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The Plainclothesman
Sponsors -
Edgeworth Tobacco / Harvester Cigars
Episode Guide -
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger, Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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THE PLAINCLOTHESMAN
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DuMont Network Production (From New York)
Sponsor: Edgeworth Tobacco.
Produced by John L. Clark
US Crime Drama 1949-54 ? episodes x 30 min (live?)
(12Oct49 Wed - 12Sep54 Sun)
Starring
Ken Lynch
as The Lieutenant, (face never seen on screen)
Jack Orrison
as Sergeant Brady
Premise:
The subjective camera is used to detail the investigations of a never-seen
lieutenant with the N.Y.P.D. By the use of the subjective camera, which enacts
emotion and becomes the eyes of the lieutenant, the viewer hears the actor's
voice and experiences situations as if he were actually present.
You Tube Clip:
Blatant Product Placement: The Plain Clothes Man
############ The Plainclothesman #############
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DuMont Wednesdays 9:00 PM Eastern (East Coast) (Live) [NY Times]
DuMont Tuesday (West Coast) (Kinescope) [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
1.01 [--] The Plainclothesman: (debut episode)
12Oct49 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring Ken Lynch
with
Peter Capell
Neva Patterson
1.02 [--] The Plainclothesman:
19Oct49 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
1.03 [--] The Plainclothesman:
26Oct49 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
1.04 [--] The Plainclothesman:
02Nov49 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring Ken Lynch
with
Will Hare
Athena Lorde
1.05 [--] The Plainclothesman: JIM LANSING
09Nov49 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring Ken Lynch
with
Inga Adams
Robert Allen
Hugh Williamson
Anita Anton
1.06 [--] The Plainclothesman: AL NORRIS
16Nov49 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring Ken Lynch
with
Elaine Williams
1.07 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE FOURTH TIME -- YOU HANG
23Nov49 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
1.08 [--] The Plainclothesman: SHIFTY GOMEZ
30Nov49 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
1.09 [--] The Plainclothesman: CARL HOFFER
07Dec49 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
1.10 [--] The Plainclothesman:
14Dec49 DuMont [NY Times]
1.11 [--] The Plainclothesman:
21Dec49 DuMont [NY Times]
1.12 [--] The Plainclothesman:
28Dec49 DuMont [NY Times]
1.13 [--] The Plainclothesman: VERA HANSEN
04Jan50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
with
Anna Keren
1.14 [--] The Plainclothesman: WALTER MILLER
11Jan50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch
with
Guy Tano
Peggy Lobbin
1.15 [--] The Plainclothesman: KEY TO THE DEATH HOUSE
18Jan50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
1.16 [--] The Plainclothesman: CRUST OF BREAD
25Jan50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
1.17 [--] The Plainclothesman: DOUBLE IMAGE
01Feb50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
with
Bill Mendek
Alten Manson
1.18 [--] The Plainclothesman: JUST PLANE MURDER
08Feb50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
1.19 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE CASE OF TIMOTHY FROST
15Feb50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
04Apr50 DuMont Tue [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
When a fire destroys a chemical plant it appears to be accidental unti Sgt.
