''Valentine's Day'' is an American

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that aired on ABC from September 18, 1964 until May 7, 1965. The series starred

Tony Franciosa Anthony George Franciosa (né Papaleo; October 25, 1928 – January 19, 2006) was an American actor most often billed as Tony Franciosa at the height of his career. He began his career on stage and made a breakthrough portraying the brother of t ...

as Valentine Farrow, a swinging

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, and Jack Soo (later of ''

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'') as Rocky Sin, a

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-playing con-artist and Farrow's

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. The show was created by Hal Kanter and lasted only one season. One noteworthy episode was produced as a tie-in to the movie '' Rio Conchos'', in which Franciosa co-starred; he played both Valentine and his character, Juan Luis Martinez, from the feature.

Cast

* Anthony Franciosa as Valentine Farrow * Jack Soo as Rockwell "Rocky" Sin * Janet Waldo as Libby Freeman * Jerry Hausner as O.D. Dunstall * Mimi Dillard as Molly * Eddie Quillan as Grover Cleveland Fipple *

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as Hank Smith *

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as Carl Pierce

Episodes

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* 1960s American sitcoms 1964 American television series debuts 1965 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television shows set in New York City {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub