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Treasury Men in Action

TV·1950–1955·5 seasons, 188 episodes·ABC·Crime, Drama·30m

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Treasury Men in Action is an American crime drama series broadcast live and which aired from 1950 through 1955 on ABC. The series stars Walter Greaza, Ross Martin, and Tom McKee. It was directed by William Beaudine, Leigh Jason, and Will Jason among others.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0136Episodes1950–51AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Case of Lupo the WolfSeptember 11, 1950A squad of Treasury Department agents, headed by "The Chief", go after counterfeiters and other criminals who commit crimes that fall under
  2. S01E02The Case of the Very Sick ManSeptember 18, 1950An ailing burglar steals bonds and poses as their owner at the instigation of his wife in order to cash the bonds.
  3. S01E03The Case of the Deadly FishSeptember 25, 1950
  4. S01E04The Case of the CastingsOctober 2, 1950
  5. S01E05The Case of the Hot MoneyOctober 9, 1950
  6. S01E06The Case of the Foreign DollarsOctober 16, 1950
  7. S01E07Episode 1.7October 23, 1950
  8. S01E08The Case of the Terrible TwentiesOctober 30, 1950
  9. S01E09The Case of the Peculiar RoosterNovember 13, 1950
  10. S01E10The Case of the Queen of DiamondsNovember 20, 1950
  11. S01E11The Case of the Diamond Smuggling DollNovember 27, 1950
  12. S01E12The Case of the Uncovered ConvictDecember 4, 1950
  13. S01E13The Case of the Careless JunkmanApril 5, 1951
  14. S01E14The Case of the Swiss WatchesApril 12, 1951
  15. S01E15The Case of the School for PassersApril 19, 1951
  16. S01E16The Case of the Fox and RabbitApril 26, 1951
  17. S01E17The Case of the Diamond NecklaceMay 3, 1951
  18. S01E18The Case of the Curious Well DiggersMay 10, 1951
  19. S01E19The Case of the Crooked GeniusMay 17, 1951
  20. S01E20The Case of the Terrible TrophyMay 24, 1951
  21. S01E21The Case of the Wrinkled BuffaloMay 31, 1951
  22. S01E22The Case of the Poor Little GangsterJune 7, 1951
  23. S01E23The Case of the White CargoJune 14, 1951
  24. S01E24The Case of the Bloody Mountain LaurelJune 28, 1951
  25. S01E25The Case of the Devil's DonkeyJuly 5, 1951
  26. S01E26The Case of the Sweet ToothJuly 12, 1951
  27. S01E27The Case of Formula CEA #5July 19, 1951
  28. S01E28The Case of the Wild Blue YonderJuly 26, 1951
  29. S01E29The Case of the Boston BachelorAugust 2, 1951
  30. S01E30The Case of the Sparkling DoublecrossAugust 9, 1951
  31. S01E31The Case of the Widow's Last LoveAugust 16, 1951
  32. S01E32The Case of the Murder by ProxyAugust 23, 1951
  33. S01E33The Case of the Hundred-Headed HydraAugust 30, 1951
  34. S01E34The Case of the Grateful PartnerSeptember 6, 1951
  35. S01E35The Case of the Unbeatable PasserSeptember 13, 1951
  36. S01E36The Case of the Unsealed LipsSeptember 20, 1951