Brady takes over. [RF]
1.20 [--] The Plainclothesman: MAN-STRANGLED
22Feb50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
11Apr50 DuMont Tue [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
with
Scott Tennyson
Jardie McLean
Synopsis:
The neighbors of an ill, retired gentleman call and ask him to turn down his
radio which is carrying a
murder mystery. They find out the next day it wasn't a radio at all but the
actual murder of the old man. [RF]
1.21 [--] The Plainclothesman: IDENTIFICATION INCONCLUSIVE
01Mar50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
with
Frank Maxwell
Beverly Whitney
1.22 [--] The Plainclothesman: COP KILLER
08Mar50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
with
Joe Downing
1.23 [--] The Plainclothesman: PERFECT ALIBI
15Mar50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
1.24 [--] The Plainclothesman: BLIND MAN'S BLUFF
22Mar50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
with
Arny Freeman
Maxine Stewart
1.25 [--] The Plainclothesman: BLANK OUT (The Case of the Prize Fighter)
29Mar50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
24May50 [Long Beach Independent]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
with
Phil Terranova
Synopsis:
A battler managed by a woman gym owner and his boxing form is shown in the
background of the fight story. [RF]
*NOTE: Phil Terranova was the former World's Featherweight Boxing Champ. [RF]
1.26 [--] The Plainclothesman: ALIBI
05Apr50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
with
Joe De Santis
1.27 [--] The Plainclothesman: HAIR OF THE DOG
12Apr50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
with
Gene Barry
Barbara Bell Wright
Ruth White
1.28 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE CASE OF THE HIDDEN LOOT
19Apr50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
21Jun50 DuMont Wed [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A murder is committed implicating two partners in a night club, femme vocalist
and a great detective. [RF]
1.29 [--] The Plainclothesman: KATIL MEANS ASSASSIN
26Apr50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
1.30 [--] The Plainclothesman: POISON IS A WOMAN'S WEAPON
03May50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
1.31 [--] The Plainclothesman: MODUS OPERANDI
10May50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch
1.32 [--] The Plainclothesman: ROUTINE
17May50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
12Jul50 DuMont Wed [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring
Ken Lynch
Synopsis:
A slick bookmaker scarsely gets away with murder. How he fails to get by with
this murder plot is the secret
of the Plainclothesman. [RF]
1.33 [--] The Plainclothesman: ROCK HIM TO SLEEP
24May50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
19Jul50 DuMont Wed [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
with
Ed Holmes
Jay Meredith
1.34 [--] The Plainclothesman: RECEIPT FOR MURDER
31May50 DuMont [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
Hired to kill and given a receipt for the job proved the undoing for one
contract killer. Jake Hawkins is killed
and police have the fingerprints on the murder weapon as a clue. Then they find
a receipt for murder and the case
is closed quickly. [RF]
1.35 [--] The Plainclothesman: A MATTER OF RECORD
07Jun50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
26Jul50 ? DuMont Wed (West Coast?)
starring
Ken Lynch
with
Bruno Wick
Paula Huston
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman has the task of finding a long time criminal in a short
amount of time before he strikes again. [RF]
1.36 [--] The Plainclothesman: SOMETHING BORROWED
14Jun50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch
with
Rod Colbin
Daisy Atherton
1.37 [--] The Plainclothesman: SECOND CHANCE
21Jun50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch
with
Raoul de Leon
Martin Brooks
1.38 [--] The Plainclothesman: IN THE BLOOD
28Jun50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch
with
Dick Hamilton
Synopsis:
Despite being in prison, a man projects his criminal skills from his cell.
1.39 [--] The Plainclothesman: A CHAMPION STRIKES OUT
05Jul50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch
1.40 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE CHAIR IS ALWAYS FATAL
12Jul50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring
Ken Lynch
1.41 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE WORD IS HOMICIDE
19Jul50 DuMont Wed [New York Times]
05Sep50 DuMont Tue [Long Beach Independent]
starring
Ken Lynch
1.42 [--] The Plainclothesman: MESSAGE FROM BEYOND
26Jul50 DuMont Wed [New York Times]
12Sep50 DuMont Tue [Long Beach Independent]
starring
Ken Lynch
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman has the task of finding a long time criminal in a short
amount of time before he strikes again. [RF]
'
*NOTE: News Article from the New York Tribune on an episode of "The
Plainclothesman". The play was about a woman
cheating on her husband. In the first scene the hubby caught his wife buying an
expensive present for her boyfriend
and throttled her just short of extinction and in the next scene the woman was
in a saloon with her lover, "He's
growing suspicious", she said. [RF]
1.43 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE CASE OF THE APPROVED CORRESPONDENT
02Aug50 DuMont [NY Times]
19Sep50 DuMont [Long Beach Independent]
starring
Ken Lynch
1.44 [--] The Plainclothesman: DEATH KEPT THE SCHEDULE
09Aug50 DuMont [NY Times]
26Sep50 DuMont [Long Beach Independent]
starring
Jack Orrison
with
Jason Johnson
Stephen Elliott (as Steve Elliott)
1.45 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE CORPSE DIDN'T ANSWER
16Aug50 DuMont [NY Times]
03Oct50 DuMont [Long Beach Independent]
starring
Jack Orrison
with
Curt Conway
1.46 [--] The Plainclothesman: ONCE A SUCKER
23Aug50 DuMont [NY Times]
10Oct50 DuMont [Long Beach Independent]
starring
Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
1.47 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE CASE OF KEN-CHU JADE
30Aug50 DuMont [NY Times]
17Oct50 DuMont [Long Beach Independent]
starring
Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A $75,000 piece of jade turns up missing and The Plainclothesman goes into
action. [RF]
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DuMont Wed 9:30 PM Eastern / Tuesdays 9:30 pm PST California.
