Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop Explained

Genre:	Crime
Starring:	William Redfield
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Runtime:	24 mins.
Channel:	DuMont

Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop is an American crime show that aired on the DuMont Television Network^[1] from May 8 to July 3, 1953.

Premise

Jimmy Hughes (William Redfield) returns from the Korean War when his policeman father is killed by criminals. Inspector Ferguson (Rusty Lane) becomes his mentor when Jimmy joins the police to find his father's killers. Betty Hughes (Wendy Drew), Jimmy's sister, was the only other regular character. For the final two episodes, Conrad Janis took over the title role.

Production

The series was written by Bruce Geller, later famous as the creator of the TV series Mission: Impossible.

Reception

Columnist C. E. Butterfield of The Evening Star expressed disappointment that the DuMont Network had dropped Dark of Night "in favor of a who-dun-it" whose "opening performance seemed amateurish".^[2]

Broadcast history

Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop was originally announced as debuting on Monday, April 27, 1953.^[3] However, it actually premiered on Friday, May 8, 1953 at 8:30 pm EDT on the DuMont network.^[4]

Only nine episodes were broadcast, ending with July 3, 1953, though The Daily Record of Long Branch, New Jersey continued listing it through July 17, 1953.^{[5] [6]} Other newspapers, however, showed Guide Right moved to the Friday 8:30 pm time slot on DuMont stations.^{[7] [8]}

Episode status

Only one episode of the series survives, the network premiere on May 8, 1953, which is held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[9]

Episodes

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980)
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964)

External links

• • DuMont historical website

Notes and References

1. News: Program Notes . The Evening Sun . May 8, 1953 . Baltimore, Maryland . 35 . Newspapers.com.
2. News: Butterfield . C. E. . 'Hit Parade' Audience Plan Makes Production Easier . The Evening Star . May 22, 1953 . Washington, D. C. . 33 . Newspapers.com.
3. News: Shalit . Sid . What's On? . Daily News . April 9, 1953 . New York, New York . 203 . Newspapers.com.
4. News: Today's Television Program . Newsday (Nassau Edition) . May 8, 1953 . Hempstead, New York . 78 . Newspapers.com.
5. News: On Today's Channels . The Daily Record . July 10, 1953 . Long Branch, New Jersey . 9 . Newspapers.com.
6. News: On Today's Channels . The Daily Record . July 17, 1953 . Long Branch, New Jersey . 8 . Newspapers.com.
7. News: Scheuer . Steven H. . TV Key . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . July 10, 1953 . Brooklyn, New York . 19 . Newspapers.com.
8. News: Scheuer . Steven H. . TV Key . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . July 17, 1953 . Brooklyn, New York . 20 . Newspapers.com.
9. Web site: Appendix Five: UCLA . DuMont Television Network . Clarke Ingram . February 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216041927/https://dumonthistory.com/a5.html . February 16, 2022.