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0239Episodes1951–52AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Case of the Shorn SheepOctober 4, 1951
  2. S02E02The Case of the Phony HalfOctober 11, 1951
  3. S02E03The Case of the Careful SwindlerOctober 18, 1951
  4. S02E04The Case of the Deadly GarbageOctober 25, 1951
  5. S02E05The Case of the Gifted FatherNovember 1, 1951
  6. S02E06The Case of the Friendly DoublecrossNovember 8, 1951
  7. S02E07The Case of the Curious ConvictNovember 15, 1951
  8. S02E08The Case of the Lonely StudentNovember 22, 1951
  9. S02E09The Case of the Automatic KillerNovember 29, 1951
  10. S02E10The Case of the Delicate RacketDecember 6, 1951
  11. S02E11The Case of the Oldest RacketDecember 13, 1951
  12. S02E12The Case of the Counterfeit ChristmasDecember 20, 1951Counterfeit toys brought into the country from overseas endanger the lives of children and adults nationwide.
  13. S02E13The Case of the Sinful PastDecember 27, 1951
  14. S02E14The Case of the Deadly FormulaJanuary 3, 1952
  15. S02E15The Case of the Educated SlugJanuary 10, 1952
  16. S02E16The Case of the Weak LinkJanuary 17, 1952
  17. S02E17The Case of the Good BoyJanuary 24, 1952
  18. S02E18The Case of the Violent ArtistJanuary 31, 1952
  19. S02E19The Case of the Ambitious BrothersFebruary 7, 1952
  20. S02E20The Case of the Dancing BearFebruary 14, 1952
  21. S02E21The Case of the Frightened ForemanFebruary 21, 1952
  22. S02E22The Case of the Golden MapFebruary 28, 1952
  23. S02E23The Case of the Unlawful SpendersMarch 6, 1952
  24. S02E24The Case of the Brotherly LoveMarch 13, 1952
  25. S02E25The Case of the Honest ThiefMarch 20, 1952
  26. S02E26The Case of the Million Dollar WashMarch 27, 1952
  27. S02E27The Case of the Still WatersApril 3, 1952
  28. S02E28The Case of the Vanishing VictimApril 10, 1952
  29. S02E29The Case of the Obedient SonApril 17, 1952
  30. S02E30The Case of the Hidden ProfileApril 24, 1952
  31. S02E31The Case of the Hunted HunterMay 1, 1952
  32. S02E32The Case of the Ace of HeartsMay 8, 1952
  33. S02E33The Case of the Numbered DaysMay 15, 1952
  34. S02E34The Case of the Abandoned StreetMay 22, 1952
  35. S02E35The Case of the Deadly CounterfeitMay 29, 1952
  36. S02E36The Case of the Sparkling AlibiJune 5, 1952
  37. S02E37The Case of the Fatal SouvenirJune 12, 1952
  38. S02E38The Case of the Foolproof Set-UpJune 19, 1952
  39. S02E39The Case of the Flowery HeadJune 26, 1952

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0342Episodes1952–53AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01The Case of the Unexpected WitnessSeptember 4, 1952
  2. S03E02The Case of the Charitable ChiselerSeptember 11, 1952A squad of Treasury Department agents, headed by 'The Chief', go after counterfeiters and other criminals who commit crimes that fall under
  3. S03E03The Case of the Treacherous HeartSeptember 18, 1952
  4. S03E04The Case of the White House GreenSeptember 25, 1952
  5. S03E05The Case of the Moonlight MurderOctober 2, 1952
  6. S03E06The Case of the Doctored EvidenceOctober 9, 1952
  7. S03E07The Case of the Powdered MillionsOctober 16, 1952
  8. S03E08The Case of the Miserly MinterOctober 23, 1952
  9. S03E09The Case of the Imperfect PastOctober 30, 1952
  10. S03E10The Case of the Unkept SecretNovember 6, 1952
  11. S03E11The Case of the Undercut LaceNovember 13, 1952
  12. S03E12The Case of the Sugar DaddyNovember 20, 1952
  13. S03E13The Case of the Artless DodgerNovember 27, 1952
  14. S03E14The Case of the Little Big ShotDecember 4, 1952
  15. S03E15The Case of the Uncleared CargoDecember 11, 1952
  16. S03E16The Case of the Weak SisterDecember 18, 1952
  17. S03E17The Case of the Sticky FingersDecember 25, 1952
  18. S03E18The Case of the Unbroken SealJanuary 1, 1953
  19. S03E19The Case of the Priceless PackageJanuary 8, 1953
  20. S03E20The Case of the Gilded CageJanuary 15, 1953
  21. S03E21The Case of the Troubled EarJanuary 22, 1953
  22. S03E22The Case of the Watchful DogJanuary 29, 1953
  23. S03E23The Case of the Shallow RiverFebruary 5, 1953
  24. S03E24The Case of the Cornered ManFebruary 12, 1953
  25. S03E25The Case of the Rolling LogFebruary 19, 1953
  26. S03E26The Case of the Little SisterFebruary 26, 1953
  27. S03E27The Case of the Well-Heeled LadyMarch 5, 1953
  28. S03E28The Case of the Eight-Dollar ScotchMarch 12, 1953
  29. S03E29The Case of the Silent PartnerMarch 19, 1953
  30. S03E30The Case of the Timely TipMarch 26, 1953
  31. S03E31The Case of the Grand SlamApril 2, 1953
  32. S03E32The Case of the Contraband FeverApril 9, 1953
  33. S03E33The Case of the Sawed-Off ShotgunApril 16, 1953
  34. S03E34The Case of the Cold TrailApril 23, 1953
  35. S03E35The Case of the Secret SaleApril 30, 1953
  36. S03E36The Case of the Rolling StonesMay 7, 1953
  37. S03E37The Case of the Neighbor Next DoorMay 14, 1953
  38. S03E38The Case of the Easy MoneyMay 21, 1953
  39. S03E39The Case of the Beggarly BankerMay 28, 1953
  40. S03E40The Case of the Ten O'Clock PassJune 11, 1953
  41. S03E41The Case of the Rock-a-Bye BabyJune 18, 1953
  42. S03E42The Case of the Bloodshot EyeJune 25, 1953

