City Detective Explained
City Detective is a half-hour syndicated crime drama starring Rod Cameron as Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant.[1]
The show's title was a bit of a misnomer, as Grant fought crime "from Mexico to the Mojave Desert to New York City".[2]
Herschel Daugherty directed the series, and Lawrence Kimble wrote for it. Blake Edwards was a writer and an associate producer.[3]
Sixty-five episodes were produced from 1953 to 1955. Revue Productions rented space from Republic Studios for filming the series.[4]
Guest stars
- Mike Connors guest-starred as Massey in the 1955 episode "Baby in the Basket".
- Chuck Connors appeared as Sam in the 1955 episode "Trouble in Toyland".
- Walter Coy appeared as Hilton in "Christmas Pardon" on January 1, 1953.
- Fess Parker appeared as Tony in the 1955 episode "Hearts and Flowers".
- DeForest Kelley appeared twice on City Detective, as Benjamin in "An Old Man's Gold" Kelley and in "Crazy Like a Fox".
- Carolyn Jones appeared twice in the episodes "A Girl's Best Friend" and "On the Record".
- Tom Greenway appeared twice in episodes "Drop Coin Here" (1954), and "Police, Watch My House" (1955).
- Vivi Janiss was cast as Sheila, with Pierre Watkin as Davis, in "The Hypnotic Wife"
- Kim Spalding, as Johnny in "The Rebel" (1953)
- "Man Down, Woman Screaming" featured Beverly Garland, Jack Kelly, Lee Van Cleef, and Frank Ferguson.
- "The Lady in the Beautiful Frame" (Olan Soule and John Doucette)
- "Too Many Grooms" (Claude Akins as Hardy)
- "The Horn That Blew Too Long" (Russ Conway as Clemson)
- "Why Should the Beautiful Die?" (Russell Johnson)
- "The Glass Thumb" (Barbara Billingsley, Frank Ferguson, and Douglas Fowley)
- "Cargo of the Midnight" (Peter Whitney)
- "The Lion Behind You" (Anthony Caruso)
- "On the Record" (Carolyn Jones)
- "Hearts and Flowers" (Eve Miller)
- "The Blonde Orchid" (Hugh Beaumont as Philip Merriam and Douglas Fowley as Detective Wes Harris)
- "Private Mouthpiece" (child actor Richard Eyer as Wester)
- "The Perfect Disguise" (Angie Dickinson)
- "Goodbye Old Paint" (Robert Bray and Vera Miles)
- "Come Back, Little Witness" (Whit Bissell)
- "Found in a Pawnshop" (J. Pat O'Malley)
- "The Beautiful Miss X" (Lynn Bari), the series finale
Notes and References
- Book: Andreychuk . Ed . Louis L'Amour on Film and Television . 2010 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-5717-5 . 44 . November 6, 2021 . en.
- Book: Brooks. Tim. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Marsh. Earle F.. 2009. Random House Publishing Group. 978-0-307-48320-1. 257. en. November 6, 2021.
- Book: Erickson . Hal . Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987' . 1989 . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 0-7864-1198-8 . 22–23.
- News: Cullison . Art . Rod Competes With Himself . November 6, 2021 . The Akron Beacon Journal . April 11, 1954 . 14 D. Newspapers.com.
