Mike Hammer A Shot in the Arm (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV Episode | 26 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mike Hammer

A Shot in the Arm (Season 1, Episode 12)

TV Episode | 26 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The lawyer for a wealthy couple asks Mike to help their niece kick her heroine habit. Mike works on two fronts: helping the young woman withdraw from the drug and finding the pushers that got her hooked in the first place.

Director

John English

Writers

Mickey Spillane (characters) | Richard Deming (teleplay) (story) | Fenton Earnshaw (teleplay)

Cinematographer

Jack MacKenzie (as Jack Mackenzie)

Editor

Seymour Unterberger

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Updated Apr 4, 1958

Release date

Apr 4, 1958 (United States)

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Darren McGavin Mike Hammer Mike Hammer See fewer	A Christmas Story (1983)
Jacqueline Scott Vivian Banner Vivian Banner See fewer	Planet of the Apes (1974)
Philip Ober Norman Sheridan Norman Sheridan See fewer	From Here to Eternity (1953)
Katherine Warren Ethel Sheridan Ethel Sheridan See fewer	The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Sydney Smith Alex Alex See fewer	Rescue 8 (1958)
Robert Dix Rick Stoner Rick Stoner See fewer	Forbidden Planet (1956)
Maudie Prickett Nurse Flinder Nurse Flinder See fewer	Hazel (1961)
Herschel Bernardi Joe Sale Joe Sale See fewer	Peter Gunn (1958)