz worked for Tod's father and the two decide to start driving. The Corvette breaks down in a small Mississippi town with some very nasty residents. The boys discover that the town hosted a POW camp during WW II and that the town boss had an escaped prisoner lynched when his son was killed in action. The boss plans to lynch Tod and Buz to keep the town's secret. Filming Location: Concord, Kentucky

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Directed By

Philip Leacock

Writer

Stirling Silliphant

A Lance of Straw (1960)

Shrimp boat captain Charlotte Duval hires Tod and Buz as a crew for her boat. Suitor Jean Boussard gets very jealous of the male crew members. Buz falls in love with the captain. Filming Location: Grand Isle, Louisiana

A Lance of Straw poster

Writer

Stirling Silliphant

The Swan Bed (1960)

Tod and Buz arrive in New Orleans during a parrot-fever epidemic. They meet a girl named Carrie Purcell and ask her out for a date. Carrie doesn't have money to afford nice clothes. Filming Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

The Swan Bed poster

Directed By

Elliot Silverstein

Writer

Stirling Silliphant

The Man on the Monkey Board (1960)

Tod and Buz are working at a Louisana Gulf of Mexico off-shore oil-drilling tower. Lew Ayres plays a Nazi-hunter hunting an escaped Nazi on the drilling rig. Filming Location: Denage and Venice, Louisana

The Man on the Monkey Board poster

Writer

Stirling Silliphant

The Strengthening Angels (1960)

Tod and Buz give a lift to Lotti Montana, a migrant worker who is going to help pick the peach crop. As they approach the town of Sparrow Falls she begs them to drive through as quickly as possible. They take her to the Coronet Club and the Silver Dollar cafe. Sheriff Hingle keeps her from leaving town. The boys work with a revivalist. Filming Location: Needles, California

The Strengthening Angels poster

Directed By

Arthur Hiller

Writer

Stirling Silliphant

Cast

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