2.01 [48] The Plainclothesman: CAUSE OF DEATH
06Sep50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring Ken Lynch
2.02 [49] The Plainclothesman: THE PERFECT FRAME-UP
13Sep50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
starring Ken Lynch
with
Patricia Shay
2.03 [50] The Plainclothesman: THE CASE OF THE INNOCENT KILLER
20Sep50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
07Nov50 DuMont Tue [Long Beach Independent]
starring Jack Orrison
2.03 [51] The Plainclothesman: THE LAST DRINK WAS FATAL
27Sep50 DuMont Wed [NY Times]
14Nov50 DuMont Tue [Long Beach Independent]
starring Jack Orrison
2.04 [52] The Plainclothesman: A STAB IN THE BACK
04Oct50 DuMont Wed NY
21Nov50 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Jack Orrison
2.05 [53] The Plainclothesman: FREE TICKET TO THE CHAIR
11Oct50 DuMont Wed NY
28Nov50 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent] (lists Chair as Chase)
starring Ken Lynch
2.06 [54] The Plainclothesman: ONE SLIGHT MISTAKE
18Oct50 DuMont Wed NY
05Dec50 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch
2.07 [55] The Plainclothesman: MANHOLE
25Oct50 DuMont Wed NY
12Dec50 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch
2.08 [56] The Plainclothesman: SUICIDE SWING
01Nov50 DuMont Wed NY
19Dec50 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.09 [57] The Plainclothesman: THE CASE OF THE CONFLICTING PRINT
08Nov50 DuMont Wed NY
26Dec50 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent] (listed as Paint)
starring Ken Lynch
2.10 [58] The Plainclothesman: DEATH FROM NOWHERE
15Nov50 DuMont Wed NY
02Jan51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.11 [59] The Plainclothesman: SMOKED HAM
22Nov50 DuMont Wed NY
09Jan51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch
2.12 [60] The Plainclothesman: WHEEL OF DEATH
29Nov50 DuMont Wed NY
16Jan51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.13 [61] The Plainclothesman: THE HUNTING KNIFE MURDER
06Dec50 DuMont Wed NY
23Jan51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman finds that $30,000 is involved in the hunting knife murder.
[RF]
2.14 [62] The Plainclothesman: THE BOOK THAT WAS OVERDUE
13Dec50 DuMont Wed NY
30Jan51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch
2.15 [63] The Plainclothesman: THE CORPSE WHO WAS FIT TO BE TIED
20Dec50 DuMont Wed NY
06Feb51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent] (title listed as "Piece of Rope")
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.16 [64] The Plainclothesman: THE FATEFUL KISS
27Dec50 DuMont Wed NY
13Feb51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.17 [65] The Plainclothesman: DEATH C.O.D.
03Jan51 DuMont Wed NY
20Feb51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.18 [66] The Plainclothesman: MURDER BY NEGLECT
10Jan51 DuMont Wed NY
27Feb51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.19 [67] The Plainclothesman: STORM WARNING
17Jan51 DuMont Wed NY
06Mar51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.20 [68] The Plainclothesman: THE NEEDLE OF DEATH
24Jan51 DuMont Wed NY
13Mar51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch
2.21 [69] The Plainclothesman: MAN OVERBOARD
31Jan51 DuMont Wed NY
20Mar51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch
2.22 [70] The Plainclothesman: THE KILLER OF THE DYING
07Feb51 DuMont Wed NY
27Mar51 DuMont Tue CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
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California airings move from Tuesdays to Thursdays from 05Apr51
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2.23 [71] The Plainclothesman: DEATH HUNT
14Feb51 DuMont Wed NY
05Apr51 DuMont Thur CA [Long Beach Independent]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.24 [72] The Plainclothesman: YANKEE DOODLE MURDER
21Feb51 DuMont Wed NY
starring Ken Lynch
2.25 [73] The Plainclothesman: THE HAVEMEYER CASE
28Feb51 DuMont Wed NY
starring Ken Lynch
2.26 [74] The Plainclothesman: THE UPSIDE DOWN CLUE
07Mar51 DuMont Wed NY
starring Ken Lynch
[--] The Plainclothesman:
12Apr51 DuMont Thur CA [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
pre-empted this week only for The Edison Company special.
