''Hotel de Paree'' is a Western television series starring

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that aired thirty-three episodes on the

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Friday evening from October 2, 1959, until September 23, 1960, under the alternate sponsorship of the

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company ( L&M cigarettes) and

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Format

Set in the 1870s, the show starred Holliman as Sundance, a

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just released after 17 years in prison. In the first episode, he is in Georgetown,

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, where he kills the town villain and is then urged by the citizens to become the

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. He accepts the job and also becomes a part owner of the Hotel de Paree, owned by two French women, Annette Deveraux, played by

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, and her niece, Monique (

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), relatives of the man whom he had earlier killed. Sundance wore a string of polished silver dollars in the band of his black

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, which often blinded his adversaries. During the run of the series, Sundance dealt with assorted antagonists and maintained flirtations with both of the Deveraux women. Sundance also befriended a local shopkeeper, Aaron Donoger, played by veteran Western performer

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. Guest stars included

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Related publications

Paperback novel

In 1959,

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published ''Sundance'' by Richard Telfair, an original novel based on the series. An article in ''

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'' said, "The book is cobbled together in much the same lackadaisical fashion as other Telfair Westerns."

Comic book

A single issue featuring an original story written by

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appeared in Dell's

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series (#1126).

Episode list

Production

Milton Krims, Stanley Rubin, and Sam Rolfe were the producers. The program was filmed at

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. On the evening of the series debut broadcast, October 2, 1959, star Earl Holliman also appeared an hour later in the premiere episode of ''

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'', "

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", which also aired on CBS. Its competition included ''

The Man from Blackhawk ''The Man from Blackhawk'' is a Western television series about an insurance investigator starring Robert Rockwell that aired on ABC from October 9, 1959 until September 23, 1960. It was also shown in Canada on CBC Television. Premise In '' ...

'' on ABC and ''

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'' on NBC. The program was broadcast in black-and-white on Fridays from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time. It replaced '' Trackdown'', and it was replaced by ''

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''.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0052474, Hotel de Paree
Video clips of Two openings and One close of episodes of Hotel de Paree
1950s Western (genre) television series CBS original programming 1959 American television series debuts 1960 American television series endings Television shows set in Colorado Black-and-white American television shows Television series by CBS Studios American English-language television shows Fictional hotels 1960s Western (genre) television series