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Detectives Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

33 Episodes 1959 - 1960

Episode 1

The Streger Affair

Fri, Oct 16, 1959 30 mins

Three safecrackers are the principle suspects in the murder of a wealthy man. Alice: Jean Hagen. Falto: Johnny Seven. McGirth: Frank Gorshin. Holbrook: Robert Taylor.

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Episode 2

A Shot in the Dark

Fri, Oct 23, 1959 30 mins

A war against the police brews as Holbrook probes the case of an officer who shot a 14-year-o1d boy. Forbes: Lin McCarthy. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Conway: Lee Farr. Carlos: Bart Bradley. Pio: Michael Lord. Lavelli: Robert Carricart.

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Episode 3

The Hidden Place

Fri, Oct 30, 1959 30 mins

Police apprehend a bomber but not before he plants one last explosive. Chodsko: Herb Armstrong. Bobby: Jay North. Mrs. Cooper: Virginia Gregg. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 4

Decoy

Fri, Nov 6, 1959 30 mins

Russo poses as a former boxer to smoke out the kingpins in a fight-fixing racket. Wilson: Bruce Gordon. Verna: Gloria Blondell. Decker: Jack Lambert. Russo: Tige Andrews. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Conway: Lee Farr.

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Episode 5

Murderous Deadline

Fri, Nov 13, 1959 30 mins

Conway befriends a burlesque queen but it's her boyfriend he wants, mobster Marty Colusa (Lawrence Dobkin). Edie: Hollis Irving. Conway: Lee Farr. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Chino: John Sebastian.

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Episode 6

The Bait

Fri, Nov 20, 1959 30 mins

Addict Chickie Meyers (Jay Adler) is bait as Holbrook sets a trap for a dope pusher. Bishop: Alan Napier. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson. Russo: Tige Andrews. Conway: Lee Farr.

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Episode 7

My Name Is Tommy

Fri, Nov 27, 1959 30 mins

Holbrook tries to establish a rapport with a neglected boy who has been caught stealing. Tommy: Eugene Martin. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Stella: Florence MacMichael. Russo: Tige Andrews. Policeman: Bill Kendis. Ballard: Mark Goddard.

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Episode 8

Back-Seat Driver

Fri, Dec 4, 1959 30 mins

Russo and his teen-age son are held hostage by a jewel thief. Vince: Richard Devon. Russo: Tige Andrews. Phil: Richard Evans. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Conway: Lee Farr. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson.

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Episode 9

Two-Time Loser

Fri, Dec 11, 1959 30 mins

Holbrook goes after a fugitive who was bitten by a rabid dog while attempting a robbery. Kirk: Bruce Gordon. Aggie: Claire Carleton. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson. Conway: Lee Farr.

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Episode 10

The Long Drive

Fri, Dec 18, 1959 30 mins

A dizzy blonde with a hazy memory is the only person who can identify two murderous thieves. Grace: Virginia Vincent. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews. Conway: Lee Farr.

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Episode 11

The Masquerade

Fri, Dec 25, 1959 30 mins

A murderer breaks jail and sets out to kill his former wife. Susie: Mary Murphy. Al: Murray Hamilton. Terrazi: Lawrence Tierney. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews. Henry: Ray Ferrell.

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Episode 12

Life in the Balance

Fri, Jan 1, 1960 30 mins

Anthony Silvano (Arthur Batanides) is determined that his daughter's baby will be delivered by a midwife, despite indications that a doctor will be needed. Lucy: Arline Sax. Moretti: John Considine. Russo: Tige Andrews. Holbrook: Robert Taylor.

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Episode 13

Karate

Fri, Jan 8, 1960 30 mins

Holbrook suspects a case of mistaken identity when a janitor is murdered while driving the detective's car. Stalker: John Anderson. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Harada: Teru Shimada. Mrs. Stalker: Shirley O'Hara. Norduff: Frank De Kova. Conway: Lee Farr.

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Episode 14

Blue Fire

Fri, Jan 15, 1960 30 mins

Threatened with an early retirement, Lindstrom tackles one last case: nabbing an elusive swindler. Lyman: Michael Pate. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Conway: Lee Farr.

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Episode 15

My Brother's Keeper

Fri, Jan 22, 1960 30 mins

Russo and Conway set a trap for a thief who preys on loan companies. Maxwell: Olan Soule. Russo: Tige Andrews. Conway: Lee Farr. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson. Suzy: Della Sharman. Cashier: Constance Cameron.

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Episode 16

House Call

Fri, Jan 29, 1960 30 mins

A wounded gunman (Pernell Roberts) and his girlfriend (Fay Spain) hold a housewife and her children hostage. Nora: Mary La Roche. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews. Richard: David Halper. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson.