2.27 [75] The Plainclothesman: FIRST PRIZE MURDER
14Mar51 DuMont Wed NY
19Apr51 DuMont Thur CA [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.28 [76] The Plainclothesman: DEATH BEHIND THE DOOR
21Mar51 DuMont Wed NY
26Apr51 DuMont Thur CA [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.29 [77] The Plainclothesman: END OF THE LINE
28Mar51 DuMont Wed NY
03May51 DuMont Thur CA [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring Ken Lynch
2.30 [78] The Plainclothesman: CONDEMNED
04Apr51 DuMont Wed NY
10May51 DuMont Thur CA [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman delves into the homicide field in a case of fires and
murders. [RF]
2.31 [79] The Plainclothesman: TICKET TO DEATH
11Apr51 DuMont Wed NY
17May51 DuMont Thur CA [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.32 [80] The Plainclothesman: BLOOD MONEY PAYOFF
18Apr51 DuMont Wed NY
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.33 [81] The Plainclothesman: FEAR STREET
25Apr51 DuMont Wed NY
31May51 DuMont Thur CA [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.34 [82] The Plainclothesman: DEATH STRIKES OUT
02May51 DuMont Wed NY
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.35 [83] The Plainclothesman: THE BAMBOO DOLL
09May51 DuMont Wed NY
24May51 DuMont Thur CA [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A wealthy and unscrupulous woman is mysteriously stabbed to death on her yacht.
[RF]
2.36 [84] The Plainclothesman: YOUR LITTLE LAMBS
16May51 DuMont Wed NY
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
2.37 [--] The Plainclothesman: DECOY TO THE DEATH HOUSE
23May51 DuMont Wed NY
07Jun51 DuMont Thur CA [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
starring Ken Lynch & Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman has three suspects in the murder of a schoolteacher. [RF]
*NOTE: 30May51 DuMont Wed NY - "Shadow of the Cloak" premieres in The Plainclothesmans spot. [NY Times]
*NOTE: 21Jun51 DuMont Thur CA - "The Plainclothesman" has donned his suit and
departed to make room for
"Pantomime Quiz". [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
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DuMont Network - Sundays 9:30 PM Eastern (East Coast)
DuMont Network - Tuesdays (West Coast)
West Coast Newslistings - "Independent Long Beach" and "San Mateo Herald". [RF]
DuMont Network Sundays then switched back and forth between Thursdays and
Tuesdays.
9:30 PM Eastern and Pacific [RF]
x.x [--] The Plainclothesman: HOUSE OF KATE
22Jul51 DuMont Sun NY
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
x.x [--] The Plainclothesman: KILLER FOR HIRE
29Jul51 DuMont Sun NY
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
x.x [--] The Plainclothesman: TATTLE-TALE RAIN
05Aug51 DuMont Sun NY
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A gangster slaying leads the Plainclothesman to the seedier side of life. [RF]
x.x [--] The Plainclothesman: FUN HOUSE TRAGEDY
12Aug51 DuMont Sun NY
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
x.x [--] The Plainclothesman: WOMAN STRANGLER
19Aug51 DuMont Sun NY
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman faces four murders with meager clues until he finds the
solution. [RF]
x.x [--] The Plainclothesman: APPOINTMENT WITH DISASTER
26Aug51 DuMont Sun NY
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.01 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE LIFEGUARD AND THE LADY
02Sep51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.02 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE FINE ART OF HOMICIDE
09Sep51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.03 [--] The Plainclothesman: FINAL FLIGHT
16Sep51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.04 [--] The Plainclothesman: DISASTROUS CIRCUMSTANCE
23Sep51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.05 [--] The Plainclothesman:
30Sep51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.06 [--] The Plainclothesman: SLEEP FOR SALE
07Oct51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.07 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE RUDIMENTS OF HOMICIDE
14Oct51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.08 [--] The Plainclothesman: MODEL WIFE
21Oct51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.09 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE JACKPOT
28Oct51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.10 [--] The Plainclothesman: TRAGEDY OF BRANT COVE
04Nov51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.11 [--] The Plainclothesman: MOTIVE GREED
11Nov51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.12 [--] The Plainclothesman:
18Nov51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.13 [--] The Plainclothesman: HOMICIDE IN THE HEIR
25Nov51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.14 [--] The Plainclothesman: FOUND MONEY
02Dec51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.15 [--] The Plainclothesman: DOUBLE TRIANGLE
09Dec51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
After the murder of a socialite the Plainclothesman finds himself mixed up in a
ring of deceit.[RF]
3.16 [--] The Plainclothesman: PERFECT SET-UP
16Dec51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman investigates a bank robbery.
