made". Polls taken at the time showed that his name, as a director, was a rare "marketable commodity" in Hollywood. Edwards himself described one of the secrets to success in the film industry: For someone who wants to practice his art in this business, all you can hope to do, as S.O.B. says, is stick to your guns, make the compromises you must, and hope that somewhere along the way you acquire a few good friends who understand. And keep half a conscience. Filmography Films as director Other films {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Notes |- |1946 |The Strange Love of Martha Ivers |actor - hitchhiker |- |1948 |Panhandle |rowspan="2" | co-screenwriter and co-producer |- |1949 |Stampede |- |rowspan="2" |1952 |Sound Off |rowspan="2" | co-screenwriter |- |Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder |- |rowspan="2" | 1953 |All Ashore |shared story credit and co-screenwriter |- |Cruisin' Down the River |rowspan="2" |co-screenwriter |- |rowspan="2" | 1954 |Drive a Crooked Road |- |The Atomic Kid |story credit |- |1955 |My Sister Eileen |rowspan="2" |co-screenwriter |- |1957 |Operation Mad Ball |- |rowspan="2" | 1962 |The Couch |shared story credit |- |The Notorious Landlady |co-screenwriter |- |1963 |Soldier in the Rain |co-screenwriter and production company |- |1967 |Waterhole No. 3 |production company |- |1968 |Inspector Clouseau |developed screenplay |- |1984 |City Heat |story credit and co-screenwriter |} Television creditsInvitation Playhouse (1952 anthology series) [writer] Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956 anthology series; includes the recurring "Dante's Inferno" segments) [writer and director]City Detective (1953–1955 police drama) [associate producer and director]The Mickey Rooney Show (1954–1955 sitcom) [co-creator]Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1954 pilot) [writer and director]The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1954 anthology series featured unsold pilot for "Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator") [writer and director]The Lineup (1954–1956 police drama) [writer]The Star and the Story (1955 anthology series) [director]Fireside Theatre (1955 anthology series) [writer and director] Chevron Hall of Stars (1956 anthology series featuring pilot for "Richard Diamond, Private Detective") [creator]Ford Television Theatre (1956 anthology series featuring unsold pilot for "Johnny Abel") [writer]Studio 57 (1957 anthology series) [writer]Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957–1960 detective series) [creator]Meet McGraw (1957 detective series) [writer]Peter Gunn (1958–1961 detective series) [creator, producer, writer, director, and production company]Rango (1959 unsold Western pilot) [executive producer, director, and production company]Mr. Lucky (1959–1960 adventure series) [supervising producer, writer, director, and production company]Dante (1960–1961 adventure series) [creator] The Dick Powell Show (1962 anthology series featuring first pilot for "The Boston Terrier") [executive producer, writer, director, and production company]Johnny