Hell Town (TV series)

Hell Town
Robert Blake as Father Rivers in Hell Town
Genre	Drama
Created by	Lyman P. Docker
Starring	Robert Blake Whitman Mayo
Theme music composer	George Romanis
Opening theme	"Hell Town" performed by Sammy Davis Jr.
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	15
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Micky Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 4 (1985-09-04) – December 25, 1985 (1985-12-25)

Hell Town is an American drama television series that aired on NBC from September 11 until December 25, 1985. The series features Robert Blake.[1]

Synopsis

Blake stars as Noah "Hardstep" Rivers, a hard-living Catholic priest at a church in a crime-ridden neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles.[2] Rivers was rather unusual for a priest, as he was a former criminal, played billiards, and didn't have the greatest of speaking skills. Despite all of this, Rivers was the perfect man to lead his church, as he grew up in the neighborhood, so he knew about the gangs and drug dealers who lived there and attacked his parishioners.

Cast

• Robert Blake as Father Noah "Hardstep" Rivers
• Whitman Mayo as One Ball
• Jeff Corey as Lawyer Sam
• Natalie Core as Mother Maggie
• Vonetta McGee as Sister Indigo
• Isabel Grandin as Sister Angel Cakes
• Tony Longo as Stump
• Rhonda Dodson as Sister Daisy
• Zitto Kazann as Crazy Horse

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	"Pilot"	Don Medford	Story by : Robert Blake Teleplay by : Robert Blake & E. Nick Alexander & Brian Cassidy	March 6, 1985 (1985-03-06)
1	"Let My Jenny Go"	Peter Levin	E. Nick Alexander	September 11, 1985 (1985-09-11)
2	"The People vs. Willy the Goat"	Robert Gist	George F. McGough	September 18, 1985 (1985-09-18)
3	"Fast Louie"	Richard Irving	John D.F. Black	September 25, 1985 (1985-09-25)
4	"Hell Town Goes Bananas"	Don Medford	George F. McGough	October 2, 1985 (1985-10-02)
5
6	"I Will Abide"	Bill Duke	B.W. Sandefur	October 23, 1985 (1985-10-23)
7	"Stumpy Boy"	Ernest Pintoff	Story by : Robert Earll Teleplay by : Paul Magistretti	October 30, 1985 (1985-10-30)
8	"Lords of War"	John Florea	Story by : Harry A. Lewis & Jack Laird Teleplay by : Doc Barnett	November 6, 1985 (1985-11-06)
9	"The One Called Daisy"	Ernest Pintoff	Gerry Day	November 13, 1985 (1985-11-13)
10	"Love and Four Corners"	Joseph Manduke	Patt Shea & Harriett Weiss	November 20, 1985 (1985-11-20)
11	"My Girl Friend, Annie"	Sam Freedle	William T. Zacha	November 27, 1985 (1985-11-27)
12	"A Wedding in Hell Town"	Ernest Pintoff	Story by : Doc Barnett & Don Balluck Teleplay by : Doc Barnett	December 4, 1985 (1985-12-04)
13	"The Rat Man Cometh"	Alan Crosland Jr.	Rift Fournier	December 11, 1985 (1985-12-11)
14	"Straight to Hell"	Cliff Bole	Paul Magistretti	December 18, 1985 (1985-12-18)
15	"One Ball"	Joseph Manduke	John D.F. Black	December 25, 1985 (1985-12-25)

Production notes

The series' theme song was performed by Sammy Davis Jr., who also sang the theme for Blake's previous series, Baretta. The Hell Town pilot film aired on NBC on March 6, 1985.

References

1. O'Connor, John (1985-03-06). "TV REVIEWS; ROBERT BLAKE AS PRIEST IN 'HELL TOWN' ON NBC". The New York Times.
2. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 522. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

External links

• Hell Town at IMDb
• Hell Town at CVTA