Cool and Lam 66 years old

Light-hearted pilot for a proposed CBS detective series featuring character created by Erle Stanley Gardner (under the pseudonym of A.A. Fair). Penny-pinching, rotund Bertha Cool runs a detective agency while her dimunitive junior partner Donald Lam provides the legs and padded expense account. In the pilot, Lam's investigation of infidelity leads to murder.

Credits

Cool and Lam Cast

Name Character
Allison Hayes She was 27, 46 years old when she died as Evaline Dell (as Alison Hayes)
John Mitchum He was 38, 82 years old when he died as Bartender
Don Megowan He was 35, 59 years old when he died as John Harbet
Movita He was 40, now 106 years old as Carmen
Alex Sharp He was 31, now 35 years old as Plainclothesman (as Alex Sharpe)
Sheila Bromley She was 46, 91 years old when she died as Flo Mortonson
Tris Coffin He was 48, 80 years old when he died as Thatcher
Benay Venuta She was 46, 84 years old when she died as Bertha Cool
Margaret Field She was 35, 89 years old when she died as Marion Dunton (as Maggie Mahoney)
Maurice Manson He was 44, 89 years old when he died as Dr. Lintig

Cool and Lam Crew

Name Department
Edmund L. Hartmann as Writer. He was 46 (92) years old when He died Writing
Jacques Tourneur as Director. He was 53 (73) years old when He died Directing
Cool and Lam poster
Cool and Lam (66 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, January 01, 1958
  • Runtime: 30 minutes