3.17 [--] The Plainclothesman:
23Dec51 DuMont Sun
aired no details given
3.18 [--] The Plainclothesman: $10000 REWARD
30Dec51 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.19 [--] The Plainclothesman: AN INCIDENT AT JEFFION
06Jan52 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.20 [--] The Plainclothesman: CONVICT'S REVENGE
13Jan52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman has to deal with a recently released convict and a
murder.[RF]
3.21 [--] The Plainclothesman: BASIC INTRIGUE
20Jan52 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.22 [--] The Plainclothesman: A MATTER OF HONOR
27Jan52 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.23 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE MISSING COAT
03Feb52 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.24 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE SWAMP
10Feb52 DuMont Sun
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.25 [--] The Plainclothesman:
21Feb52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.26 [--] The Plainclothesman: HOT CARS
28Feb52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A murder, sales of stolen cars, a woman and some other exciting circumstances
combine to make the
Plainclothesman dig into for clues.[RF]
3.27 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE IMPERFECT CRIME
06Mar52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.28 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE CURIOUS GIRL
13Mar52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
The arsenic poisoning of a beautiful girl lead the Plainclothesman to an act of
jealousy.[RF]
3.29 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE INNOCENT EMBEZZLER
20Mar52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A chief bookkeeper of a firm comes to homicide with a story that someone has
juggled his books and intends to pin
it on him since he once served a prison term. The next day the man is found
dead, the result of a fall from
a 20-story building.[RF]
3.30 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE CULTURED MUG
27Mar52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.31 [--] The Plainclothesman: MISSING KEY
03Apr52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A dead body and a broken barrel lead the Plainclothesman in a perplexing case of
lost and found.[RF]
3.32 [--] The Plainclothesman: DOUBLE TROUBLE
10Apr52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Guest cast:
Helen Gillette
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman's suspect has an airtight alibi on a murder case.[RF]
3.33 [--] The Plainclothesman: UNEXPECTED KNOCKOUT
17Apr52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.34 [--] The Plainclothesman: FORTY-EIGHT HOURS TO LIVE
24Apr52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A murder drama involving jealousy which nearly hangs an innocent person.[RF]
3.35 [--] The Plainclothesman: A PHONE CALL TO A KILLER
01May52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A man dies in a phone booth. In the booth he left a small memo turned to a page
with four phone numbers on it. With
this clue the Plainclothesman goes seeking the killer.[RF]
3.36 [--] The Plainclothesman: MISSING GIFT
08May52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman investigates the murder of a Chinese-American seaman who is
just back from a trip and departs on
one to see his Honorable Ancestors.[RF]
3.37 [--] The Plainclothesman: UNWELCOME HUSBAND
15May52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman has to deal with a murder by hit-and-run of a man presumed
dead some five years before. The man
returns to find his wife remarried and his business partner in complete charge.
