Rocky King, Detective
One of DuMont's most popular and lasting programs, this live crime series was set in New York. It not only kept Roscoe Karns from retirement but cast him opposite his son Todd. The DuMont offices and corridors were used as sets. At the end of each program, Rocky King would exchange telephone small talk with his unseen wife Mabel and, after hanging up, say to no one in particular, "Great girl, that Mabel."
- 1950-1954
- 6 seasons
- DuMont Television Network
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Suspense
One of DuMont's most popular and lasting programs, this live crime series was set in New York. It not only kept Roscoe Karns from retirement but cast him opposite his son Todd. The DuMont offices and corridors were used as sets. At the end of each program, Rocky King would exchange telephone small talk with his unseen wife Mabel and, after hanging up, say to no one in particular, "Great girl, that Mabel."
Season 4 Episode Guide
52 Episodes 1952 - 1953
Episode 1
Murder Lays the Odds
Sun, Sep 7, 1952 30 mins
Episode 2
Model for Murder
Sun, Sep 14, 1952 30 mins
Episode 3
The Toy Dagger Murder
Sun, Sep 21, 1952 30 mins
Episode 4
One Minute for Murder
Sun, Sep 28, 1952 30 mins
There appears to be three prime suspects in the backstage of a theater where the murder of a blackmailing gossip columnist is committed. Sergeant Lane heads up the investigation when Detective Rocky King is ill with food poisoning.
Episode 5
Vagrant C-Note
Sun, Oct 5, 1952 30 mins
Episode 6
Personal Vendetta
Sun, Oct 12, 1952 30 mins
Rocky is called to a rooming house because of a mystery involving three of the lodgers.
Episode 7
Death has Dark Hands
Sun, Oct 19, 1952 30 mins
Famed chemist Dr. Sloan is found murdered and Rocky has three suspects to interview. Sloan's secretary Mis Merrick has been left the deceased man's estate and Rocky zeros in on the lady.
Episode 8
Murder, Ph. D.
Sun, Oct 26, 1952 30 mins
Three hours before Dayton Merrill is to be executed for murder, Inspector King receives a taunting phone call from a man who claims to have really committed the crime. Unable to get a stay of execution based on the man's confession, King and Detective Lane must re-investigate the crime and find sufficient evidence to save an innocent man's life.
Episode 9
Murder by Natural Death
Sun, Nov 2, 1952 30 mins
Episode 10
Cop Killer
Sun, Nov 9, 1952 30 mins
Episode 11
Sucker Bait
Sun, Nov 16, 1952 30 mins
Episode 12
Recoil
Sun, Nov 23, 1952 30 mins
Episode 13
Death Does a Double Take
Sun, Nov 30, 1952 30 mins
Episode 14
Prowler in the Night
Sun, Dec 7, 1952 30 mins
Episode 15
The Stain of Murder
Sun, Dec 14, 1952 30 mins
Episode 16
Double Jeopardy
Sun, Dec 21, 1952 30 mins
Episode 17
Docked for Murder
Sun, Dec 28, 1952 30 mins
Episode 18
Double Cross
Sun, Jan 4, 1953 30 mins
Episode 19
The Grapevine
Sun, Jan 11, 1953 30 mins
Episode 20
Checkmate
Sun, Jan 18, 1953 30 mins
Episode 21
Canceled Out
Sun, Jan 25, 1953 30 mins
Episode 22
The Pay Off
Sun, Feb 1, 1953 30 mins
Episode 23
The Gentle Murder
Sun, Feb 8, 1953 30 mins
Episode 24
The Needle's Eye
Sun, Feb 15, 1953 30 mins
Episode 25
Stranger's Doom
Sun, Feb 22, 1953 30 mins
Episode 26
King's Gambit
Sun, Mar 1, 1953 30 mins
Episode 27
The Abandoned House
Sun, Mar 8, 1953 30 mins
Episode 28
The Fatal Sign
Sun, Mar 15, 1953 30 mins
Episode 29
Arsenic for Two
Sun, Mar 22, 1953 30 mins
Episode 30
The Lethal Ratio
Sun, Mar 29, 1953 30 mins
Episode 31
Murder goes to College
Sun, Apr 5, 1953 30 mins
Episode 32
Ordeal by Fire
Sun, Apr 12, 1953 30 mins
Episode 33
Caged
Sun, Apr 19, 1953 30 mins
Episode 34
Thy Will Be Done
Sun, Apr 26, 1953 30 mins
Episode 35
The Trunk
Sun, May 3, 1953 30 mins
Episode 36
The Old Mansion
Sun, May 10, 1953 30 mins
Episode 37
Win, Place, and Murder
Sun, May 17, 1953 30 mins
Episode 38
Playback
Sun, May 24, 1953 30 mins
Episode 39
The Ledger
Sun, May 31, 1953 30 mins
Episode 40
Room Service
Sun, Jun 7, 1953 30 mins
A hotel guest is found murdered and Rocky is called to the scene to decipher to the case.
Episode 41
Door to Happiness
Sun, Jun 14, 1953 30 mins
A member of a dating club is found dead and Rocky gets the case. His suspicions are around when he learns the deceased man was recently engaged to the secretary of the lonely hearts organization.
Episode 42
Dead Weight
Sun, Jun 21, 1953 30 mins
One of three owners of a radio isotope factory is killed and Rocky must uncover the culprit plus the reason for the crime.
Episode 43
Deadly Target
Sun, Jun 28, 1953 30 mins
A bodyguard of a wealthy industrialist is murdered and the police are called. Rocky must determine who the actual intended victim was before the case can precede.
Episode 44
Hook, Line, & Sinker
Sun, Jul 5, 1953 30 mins
A wealthy fisherman who was an expert is pulled from a boat and drowned. Rocky thinks it's murder with 3 possible suspects. The man's widow, the captain and the deckhand are all questioned.
Episode 45
Breakout
Sun, Jul 12, 1953 30 mins
Episode 46
The Silencer
Sun, Jul 19, 1953 30 mins
Episode 47
Jack of Diamonds
Sun, Jul 26, 1953 30 mins
Episode 48
Money & Murder
Sun, Aug 2, 1953 30 mins
Episode 49
The Best of References
Sun, Aug 9, 1953 30 mins
Episode 50
Murder on the Downbeat
Sat, Aug 15, 1953 30 mins
Episode 51
The Final Curtain
Sun, Aug 23, 1953 30 mins
Episode 52
Time Table
Sun, Aug 30, 1953 30 mins