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Man Against Crime, one of the first television programs about private eyes, ran on CBS, the DuMont Television Network and NBC from October 7, 1949 to August 26, 1956. The show was created by Lawrence Klee and Paul Alter and was broadcast live until 1952. It was also directed by Paul Alter. The series was one of the few television programs ever to have been simulcast on more than one network: the program aired on both NBC and DuMont during the 1953-1954 television season.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Episode 1October 7, 1949—
Season02
- S02E01Episode 1September 8, 1950—
Season03
- S03E01Episode 1August 10, 1951—
Season04
- S04E01PhobiaOctober 1, 1952—
- S04E02Murder in RhymeOctober 8, 1952—
- S04E03Baker GrandeeOctober 15, 1952—
- S04E04Joy RideOctober 22, 1952—
- S04E05CarpathiaOctober 29, 1952—
- S04E06Paradise LostNovember 5, 1952—A patient witnesses a woman being murdered in her hotel room across the street through his dentist's office window. Once Barnett is on the c
- S04E07The Victim Is VenusNovember 12, 1952—
- S04E08Get Out of TownNovember 19, 1952—
- S04E09Fuller's FollyNovember 26, 1952—
- S04E10Women's ReformatoryDecember 3, 1952—
- S04E11Killer CatDecember 10, 1952—
- S04E12BartholdiJuly 8, 1953—
- S04E13The Day They Kidnapped Santa ClausDecember 24, 1952—
- S04E14Dragon's BloodDecember 31, 1952—
- S04E15Breaking PointJanuary 7, 1953—
- S04E16Ferry BoatJanuary 14, 1953—
- S04E17Murder in the StudioJanuary 21, 1953—
- S04E18The Silken TouchJanuary 28, 1953—While investigating theft at a trucking company Barnet is kidnapped when he gets too close to the truth; it takes all his wits and courage t
- S04E19Third RailFebruary 4, 1953—Barnett goes in search of a subway carriage he'd ridden the previous night, but a group of mobsters follows him.
- S04E20ExclusiveFebruary 11, 1953—
- S04E21The Midnight ExpressFebruary 18, 1953—
- S04E22A Bottle of DeathFebruary 25, 1953—
- S04E23The IcemanMarch 4, 1953—Mike goes after a pair of thieves who specialize in robbing the rooms of hotel guests.
- S04E24Death Takes a PartnerMarch 11, 1953—Barnett is called in to oversee the running of a six-day cycling race in which forces are trying to influence the race for their own benefit
- S04E25Sic Transit GloriaMarch 18, 1953—Barnet has his life endangered when a girl claims he has information about a murder; he is confused as to why she would do this till she exp
- S04E26A Family AffairMarch 25, 1953—A bank robbery by a lone gunman results in the murder of two employees. Mike suspects that it wasn't just an ordinary bank holdup--he believ
- S04E27The Hitch HeistersApril 1, 1953—Two seemingly innocent young girls hitchhiking are actually a pair of murderous con artists.
- S04E28Free RideApril 8, 1953—
- S04E29Death Below DecksApril 15, 1953—
- S04E30High AmbushApril 22, 1953—
- S04E31The Cocoanut's EyeMay 6, 1953—
- S04E32Room 505May 13, 1953—A man reports that he's seen a murder through the window of a hotel; there are three possible rooms, each with its own story; Barnett has to
- S04E33The Day ManMay 20, 1953—
- S04E34Hot FurMay 27, 1953—A fur company owner calls Barnett when he realizes his security has been compromised.
- S04E35The Doll BanditJune 10, 1953—
- S04E36Washington StoryJune 17, 1953—
- S04E37Black Leg-White TieJune 24, 1953—
- S04E38Fraternity of FiveJuly 1, 1953—Mike Barnett is accused of stealing diamonds by four smugglers and killing their partner. Barnett gets the smugglers to second guess each ot
- S04E39Death on the DiamondJuly 17, 1953—
- S04E40The Polecat ShakedownJuly 24, 1953—
- S04E41Hide and SeekAugust 7, 1953—
- S04E42The Wire TappersAugust 14, 1953—A group of criminals wire tap an apartment as an experiment to see if they can get some leads to exploit for their operations; after a key i
- S04E43Missing CadetAugust 28, 1953—
Season05
- S05E01Dead Wears Lead Shoes (1)October 11, 1953—
- S05E02Death Wears Lead Shoes (2)October 18, 1953—
- S05E03Three Cents Worth of MurderOctober 25, 1953—
- S05E04The Time KeepersNovember 1, 1953—
- S05E05Murder In The RoughNovember 8, 1953—
- S05E06The Main Bout Is MurderNovember 15, 1953—
- S05E07Thirty DimesNovember 29, 1953—
- S05E08Cube Root of EvilNovember 29, 1953—
- S05E09Murder MountainDecember 6, 1953—
- S05E10A Very Dead RingerDecember 13, 1953—
- S05E11Petite LarcenyDecember 20, 1953—
- S05E12Going, Going GoneDecember 27, 1953—
- S05E13Don't Feed the AnimalsJanuary 3, 1954—
- S05E14Danger for DuffyJanuary 10, 1954—
- S05E15Terror 12 Stories HighJanuary 17, 1954—
- S05E16Holler UncleJanuary 24, 1954—
- S05E17Beauty and the BeastsJanuary 31, 1954—
- S05E18Little Boy BluesFebruary 7, 1954—
- S05E19Target with Two T'sFebruary 14, 1954—
- S05E20Mike's Missing MarblesFebruary 21, 1954—
- S05E21U.F.OFebruary 28, 1954—
- S05E22Will o' the WispMarch 7, 1954—
- S05E23Rigged for MurderMarch 14, 1954—
- S05E24Hit and RunMarch 21, 1954—
- S05E25Canary YellowMarch 28, 1954—
- S05E26The Plugged ShillingApril 4, 1954—
- S05E27The Chinese DollsApril 11, 1954—
- S05E28Barometer FallingApril 18, 1954—
- S05E29The Man From DannemoraApril 25, 1954—
- S05E30The Man In the Iron CarMay 2, 1954—
- S05E31Sunset FarmMay 9, 1954—
- S05E32Where's Mimi?May 16, 1954—
- S05E33Hot as Three PistolsMay 23, 1954—
- S05E34Concrete jungleMay 30, 1954—
- S05E35The Young hoodsJune 6, 1954—
- S05E36Next to closingJune 13, 1954—
- S05E37No Place to HideJune 20, 1954—
- S05E38Connecticut State PoliceJune 27, 1954—
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