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M Squad
Running from 1957 to 1960 on NBC, M Squad starred the talented Lee Marvin. In over 100 episodes, Marvin played Lt. Frank Ballinger as a tough-as-they-come cop in a show that’s been described as ‘Dragnet on steroids’. This show still holds up well today thanks to Marvin’s performances, despite being parodied in recent years.
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Naked City
A groundbreaking crime series from the late ‘50’s, Naked City was an anthology shot on location in New York City, making it a forerunner of Law & Order. Taut acting by then-young New York actors including Robert Duval, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Burgess Meredith, and George C. Scott added to the talents of the lead actors, Paul Burke and Horace McMahon.
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Perry Mason photo gallery...
Inspired by the pulp novels of Erle Stanley Gardner, Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr, was one of the most popular crime shows in TV history. No matter how difficult the case, legal eagle Mason always solved the crime and was rewarded with a dramatic courtroom confession.
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Peter Gunn
Craig Stevens, as P.I. Peter Gunn, was so hip that when he wasn’t solving murders he hung out at ‘Mother’s’, a beatnik coffee house where his girlfriend, Edie Hart, sang hot jazz composed by Henry Mancini. Created by Blake Edwards, the show set the style for sophisticated TV sleuths.
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