DangerMan - Patrick McGoohan TV Intro

[CocteauDalighari]

There were a coupla episodes of Danger Man where he said NATO also has a secret service branch, which is what he presumably worked for. CBS syndicated the later Danger Mans as Secret Agent, w/ the Johnny Rivers song.

[kashigata]

Thanks for posting the CORRECT 1960s opening! So many mislabelled videos.

[j43ms]

the building he comes out of is in marylebone road, masquerading as washington dc.

he'd have to vault over a barrier to get to his car now. (although he wouldn't be allowed to park there in the first place!)

[altfactor]

@j43ms And thanks to matting, the building appears to be on North Capitol Street in Washington, just blocks north of the Capitol Building.

There was a reason: The show's British producers wanted badly for this show to appear on American TV, and by having it set in D.C., they thought it would succeed.

The first version of "Danger Man" was successful in the UK, but was not a hit in the U.S. (it ran as a Summer replacement on CBS in 1961; only half of the episodes appeared on CBS).

[j43ms]

@altfactor

thanks for the info- before i knew it was meant to be set in the states i used to think that dome was st. pauls!

there were a lot of british tv shows in the early 60s in which actors utilised a mid-atlantic accent in the hope of getting a following in the u.s.a.

ironically, danger man only became a hit in the states in the second series, when john drake was no longer supposed to be american but a british agent (of course being british was a bit more fashionable by then!)

[Lowerthetone1]

@j43ms I love the idea that they added the Capitol Building as an optical and still someone thought it was St Paul's in London! I think the office block is called Marathon House (or was, haven't been in the area for some time).

[j43ms]

@Lowerthetone1

that's right, it's still there, and still called marathon house i believe.

(as for "st pauls", i didn't know they were up to speed with CGI technology in 1960, so they fooled me pretty good!)

[Lowerthetone1]

@j43ms It's a sharp, steady matte shot (technology dating back to the silent era). CGI reminds me of computer games.

[j43ms]

@Lowerthetone1

ah yes- filming through painted glass, is that right? great effect.

[Lowerthetone1]

@j43ms Glass shots are one type of matte (see the film "Black Narcissus" where Pinewood Studios becomes the HImalayas) but photographic stills and secondary film elements can also be used. The best ones, of course, aren't noticeable. There is a bad example in the last episode of McGoohan's "The Prisoner" when the rocket and helicopters are seen in the sky above The Village and the top of a tree is missing.