He is killed by his partner's car,
but for the driver's identity tune in.[RF]
3.38 [--] The Plainclothesman:
22May52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.39 [--] The Plainclothesman: DISAPPEARING DOCTOR
29May52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
The Plainclothesman finds a body of a dead man and fails to find a doctor or a
nurse who should have been home.[RF]
3.40 [--] The Plainclothesman: RESPECTABLE FAMILY
05Jun52 DuMont Thurs
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.41 [--] The Plainclothesman: POWER OF SUGGESTION
10Jun52 DuMont Tue 9:00 PM Pacific
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
*NOTE: The Plainclothesman has shifted to Tuesdays at 9pm from Thursdays so that "Not For Publication" can finally
get a time slot on a regular basis.[RF]
3.42 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE FRONT RUNNER
17Jun52 DuMont Tue 9:00 PM Pacific
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.43 [--] The Plainclothesman: A MATTER OF LEVERAGE
24Jun52 DuMont Tue 9:00 PM Pacific
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
What was supposed to be an accidental death turns out to be murder in a
factory.[RF]
3.44 [--] The Plainclothesman: AVENGING HARPOON
01Jul52 DuMont Tue 9:00 PM Pacific
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
The plainclothesman is on the search for the killer of Al Fisher who was
murdered with a harpoon.[RF]
3.45 [--] The Plainclothesman: THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR DIME
08Jul52 DuMont Tue 9:00 PM Pacific
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
When a bank teller is found shot to death it doesn't look like suicide for no
shortage is found and the
Plainclothesman finally solves the mystery.[RF]
3.46 [--] The Plainclothesman: FATAL LINE
15Jul52 DuMont Tue 9:00 PM Pacific
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A nail in a base board with a small piece of fishline tied to it gives the first
clue to the death of a baseball
pitcher who tumbled down the gymnasium steps.[RF]
3.47 [--] The Plainclothesman: MACHINE GUN DOTTIE
22Jul52 DuMont Tue 9:00 PM Pacific
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A gangland killing lands the Plainclothesman in the thick of things.[RF]
3.48 [--] The Plainclothesman: (episode title not known)
30Jul52 DuMont Tue 9:00 PM Pacific
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A double killing with an unusual angle is solved by the unseen detective.[RF]
3.49 [--] The Plainclothesman: MODEL SECRETARY
05Aug52 DuMont Tue 9:00 PM Pacific [Independent Long Beach]
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
How modern police laboratory methods are used to identify a body from which all
identification marks
and papers have been removed. [RF]
3.50 [--] The Plainclothesman: UNWELCOME GUEST
12Aug52 DuMont Tue 9:00 PM Pacific [Independent Long Beach]
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A killer is holding a woman hostage in an apartment and is maneuvered into
position for "the kill".[RF]
3.51 [--] The Plainclothesman:
17Aug52 DuMont Tue 9:00 PM Pacific [Independent Long Beach]
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
3.52 [--] The Plainclothesman (episode title unknown)
24Aug52 DuMont Sun 9:30 PM Eastern
3.53 [--] The Plainclothesman (episode title unknown)
31Aug52 DuMont Sun 9:30 PM Eastern
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DuMont Network - Sundays 9:30 PM Eastern (East Coast)
DuMont Network Tuesdays (West Coast)
West Coast Newslistings - "Independent Long Beach" and "San Mateo Herald". [RF]
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman: THOUGHTFUL HUSBAND
02Sep1952 DuMont, Tue 9:00 PM Pacific (West Coast)
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A private plane owned by Miles Thompson crashes and he is presumed dead until an
autopsy reveals
a silver plate in the knee. Thompson had no such injury. [RF]
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman: FATAL TRIANGLE
09Sep1952 DuMont, Tue 9:00 PM Pacific (West Coast)
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
Three men love the same woman and when she is found strangled and the
Plainclothesman has a
