TV Guide: The 50's Police Shows Review

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(More customer reviews)TV Guide DVD box sets have very strong audio output and above average picture quality. These packs do tend to be bulky however, with three discs taking up the same shelf space that another manufacturer's 100 movie collections use. (Perhaps an overly critical comment to anyone with plenty of room for a video library.)
"Racket Squad" is the only show of these three that didn't originate on radio. This early crime drama was produced by Hal Roach Jr. It was twice nominated for a "Best Mystery" Emmy. The criminals pursued by this branch of law enforcement would take advantage of a victim's confidence in them (thus: con men).
"Dragnet" was created, written, produced and directed by Jack Webb, from its late-1940s radio days through an 8 season TV run in the '50s. The show was revived in 1967 (with several co-star changes) and continued another three years.
"Gang Busters" (originally called "G-Men") first aired on CBS radio in July of 1935. Like "Dragnet," this program's scripts were based on real cases (here stories were taken from FBI and police files). Although "Gang Busters" stayed on radio for 21 seasons, its television run wasn't even a full year. This was not due to low ratings. "Dragnet" shared the same timeslot with "Gang Busters," with both appearing on alternate weeks. The latter was being aired solely to allow Jack Webb time to film his extremely popular show.
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Except for GANG BUSTERS, the following program list includes episode numbers, titles, original airdates and guest stars.
GANG BUSTERS
Phillips H. Lord (narrator)
Arthur Bennett Burl - Keith Richards/Pamela Duncan
Dillinger - Myron Healey/Richard Crane.
Durable Mike Malloy - Michael Mark/Jim Chandler/Thomas Henry
Noble - After several attempts on his life, a mob succeeds in killing gambling boss Herbert Noble.
Quirley - Robert James Quirley and crew rob banks wearing overalls, goggles and fake beards.
Unholy Three - Three questionable characters use an inner-city mission as a crime operation center.

DRAGNET
Jack Webb (Joe Friday)/Ben Alexander (Frank Smith)/Barton Yarborough (Ben Romero)
(_#94) The Big Bar (S.4, 10/14/54) - Natalie Masters/Dee J. Thompson/Eugene Iglesias
(_#89) The Big Crime (S.4, 9/9/54) - Bill Brundige/Virginia Christine/Paul Richards
(_#86) The Big False Make (S.3, 5/27/54) - Frances Bavier/Robert Crosson
(#241) The Big Oskar (S.8, 10/14/58) - Amzie Strickland/Fay Roope
(_#66) The Big Trunk (S.3, 1/7/54) - Lillian Powell/Richard Garland/Dayton Lummis
(#226) The Big War (S.7, 4/10/58) - Gretchen Kanne/Morgan Jones/Art Balinger RACKET SQUAD
Reed Hadley (John Braddock)/Hugh Beaumont (narrator)
(#39) The Case of the Hearse Chasers (S.2, 2/28/52) - Betty Blythe/Helen Holm
(#36) One Angel Too Many (S.2, 2/7/52) - (?)
(#21) The Perfect Match (S.2, 10/25/51) - (?)
(???) The Smoke Eater (no data available)
(#70) The Suit Club (S.3, 10/23/52) - (?)
(???) Sweet Harry (no data available)

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