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0432Episodes1953–54AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01The Case of the Hideaway HerdAugust 27, 1953
  2. S04E02The Case of the Crooked ThiefSeptember 3, 1953
  3. S04E03The Case of the Greasy PalmSeptember 10, 1953
  4. S04E04The Case of the Smoking PowderSeptember 17, 1953
  5. S04E05The Case of the Telltale HeartSeptember 24, 1953
  6. S04E06The Case of the Adding MachineOctober 1, 1953
  7. S04E07The Case of the Old and the FrightenedOctober 8, 1953
  8. S04E08The Case of the Lonely BrideOctober 15, 1953
  9. S04E09The Case of the Prosperous PauperOctober 22, 1953
  10. S04E10The Case of the Deadly SecretOctober 29, 1953
  11. S04E11The Case of the Weak and the StrongNovember 5, 1953
  12. S04E12The Case of the Endless LieNovember 12, 1953
  13. S04E13The Case of the Double DealNovember 19, 1953
  14. S04E14The Case of the Ready CashNovember 26, 1953
  15. S04E15The Case of the Self-Made HeroDecember 3, 1953
  16. S04E16The Case of the Hard BargainDecember 10, 1953
  17. S04E17The Case of the Unlucky GambleDecember 17, 1953
  18. S04E18The Case of the Runaway BoyDecember 24, 1953
  19. S04E19Episode 4.19December 31, 1953
  20. S04E20Episode 4.20January 7, 1954
  21. S04E21The Case of the Golden GarterJanuary 14, 1954
  22. S04E22The Case of the Honorable MenJanuary 21, 1954
  23. S04E23The Case of the Tailor-Made MoneyJanuary 28, 1954
  24. S04E24The Case of the Fraudulent IncomeFebruary 4, 1954
  25. S04E25The Case of the Forgotten ManFebruary 11, 1954
  26. S04E26The Case of the Three-Way SplitFebruary 18, 1954
  27. S04E27The Case of the Hush MoneyFebruary 25, 1954
  28. S04E28The Case of the Pentagon PayrollMarch 4, 1954
  29. S04E29The Case of the Thick SkinsMarch 11, 1954
  30. S04E30The Case of the Changing HeartMarch 18, 1954
  31. S04E31The Case of the Sitting DuckMarch 25, 1954
  32. S04E32The Case of the Waiting DiamondApril 1, 1954

