Straightaway (1961)
Straightaway (1961)
Plot.
Straightaway is a 26-week half-hour adventure/drama television series which aired on ABC during the 1961–1962 season – the story of two young men who operate a garage and engage in auto racing. John Ashley and Brian Kelly played race car designers Clipper Hamilton and Scott Ross, respectively. Scott designs the vehicles, and Clipper is the mechanic. Asa Maynor was cast in four episodes as Dixie. Most episodes center on the clients who bring a race car to the Straightaway Garage. The series was originally planned to be named “The Racers”, but the title had to be altered because of sponsor problems. Straightaway ran at 7:30 Eastern on Fridays opposite CBS’s Rawhide with Clint Eastwood and Eric Fleming. Straightaway was moved to Wednesdays effective January 10, 1962, for the remainder of its brief run.
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Cast & Crew.

Brian Kelly
Scott Ross

John Ashley
Clipper Hamilton

Asa Maynor
Dixie

Ken Lynch
Lt. Ben Webster

Gavin MacLeod
Actor

Gloria Swanson
Lorraine Carrington

Ralph Manza

Tod Andrews

Merry Anders

Leo Penn

Peter Whitney

John Davis Chandler

Maura McGiveney

Myrna Fahey

Gustavo Rojo

Stanley Clements

Henry Corden

Kevin Hagen

Barbara Bain

Isobel Elsom

Roy Barcroft

Jim Hayward

Hank Patterson

Robert Blake

Chris Robinson

Bethel Leslie

Michael Parks

Arline Hunter

James Westerfield

Joan Tabor

Mary Tyler Moore

George Sawaya

Lew Gallo

Don Beddoe

Stuart Erwin

Ron Hagerthy

Richard Bakalyan

Paul Richards

Ric Roman

Scott Marlowe
Details.
Release Date
October 6, 1961
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
26
Running Time
1h
Genres
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