When I was a kid one of my favorite TV shows was Mr. Lucky. It was about a professional gambler that ran a casino on a ship anchored just beyond the three-mile limit to avoid trouble with the Feds. I remember that Lucky always wore a tuxedo, usually white and he was suave and debonair, at least until provoked.
Mr. Lucky lasted only one season, from 1959 until 1960. It was filmed in black and white, probably the reason few fans remember the series. The thing I remember most is that Lucky was a true hero.
Like the TV characters of that era, as portrayed by Steve McQueen (Bounty Hunter), Richard Boone (Paladin) and Nick Adams (The Rebel), he could only be pushed so far before losing his temper and teaching the bad guys (usually very bad!) a much needed lesson in life. Like many shows of the day, the music outlived the series.
Such TV series are gone, replaced now by endless game, dance and reality shows. Maybe we need a return of the hero with a flawed past and a heart of gold. Where are you, Bat Masterson?
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