When it was first aired back in the early 1950s, this gritty series was attacked by critics and viewers for it’s “excessive and gratuitous violence.” More than five decades later, it may not be as shocking, but it’s just as intense. Darren McGavin stars as Mike Hammer, Mickey Spillane’s tough-talking private eye, and he does a terrific job of making Spillane’s tough-guy talk come to life, whether he’s wising off to a thug or sweet talking a dame in a tight dress. The cases Hammer solves from episode to episode are pretty routine by today’s CSI-saturated standards, but yo don’t really watch them today to see how Hammer will solve he crime. Yo watch it to listen to the razor-sharp dialogue, waiting to see if it leads to a killing or a kiss
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