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0539Episodes1954–55AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01The Case of the Lonely PeopleOctober 7, 1954
  2. S05E02The Case of the Still WatersOctober 14, 1954A young Federal agent infiltrates a gang of bootleggers whose still is on board a freighter ship.
  3. S05E03The Case of the Gentleman CheatOctober 21, 1954As part of his settlement with the IRS, a tax cheat agrees to pay all the money he owes within ten days. However, a suspicious IRS agent bel
  4. S05E04The Case of the Tarnished LadyOctober 28, 1954
  5. S05E05The Case of the Man OutsideNovember 4, 1954Some ingenious convicts working in a prison's print shop have begun a counterfeiting operation. The shop's foreman is deliberately looking t
  6. S05E06The Case of the One Way RideNovember 11, 1954
  7. S05E07The Case of the Little Tin BoxNovember 18, 1954Three people who own a nightclub, where much of the business is on a strictly cash basis, decide to avoid paying income taxes by skimming mo
  8. S05E08The Case of the Green FeathersNovember 25, 1954Customs agents go after a ring of gangsters who are smuggling rare parrots into the U.S. from Mexico.
  9. S05E09The Case of the Dangerous DollarsDecember 2, 1954
  10. S05E10The Case of the Escaped ConvictDecember 9, 1954
  11. S05E11The Case of the Losing GambleDecember 16, 1954A racehorse owner proves too clever for his own good. His doctored tax returns are filled with phoney deductions, attracting the attention o
  12. S05E12The Case of the Bad BargainDecember 23, 1954A Treasury agent goes undercover at an East Coast port to break up an opium smuggling ring.
  13. S05E13The Case of the Broken BondDecember 30, 1954Frank Shelby, ailing from heart disease, breaks into a hone at the insistence of his wife and steals government bonds that he signs the name
  14. S05E14The Case of the Careless MurderJanuary 6, 1955
  15. S05E15The Case of the Chartered ChiselerJanuary 13, 1955A bus-company owner decides to keep a little extra money for himself by falsely reporting charitable donations as tax deductions. In a case
  16. S05E16The Case of the Iron CurtainJanuary 20, 1955A heartless American criminal sees an opportunity to take the troubles of a shaken Holocaust survivor and turn them to his own advantage. H
  17. S05E17The Case of the Unfair VerdictJanuary 27, 1955
  18. S05E18The Case of the Fatal ErrorFebruary 3, 1955Barney is an old-time gangster who's quickly losing his grip on reality. He leads his gang back into bootlegging, convinced that the prohibi
  19. S05E19The Case of the Elder BrotherFebruary 10, 1955
  20. S05E20The Case of the Princely PauperFebruary 17, 1955Although the feds know that an importer is smuggling expensive Swiss jewelry into the US, they can't discover how he's doing it, despite his
  21. S05E21The Case of the Swindler's GoldFebruary 24, 1955
  22. S05E22The Case of the Perfect CrimeMarch 3, 1955
  23. S05E23The Case of the Lady in HidingMarch 10, 1955
  24. S05E24The Case of the Tight SqueezeMarch 17, 1955Customs agents discover large quantities of expensive--and undeclared--Cuban perfumes that are flooding the market. They soon discover a cri
  25. S05E25The Case of the Deadly DilemmaMarch 24, 1955Undercover agent Frank Ames poses as a small-time hoodlum and gets himself hired by racketeer Herb Kerry. His mission is to uncover informat
  26. S05E26The Case of the Black SheepMarch 31, 1955After becoming interested in mobster's girl, the son of a sugar distributor gets hooked up with a gang selling illegal liquor.
  27. S05E27The Case of the Buried TreasureApril 7, 1955Paul Lacosta buries his profit from running a gambling den in the backyard to avoid paying taxes. After five years of incessant haranguing f
  28. S05E28The Case of the Smuggled HeroinApril 14, 1955
  29. S05E29The Case of the Steady HandApril 21, 1955
  30. S05E30The Case of the Only SonApril 28, 1955
  31. S05E31The Case of the Man Next DoorMay 5, 1955A somewhat nosy landlady begins to suspect that one of her tenants may be a dangerous loan shark.
  32. S05E32The Case of the Stolen WatchesMay 12, 1955
  33. S05E33The Case of the Man TrapMay 19, 1955The Secret Service is onto counterfeiter Russ Bagley who's working for a major crime syndicate. The agency's anonymous tip comes from Russ'
  34. S05E34The Case of the Ready GunsMay 26, 1955Ben Adams picks up his younger brother, Harry, from prison after a four year sentence and gives him a job in his metal shop. Harry, though,
  35. S05E35The Case of the Perfect GentlemanJune 2, 1955An enterprising crook, who wishes to improve his lot in life, lavishes jewelry on a French female opera singer.
  36. S05E36The Case of the Shot in the DarkJune 9, 1955Dangerous criminal Vince Sanderson visits his estranged wife Laura who he abused leaving her with a scar. The treasury men set a trap to cap
  37. S05E37The Case of the Betrayed ArtistJune 17, 1955
  38. S05E38The Case of the Frightened ManJune 24, 1955
  39. S05E39The Case of the Slippery EelJuly 1, 1955

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