triple-love murder to solve. [RF]
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman (episode title unknown)
14Sep52 DuMont, Sun 9:30 PM Eastern (East Coast)
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman: HOT CAR DROP
16Sep1952 DuMont, Tue 9:00 PM Pacific (West Coast)
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
A series of gas station robberies and a murder on a used car lot combine to give
the
Plainclothesman a rough time. [RF]
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman (episode title unknown)
21Sep52 DuMont, Sun 9:30 PM Eastern (East Coast)
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman: A KILL FOR A DRILL
23Sep1952 DuMont, Tue 9:00 PM Pacific (West Coast)
starring Ken Lynch and Jack Orrison
Synopsis:
If a wife wants to save her husband from paying for a murder he didn't commit
she must turn
in her own son as the culprit. This tough decision faces Mary Wemmler. [RF]
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman (episode title unknown)
28Sep52 DuMont, Sun 9:30 PM Eastern (East Coast)
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman: EXHAUSTED LUCK
31May1953 DuMont, Sun 9:30pm Eastern (East Coast)
Synopsis:
Two competing numbers rackets underestimate the luck of the police as the
Plainclothesman and Sgt. Brady collect the bets. [RF]
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman: A MATTER OF SELF DEFENSE
07Jun53 DuMont, Sun 9:30pm Eastern (East Coast)
starring
Helen Gilette
Synopsis:
Two jealous women, a roulette table victim and a bodyguard provide clues
to the murder of a gambling house owner. [RF]
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman: THE UNLUCKY GROOM
14Jun53 DuMont, Sunday 9:30pm Eastern (East Coast)
Synopsis:
The unseen lieutenant finds the murder of an aged man with a psychopathic
desire to design jewelry who is killed two weeks after his marriage to
a burlesque dancer. [RF]
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman: title unknown
21Jun53 DuMont, Sun 9:30pm Eastern (East Coast)
Synopsis:
An elderly millionaire is strangled to death while effecting a
reconciliation with his relatives. [RF]
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman: NEUROTIC CARRIE
28Jun53 DuMont, Sun 9:30pm Eastern (East Coast)
Synopsis:
A quack hair demonstrator, his pretty show girl partner, and a
thousand dollar loan spell death. [TA]
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman: TRUCKERS WELCOME
05Jul53 DuMont, Sun 9:30pm Eastern (East Coast)
Synopsis:
The unseen lieutenant succeeds in apprehending a murderer and breaking
up a monopoly of truckers' motels after the owners henchman is killed. [RF]
4.xx [--] The Plainclothesman: WHO'S CRAZY?
12Jul53 DuMont, Sun 9:30pm Eastern (East Coast)
Synopsis:
In an attempt to protect his unbalance sister, a young man becomes
involved with a robbery ring and accidental murder. [RF]
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DuMont Network - Sundays 9:30 PM Eastern
5.01 [--] The Plainclothesman: DEATH ON THE FARM
13Sep1953 DuMont Sun
Synopsis:
A hard-bitten farm owner is killen when a bale of hay he is hoisting falls on
him. The criminal is
tracked down through the odor of animal medication for Sergeant Brady suspects
the farmer did not
meet his death accidentally. [RF]
5.02 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE DELINQUENT
20Sep1953 DuMont Sun (rerun 12Sep54)
Synopsis:
Detectives try to determine why a young boy is led to crime.
5.03 [--] The Plainclothesman:
27Sep1953 DuMont Sun
5.04 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE BUFFALO KILLER
04Oct1953 DuMont Sun
Synopsis:
A brash western showman cons an ambitious young woman out of $5000.
5.05 [--] The Plainclothesman:
11Oct1953 DuMont Sun
5.06 [--] The Plainclothesman:
18Oct1953 DuMont Sun
5.07 [--] The Plainclothesman:
25Oct1953 DuMont Sun
5.08 [--] The Plainclothesman:
01Nov1953 DuMont Sun
5.09 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE HAM
08Nov1953 DuMont Sun (rerun 05Sep54)
5.10 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE FACULTY TEA
15Nov1953 DuMont Sun
Synopsis:
The story of Trude Sommers who was murdered for her efforts toward the de-emphasization
of football.
