Steve Randall

Steve Randall

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The series' concept originated from stories written by Louis Blatz, an attorney. The initial TV adaptation was ''A Hollywood Affair'', starring [[Lee J. Cobb]] and [[Adele Jergens]]. The pilot for that series did not sell, but the producers tried the same concept again with ''Steve Randall''.{{cite book |last1=Irvin |first1=Richard |title=Pioneers of "B" Television: Independent Producers, Series and Pilots of the 1950s |date=October 28, 2022 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-8996-8 |page=138 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c_mZEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Hollywood+Off-Beat%22&pg=PA138 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |language=en}}
The series' concept originated from stories written by Louis Blatz, an attorney. The initial TV adaptation was ''A Hollywood Affair'', starring [[Lee J. Cobb]] and [[Adele Jergens]]. The pilot for that series did not sell, but the producers tried the same concept again with ''Steve Randall''.{{cite book |last1=Irvin |first1=Richard |title=Pioneers of "B" Television: Independent Producers, Series and Pilots of the 1950s |date=October 28, 2022 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-8996-8 |page=138 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c_mZEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Hollywood+Off-Beat%22&pg=PA138 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |language=en}}


Steve Randall is a disbarred attorney who became a private detective in an effort to be reinstated as a lawyer. He handled cases such as blackmail and murder before he was reinstated in the series's final episode.{{cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=Tim |last2=Marsh |first2=Earle F. |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present |date=June 24, 2009 |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-307-48320-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22Hollywood+Off-Beat%22&pg=PA1309 |page=1309 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |language=en}}
Steve Randall is a disbarred attorney who became a private detective in an effort to be reinstated as a lawyer. He handled cases such as [[blackmail]] and murder before he was reinstated in the series's final episode.{{cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=Tim |last2=Marsh |first2=Earle F. |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present |date=June 24, 2009 |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-307-48320-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22Hollywood+Off-Beat%22&pg=PA1309 |page=1309 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |language=en}}


== Cast and production ==
== Cast and production ==