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Naked City

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Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.

Synopsis

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.

Episodes

Seasons & episodes

1 season

Meridian

1. Meridian

Sep 30, 1958

Detective Halloran's first day as a detective brings him face-to-face with a cop killer and his accomplice who're holding hostages at the New York Coliseum..

Nickel Ride

2. Nickel Ride

Oct 7, 1958 30 min

The detectives visit the aging captain of the Staten Island Ferry at the same time that armed robbers are executing a daring heist of an armored car traveling on the ferry.

Line of Duty

3. Line of Duty

Oct 14, 1958

Det. Halloran easily kills a fleeing robber who's about to shoot him, but Halloran's lingering feelings of guilt make getting through the aftermath with the man's family anguish. Halloran's wife and Lieutenant support him throughout his search for meaning.

Sidewalk Fisherman

4. Sidewalk Fisherman

Oct 21, 1958 30 min

Gio, who lives by fishing coins out of sidewalk grates, longs to adopt an orphaned boy who he spins yarns for, as if Gio actually was a courageous deep-sea fisherman. By working 16 hours a day, old Gio saves money to adopt the boy, but in doing so violates the territorial rights of a local gang, who try to kill Gio.

The Violent Circle

5. The Violent Circle

Oct 28, 1958 30 min

Detective Halloran goes undercover as a patient in a hospital mental ward in an attempt to identify the murderer of patient who was a witness in a gang killing.

Episode 6

6. Stakeout

Nov 4, 1958

A young detective works to redeem himself after lying about the circumstances of his partner's shooting death during a stakeout.

Episode 7

7. No More Rumbles

Nov 11, 1958 30 min

A young gang member is assigned to perform a revenge shooting after a member of his own gang is killed.

Episode 8

8. Belvedere Tower

Nov 18, 1958

A thief assaults milkmen and steals their uniforms in order to gain access to and rob from wealthy people's apartment buildings.

Episode 9

9. The Bird Guard

Nov 25, 1958 30 min

A tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding from criminals.

Episode 10

10. The Other Face of Goodness

Dec 2, 1958 30 min

New York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat hanger, in their own homes.

Episode 11

11. Lady Bug, Lady Bug

Dec 9, 1958 30 min

A wealthy industrialist refuses to give in to an extortionist's demands even after the extortionist brutally assaults a neighbor girl and threatens the life of the man's alienated son.

Episode 12

12. Susquehanna 4-7598

Dec 16, 1958 30 min

A naïve young woman, Carol Thomas, fresh to New York, gets a mysterious phone call on her new line from a woman who sounds to be in the process of being murdered. Carol is unable to get prompt action from the police, so she ill-advisedly decides to play detective herself.

Episode 13

13. And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol

Dec 23, 1958 30 min

The precinct investigates a brazen Christmas Eve robbery and shooting by the notorious Marco Butcher and his brother.

Episode 14

14. The Explosive Heart

Dec 30, 1958 30 min

The detectives fight against time to unravel a plan to murder a Commander aboard his yacht.

Episode 15

15. The Manhole

Jan 6, 1959

When an elderly sewer worker learns that his son is the leader of a street gang, he begs him vainly to reform, and then tells police about his association. When the gang uses the sewers to escape after a jewel robbery, the old man follows them into the underground passages.

Episode 16

16. Even Crows Sing Good

Jan 13, 1959 30 min

In a vicious downpour, a killer prods a terrified man forward using a huge spear-gun. The man with the spear-gun is a meek New Yorker living with his mother, who disapproves of her son's fiancée.

Episode 17

17. Burst of Passion

Jan 20, 1959 30 min

Detective Halloran helps hunt down a man whom he knows, and who has always been a well-liked solid citizen before suddenly snapping and going on a killing spree throughout the city.

Episode 18

18. Goodbye, My Lady Love

Jan 27, 1959 30 min

Matty, a down-and-out alcoholic in the Bowery, is accused of robbing and murdering a man, then using the stolen money to buy a horse-drawn cart.