5.11 [--] The Plainclothesman:
22Nov1953 DuMont Sun
5.12 [--] The Plainclothesman:
29Nov1953 DuMont Sun
5.13 [--] The Plainclothesman:
06Dec1953 DuMont Sun
5.14 [--] The Plainclothesman:
13Dec1953 DuMont Sun
5.15 [--] The Plainclothesman:
20Dec1953 DuMont Sun
5.16 [--] The Plainclothesman:
27Dec1953 DuMont Sun
5.17 [--] The Plainclothesman: MURDER BY TRANSCRIPTION
03Jan1954 DuMont, Sun
Synopsis:
A violin virturoso is found murdered. [RF]
5.18 [--] The Plainclothesman: TWISTED NATURE
10Jan1954 DuMont, Sun
Synopsis:
A young woman falls in love with a wealthy man who is partially paralyzed. [RF]
5.19 [--] The Plainclothesman: TREACHEROUS COURSE
17Jan1954 DuMont, Sun 8:30pm
Synopsis:
The no-good son of a wealthy family becomes indebted to a gambler, and agrees to
help kidnap his own fiancee. [RF]
[--] The Plainclothesman: (episode title unknown)
(possibly a rerun)
17Jan1954 DuMont, Sun 11:30pm
Synopsis:
An importer is killed and his safe robbed. Evidence points to the guilt of
one of his young employees who is about to married and needs money. [RF]
5.20 [--] The Plainclothesman: THE FOUR FLUSHER
24Jan1954 DuMont, Sun 8:30pm
Synopsis:
A ham actor blows an opportunity in a play, turns to robbery and poses as an
insane man in order
to escape punishment. [RF]
[--] The Plainclothesman: (episode title unknown) (possibly a rerun)
24Jan1954 DuMont, Sun 11:30pm
Synopsis:
Partner in a business firm is killed and the surviving partner is chief suspect.
[RF]
5.21 [--] The Plainclothesman: (episode title unknown)
31Jan1954 DuMont Sun
Synopsis:
Partner in a business firm is killed and the surviving partner is chief suspect.
5.22 [--] The Plainclothesman: (episode title unknown)
07Feb1954 DuMont Sun
Synopsis:
An importer is killed and his safe robbed. Evidence points to the guilt of one
of his young employees
who is about to married and needs money. [RF]
5.23 [--] The Plainclothesman: (episode title unknown)
14Feb1954 DuMont Sun
5.24 [--] The Plainclothesman: (episode title unknown)
21Feb1954 DuMont Sun
Synopsis:
A racketeer plans his rival's death. [RF]
5.25 [--] The Plainclothesman: (episode title unknown)
28Feb1954 DuMont Sun
5.26 [--] The Plainclothesman:
07Mar1954 DuMont Sun
5.27 [--] The Plainclothesman: (episode title unknown)
14Mar1954 DuMont Sun
Synopsis:
A body is found in a trunk at a warehouse. [RF]
5.28 [--] The Plainclothesman: TRAGIC FLIRTATION
21Mar1954 DuMont Sun
5.29 [--] The Plainclothesman:
28Mar1954 DuMont Sun
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*NOTE: The show was dropped from KTTV Dumont on the West Coast and aired it's
final episode.
On the East Coast the program continued but in repeats.
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[--] The Plainclothesman: A NICE TRY
04Apr1954 DuMont Sun
Synopsis:
A devil's costume incites a man to murder. [RF]
[--] The Plainclothesman: THE FATAL FLAW
11Apr1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman:
18Apr1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: SISTER ACT
25Apr1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: THE MERCENARY BEAUTY
02May1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: THE SICK MAN
09May1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: A TENSE SITUATION
16May1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: THE DEVOTED WIFE
23May1954, DuMont, Sun
Synopsis:
A man married to a younger woman has business troubles. One day he is found
dead in his garage. [RF]
[--] The Plainclothesman: NICE LADY
30May1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: FANTASTIC FRIENDSHIP
06Jun1954 DuMont Sun
Synopsis:
The lady manager of a loan office acts charitably one day, but the good deed
backfires. [RF]
[--] The Plainclothesman: RESOURCEFUL MISS MASON
13Jun1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman:
20Jun1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: LOST IN TWO MINUTES
27Jun1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman:
04Jul1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman:
11Jul1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: A MATTER OF SELF DEFENSE
18Jul1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: THE WHISTLING ROOM
25Jul1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: THE TRAGIC SOLUTION
01Aug1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: TOO SMART TO LIVE
08Aug1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: BACKWASH
15Aug1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: RECKLESS DRIVER
22Aug1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: MIXED DOUBLES
29Aug1954 DuMont Sun
[--] The Plainclothesman: THE HAM
05Sep1954 DuMont Sun (repeat from 08Nov53)
[--] The Plainclothesman: THE DELINQUENT
12Sep1954 DuMont Sun (repeat from 20Sep53)
(final episode)
*NOTE: This is the last show of the series. [TV-Guide]
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