Philip Marlowe (TV series)
Philip Marlowe is a 1959–1960 half-hour ABC crime series, featuring Philip Carey as Marlowe, the fictional detective created by Raymond Chandler. NBC-TV financed the original pilot for a Marlowe series starring Carey, but it sold the program and Carey to ABC, which revamped it. The show debuted on October 6, 1959, with the episode: "The Ugly Duckling" with Virginia Gregg and Rhys Williams. The program's lack of success was attributed to its similarity to other contemporary detective series. Sponsors were Brown & Williamson and American Home Products. The series had 26 episodes. Philip Marlowe