Colonel Humphrey Flack [SEP] original network
Colonel Humphrey Flack
Colonel Humphrey Flack is an American sitcom which ran Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET from October 7, 1953, to July 2, 1954, on the DuMont Television Network, then revived from 1958 to 1959 for first-run syndication.
The series also aired under the titles The Fabulous Fraud, The Adventures of Colonel Flack, and The Imposter.
Overview.
The series is about a con man who conned other conmen, then gave some of the money to the needy. "Colonel Humphrey Flack
, and Harrigan Sr. translating his comment, usually humorous, into English. The exact same gimmick had been used continually in the television show "Colonel Humphrey Flack" some years earlier.
The closing of show featured O'Brien and Perry, in silhouette behind the credits, singing the old George M. Cohan song, "Harrigan".
Guest stars.
- John Anderson
- John Astin
- Parley Baer
- Raymond Bailey
- Ken Berry
- Willis Bouchey, twice as Joe Carr
- Richard