The Waikiki Widow

"The Waikiki Widow"
Hawaiian Eye episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 2
Directed by Leslie H Martinson
Written by Lowell Barrington, from a novel by Juanita Sheridan
Original air date October 14, 1959
Guest actors

Paula Raymond : Lady Blanche Carlton
Robert McQueeney : Rev Matthew Webster

"The Waikiki Widow" is an episode of the American television detective series Hawaiian Eye.

Synopsis

Old Tseung asks Hawaiian Eye to find out who murdered his grandson Chu. Despite a college education, Chu Tseung had worked as a houseboy for Lady Blanche Carlton, the widow of a government official in British Hong Kong, who now lives in Honolulu. Tracey Steele visits the widow and encounters three other men: the Rev Matthew Webster, tea merchant John Hunter, and ne'er-do-well Dan Gordon. All four act suspiciously, and Steele soon discovers that there is indeed "no honor among thieves".

Episode cast

Series regulars

Recurring characters

Guest stars

Musical interlude

All the Warner Brothers detective shows of the late fifties and early sixties had one or more musical interludes written into the teleplay. For this episode, Connie Stevens sang Just For My Love with the Shell Bar band accompanying her, while Poncie Ponce had two numbers: a short rendition of Trade Winds, and an impersonation of Louis Armstrong singing When My Dream Boat Comes Home.

Episode notes

Major recurring character Lt Danny Quon is introduced in this episode, as is an occasional character, Pappa Haone. There was a significant amount of rear-projection effects throughout this episode showing actual Honolulu public exteriors, a technical process that was used sparingly for later shows in this series.

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