Mr. Garlund

Mr. Garlund
No. of seasons	One
No. of episodes	6 episodes
Production
Production locations	CBS's xxx Studio , NY, NY
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Release	October 7 – December 23, 1960

Mr. Garlund, also known as "The Garlund Touch", was a television drama broadcast in the United States in the 1960-61 television season.

Production

The six episodes of the show were broadcast on the CBS network Fridays 9–9:30 PM (EST). The name of the show was changed to "The Garlund Touch" on November 11, 1960, after the premiere of the fifth episode and before the premiere of the sixth episode in December. Repeats continued until January 13, 1961.

Summary

The show presented the adventures of a mysterious young financial wizard, whose only confidant was his Asian half-brother. Stories revolved around "Garlund's rise in the world of international business and intrigue", and the profund effect Garlund had on people's lives.

Cast

• Charles Quinlivan as Frank Garlund
• Philip Ahn (whose later credtis would include Master Kan in the TV series Kung Fu) as Po Chang
• Kam Tong as Kam Chang

Episode List

• Episode 1 (Pilot) Original Air Date: October 7, 1960

• Frank testifies against a racketeer.

• Episode 2: "The Towers" Original Air Date: October 14, 1960

• Frank becomes the owner of two worthless towers due to a settlement in a will.

• Episode 3: "?" Original Air Date: October 21, 1960

• Frank is accused of ordering the murder of a newspaper publisher.

• Episode 4: "The X-27" Original Air Date: October 28, 1960

• The relationship between Frank and a test pilot's widow (Lisa Gaye) may have caused the release of an unstable aircraft.

• Episode 5: "?" Original Air Date: November 4, 1960

• ?

• Episode 6: "To Double, Double Vamp" Original Air Date: December 23, 1960

• ?

Reception

This quirky light-hearted series from Paramount TV failed to catch on.

External Links

• [2] Mr. Garlund entry in the IMDB website