City Detective


City Detective is a half-hour syndicated television crime drama starring Rod Cameron as Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant.
The show's title was a bit of a misnomer, as Grant fought crime "from Mexico to the Mojave Desert to New York City".
Herschel Daugherty directed the series, and Lawrence Kimble wrote for it. Blake Edwards was a writer and an associate producer.
Sixty-five episodes were produced from 1953 to 1955. Revue Productions rented space from Republic Studios for filming the series.

Guest stars

  • Mike Connors guest-starred as Massey in the 1955 episode "Baby in the Basket".
  • Chuck Connors appeared as Sam in the 1955 episode "Trouble in Toyland".
  • Walter Coy appeared as Hilton in "Christmas Pardon" on January 1, 1953.
  • Fess Parker appeared as Tony in the 1955 episode "Hearts and Flowers".
  • DeForest Kelley appeared twice on City Detective, as Benjamin in "An Old Man's Gold" Kelley and in "Crazy Like a Fox".
  • Carolyn Jones appeared twice in the episodes "A Girl's Best Friend" and "On the Record".
  • Tom Greenway appeared twice in episodes "Drop Coin Here", and "Police, Watch My House".
  • Vivi Janiss was cast as Sheila, with Pierre Watkin as Davis, in "The Hypnotic Wife"
  • Kim Spalding, as Johnny in "The Rebel"
  • "Man Down, Woman Screaming" featured Beverly Garland, Jack Kelly, Lee Van Cleef, and Frank Ferguson.
  • "The Lady in the Beautiful Frame"
  • "Too Many Grooms"
  • "The Horn That Blew Too Long"
  • "Why Should the Beautiful Die?"
  • "The Glass Thumb"
  • "Cargo of the Midnight"
  • "The Lion Behind You"
  • "On the Record"
  • "Hearts and Flowers"
  • "The Blonde Orchid"
  • "Private Mouthpiece"
  • "The Perfect Disguise"
  • "Goodbye Old Paint"
  • "Come Back, Little Witness"
  • "Found in a Pawnshop"
  • "The Beautiful Miss X", the series finale