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Episode 17

The Trap

Fri, Feb 5, 1960 30 mins

Conway romances Laurie Dolan (Cathy O'Donnell) to learn the whereabouts of her boyfriend, cop killer Carl Ryan (Wesley Lau). Conway: Lee Farr. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 18

Conspiracy of Silence

Fri, Feb 12, 1960 30 mins

Two mobsters vie for control of the juke-box racket. Travis: Bert Freed. Stahl: Simon Oakland. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Conway: Lee Farr. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 19

Twelve Hours to Live

Fri, Feb 19, 1960 30 mins

Racketeers kidnap Russo---and offer to exchange him for their jailed leader. Landex: Al Ruscio. Harvey: Harry Townes. Russo: Tige Andrews. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Ella: Rita Lynn. Clare: Eileen Harley.

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Episode 20

Anatomy of Fear

Fri, Feb 26, 1960 30 mins

Conway (Lee Farr), twice a gunman's target, must bait a trap for the would-be killer. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Ann: Jolene Brand.

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Episode 21

Armed and Dangerous

Fri, Mar 4, 1960 30 mins

The detectives tread carefully as they try to nab a killer (George Grizzard) who is holding a baby and a teenage girl hostage. Donna: Denise Alexander. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Conway: Lee Farr. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 22

The Bad Eye of Rosa Rosetti

Fri, Mar 11, 1960 30 mins

Russo tries to stem the tide of hysteria surrounding Rosa Rosetti, a woman suspected of being a witch. Rosa: Augusta Merighi. Guido: Frank Puglia. Russo: Tige Andrews. Holbrook: Robert Taylor.

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Episode 23

Time and Tide

Fri, Mar 18, 1960 30 mins

An old mobster (Robert Middleton) is sought by young toughs who want him to lead them to stashed loot. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Mary: Linda Watkins. Conway: Lee Farr. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson.

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Episode 24

Little Girl Lost

Fri, Mar 25, 1960 30 mins

Released by a kidnapper, a child is still in danger: she's lost in the woods in freezing weather. Roubal: George Mitchell. Annie: Eileen Chesis. Mrs. Sharman: Eileen Ryan. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Conway: Lee Farr. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 25

The Chameleon Truck

Fri, Apr 1, 1960 30 mins

Thieves hijack a cache of pharmaceuticals, unaware that part of their take can be deadly. Howard: Bert Metcalfe. Nancy: Mary Webster. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews. Conway: Lee Farr.

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Episode 26

The Old Gang

Fri, Apr 8, 1960 30 mins

Conway (Lee Farr) faces professional and emotional crises when he's forced to kill an old friend. Williams: John Apone. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Novak: Sheridan Comerate. Anna: Norma Crane.

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Episode 27

The Bodyguards

Fri, Apr 15, 1960 30 mins

Conway and Russo are most unhappy about their assignment: guarding a very unlikable mobster. Anders: Charles McGraw. Nelson: J. Pat O'Malley. Conway: Lee Farr. Russo: Tige Andrews. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Lindstrom: Russell Thorsen.

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Episode 28

The Prowler

Fri, Apr 22, 1960 30 mins

Evidence mounts against suspected prowler Henry Long (John Anderson), but Holbrook refuses to book the man. Kate: Marsha Hunt. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Russo: Tige Andrews. Conway: Lee Farr.

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Episode 29

Face Down, Floating

Fri, Apr 29, 1960 30 mins

Conway joins a strange cult as he searches for clues to the death of a woman who joined the group in a search for eternal youth. Maudie: Spring Byington. Conway: Lee Farr. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Norman: Harry Ellerbe. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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Episode 30

The Long Jump

Fri, May 6, 1960 30 mins

Suspense mounts as Eddie Furman (Adam Williams) teeters dangerously on a building ledge threatening to jump. Joan: Enid Janes. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Conway: Lee Farr. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson.

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Episode 31

Trial by Fire

Fri, May 13, 1960 30 mins

An earnest rookie patrolman (Darryl Hickman) joins Lindstrom on a liquor-store stakeout designed to bag a pair of bandits. Reway: Jack Weston. Lindstrom: Russell Thorson. Arthur: Jim Douglas. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Betty: Nancy Anderson. Ed: Joe Perry.

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Episode 32

The Retirement of Maria Muir

Fri, May 20, 1960 30 mins

Eva Gabor plays an actress who becomes the center of a police investigation when her secretary is murdered. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Fredericks: John van Dreelen. Winters: Robert Cornthwaite. Constable: Robert Williams.

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Episode 33

Song of Songs

Fri, May 27, 1960 30 mins

The detectives scrutinize the membership roster of a lonely-hearts club after the group's leader is murdered. Sybil: Rita Duncan. Holbrook: Robert Taylor. Potter: Henry Corden. Trawler: Fred Beir. Conway: Lee Farr. Russo: Tige Andrews.

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