▁series ▁about ▁a ▁jazz ▁pian ist ▁who ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁detect ive . ▁In ▁total ▁he ▁directed ▁five ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁which ▁also ▁features ▁a ▁guest ▁appearance ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁G ena ▁Row lands . ▁It ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁N BC ▁between ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁ABC ▁and ▁although ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed , ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁cancel led ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Cass av etes ▁would ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁N BC ▁interview ▁program , ▁Here ' s ▁Hollywood . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Cass av etes ▁signed ▁a ▁seven - year ▁deal ▁with ▁Param ount . ▁Cass av etes ▁directed ▁two ▁mov ies ▁for ▁Hollywood ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁– ▁To o ▁Late ▁Blues ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁and ▁A ▁Child ▁Is ▁Wait ing . ▁A ▁Child ▁Is ▁Wait ing ▁( 1 9 6 3 ) ▁star red ▁B urt ▁Lanc aster ▁and ▁Jud y ▁Gar land . ▁He ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁CBS ▁western ▁series ▁Ra wh ide , ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" In c ident ▁Near ▁Glo omy ▁River " ▁( 1 9 6 1 ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 4 ▁season ▁he ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁ABC ▁medical ▁drama ▁about ▁psych iat ry , ▁Bre aking ▁Point . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁he ▁again ▁co -