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Peter Gunn•Season 3•Episode 21

Than a Serpent's Tooth

7.9/10 · 102 votesFeb 27, 1961

Ranked #2 of 38 in Season 3•+0.5 vs season avg

A singer, who fifteen years before was found Not Guilty in the questionable shooting death of her gangster husband, hires Gunn to help with a blackmailer. Her psychiatrist was robbed of tapes made during analysis revealing the real story.

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Seasons3

Season 3 Episodes38

The Passenger

Mask of Murder

The Maitre D'

The Candidate

The Judgment

The Death Frame

Death Across the Board

Tramp Steamer

The Long Green Kill

Take Five for Murder

Big Dream, Deadly Dream

Sepi

A Tender Touch

Royal Roust

Bullet in Escrow

Jacoby's Vacation

Blind Item

Death Is a Sore Loser

I Know It's Murder still

I Know It's Murder

A Kill and a Half

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Than a Serpent's Tooth

The Deep End

Portrait in Leather

Come Dance with Me and Die

Cry Love, Cry Murder

A Penny Saved

Short Motive

The Murder Bond

The Most Deadly Angel

Till Death Do Us Part

Last Resort

A Matter of Policy

A Bullet for the Boy

Death Is a Four Letter Word

Deadly Intrusion

Voodoo

Down the Drain

Murder on the Line

Cast4

Craig Stevens

Craig Stevens

Peter Gunn

Lola Albright

Lola Albright

Edie Hart

Herschel Bernardi

Herschel Bernardi

Lieutenant Jacoby

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Mother

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Episode Summary

"Than a Serpent's Tooth" is episode 21 of Peter Gunn season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 102 votes, ranking #2 of 38 episodes this season (season average 7.4). It aired on February 27, 1961.

Next: E22 · The Deep End Best of Season 3