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Big Town Season 1 Episodes

  • 1950-1956
  • 6 Seasons
  • CBS
  • Drama
  • TV-MA
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"Big Town" was a long-running, highly-successful network radio series (1937- 1952) and film series ("I Cover the Underworld," "Underworld After Dark," and "Underworld Scandal") before becoming a hit television series. Shot in film-noir style, the series focused on the exploits of Steve Wilson and the staff of 'The Illustrated Press' newspaper as they reported on the important social issues of the day.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

48 Episodes 1950 - 1951

Episode 1

The Pay-Off

Thu, Oct 5, 1950

Steve Wilson, editor of the Illustrated Press, is threatened with a lawsuit by a district boss for writing about political graft in the district where a policeman was killed. Wilson uses the cop's widow to bring down the boss.

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Episode 2

Door to Nowhere

Thu, Oct 12, 1950

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Episode 3

Mid-Air

Thu, Oct 19, 1950

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Episode 4

Sleep No More

Thu, Oct 26, 1950

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Episode 5

Prisoner 1001

Thu, Nov 2, 195026 mins

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Episode 6

Danger Detour

Thu, Nov 9, 1950

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Episode 7

Episode #1.7

Thu, Nov 16, 1950

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Episode 8

Money to Burn

Thu, Nov 23, 1950

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Episode 9

Off-Beat

Thu, Nov 30, 1950

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Episode 10

Thirty Thousand Dollars

Thu, Dec 7, 1950

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Episode 11

Respectable Living Room

Thu, Dec 14, 1950

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Episode 12

Girl in Flight

Thu, Dec 21, 1950

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Episode 13

Episode #1.13

Thu, Dec 28, 1950

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Episode 14

Cry Danger

Thu, Jan 4, 1951

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Episode 15

Episode #1.15

Thu, Jan 11, 1951

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Episode 16

Run of Luck

Thu, Jan 18, 1951

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Episode 17

Third Floor Back

Thu, Jan 25, 1951

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Episode 18

The Strawberry Blonde

Thu, Feb 1, 1951

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Episode 19

Dark Window

Thu, Feb 8, 1951

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Episode 20

The Overcoat

Thu, Feb 15, 1951

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Episode 21

Miss Cinderella

Thu, Feb 22, 1951

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Episode 22

Episode #1.22

Thu, Mar 1, 1951

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Episode 23

Lady's Man

Thu, Mar 8, 1951

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Episode 24

Medical Report

Thu, Mar 15, 1951

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Episode 25

The Warning

Thu, Mar 22, 1951

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Episode 26

Anything for Money

Thu, Mar 29, 1951

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Episode 27

The Palmer Methods

Thu, Apr 5, 1951

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Episode 28

The Return

Thu, Apr 12, 1951

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Episode 29

The Box

Thu, Apr 19, 1951

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Episode 30

Dangerous

Thu, Apr 26, 1951

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Episode 31

The Sunburst

Thu, May 3, 1951

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Episode 32

Episode #1.32

Thu, May 10, 1951

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Episode 33

Window Cleaner

Thu, May 17, 1951

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Episode 34

Key Witness

Thu, May 24, 1951

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Episode 35

Honeymoon Cottage

Thu, May 31, 1951

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Episode 36

Spotlight

Thu, Jun 7, 1951

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Episode 37

The First Robin

Thu, Jun 14, 1951

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Episode 38

Lady of the House

Thu, Jun 21, 1951

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Episode 39

Cottage in the Woods

Thu, Jun 28, 1951

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Episode 40

Box 243

Thu, Jul 5, 1951

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Episode 41

The Man at the Desk

Thu, Jul 12, 1951

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Episode 42

Neighborhood Story

Thu, Jul 19, 1951

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Episode 43

The Woman's Page

Thu, Jul 26, 1951

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Episode 44

The Turning Point

Thu, Aug 2, 1951

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Episode 45

Success Story

Thu, Aug 9, 1951

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Episode 46

The Girl in the Glass

Thu, Aug 16, 1951

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Episode 47

Many Happy Returns

Thu, Aug 23, 1951

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Episode 48

Off Beat

Thu, Aug 30, 1951

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