Episode 19

19. The Shield

Feb 3, 1959

Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wishes that he not follow in his father's footsteps.

Episode 20

20. One to Get Lost

Feb 10, 1959 30 min

George Blake regrets having strayed from his wife, and terminates the affair just moments before the woman is murdered by another jealous man. Blake is the prime suspect, and works to clear his name and find the killer.

Episode 21

21. Hey, Teach!

Feb 17, 1959 30 min

Halloran goes undercover as the home room teacher for a "modified-curriculum" high school class after their previous home room teacher fell out of the window to his death.

Episode 22

22. Ticker Tape

Feb 24, 1959 30 min

The detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.

Episode 23

23. Fire Island

Mar 3, 1959 30 min

The detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.

Episode 24

24. Ten Cent Dreams

Mar 10, 1959 30 min

A young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting his winnings.

Episode 25

25. The Bumper

Mar 17, 1959

After Lt. Muldoon is killed in a car wreck deliberately caused by a mob hit man, the detectives pull out all the stops in their search for the killer.

Episode 26

26. A Running of Bulls

Mar 24, 1959

The detectives are assigned to protect visiting Latin Americans dignitaries, including the adolescent son of a dictator and his bodyguard, a former bullfighter who is involved in a plot to kill the young man.

Episode 27

27. Fallen Star

Mar 31, 1959

A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and who are responsible for the killing of one of their victims.

Episode 28

28. Beyond Truth

Apr 7, 1959

A recurring nightmare haunts a murderer - that he's been framed. But when his loving wife begs the 65th Precinct's skeptical detectives to re-investigate, Arnold Fleischman refuses to co-operate with the police.

Episode 29

29. Baker's Dozen

Apr 14, 1959

A former top mob assassin is lured out of retirement by the opportunity to kill a kingpin for his 13th hit.

Episode 30

30. The Rebirth

Apr 21, 1959

A cleaning woman, tired of her hardscrabble life, robs a bank in an attempt to buy happiness.

Episode 31

31. Four Sweet Corners

Apr 28, 1959

A soldier returns home to find that his baby sister has become part of a shoplifting ring that has attracted the detectives' attention.

Episode 32

32. The Sandman

May 5, 1959

Halloran goes undercover at a construction yard to see if he can find a connection between a mob-hit victim and the mobster who likely ordered the hit.

Episode 33

33. Turn of Events

May 12, 1959 30 min

A sleazy private detective, well known to Detective Parker, is murdered while on a case to find a mysterious young lady who worked in a dance club.

Episode 34

34. A Little Piece of the Action

May 19, 1959

A payroll robbery gang hires a washed-up wheel man for a job that goes bad.

Episode 35

35. The Bloodhounds

May 26, 1959

The detectives babysit a couple of bloodhounds belonging to a man involved in an auto accident, putting the dogs to good use while searching for a missing girl.

Episode 36

36. The Scorpion Sting

Jun 2, 1959

The detectives investigate the source of numerous death threats that have been sent to a high-powered Madison Avenue agent having many real and perceived enemies.

Episode 37

37. Saw My Baby There

Jun 9, 1959

A pregnant woman's father is trying to kill her husband in order to cover up a stolen goods racket in which the two have been involved.

Episode 38

38. The Canvas Bullet

Jun 16, 1959

A washed-up boxer needs fast money and desperately wants to get back into the ring to earn it despite knowing his health is at risk.

Episode 39

39. A Wood of Thorns

Jun 23, 1959

To spare a condemned killer, Halloran forces his way into a kept woman's apartment the night of the execution.

Ensemble

Cast

Harry Bellaver

Harry Bellaver

Frank Arcaro

Paul Burke

Paul Burke

Adam Flint

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Mike Parker

Lawrence Dobkin

Lawrence Dobkin

Narrator (voice)

Nancy Malone

Nancy Malone

Libby Kingston

Production

The details

Release

1958

Seasons

4 seasons

Country

United States of America

Studio

Shelle Productions, Screen Gems Television

Spoken languages: English

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