Crime with Father
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| Crime with Father | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Rusty Lane |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Wilbur Stark |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | August 31, 1951 (1951年8月31日) – January 18, 1952 (1952年1月18日) |
Crime with Father is an early American police drama that aired on ABC on Friday nights from August 31, 1951, to January 18, 1952.[1]
Plot
[edit ]The series centered on Captain Jim Riland of the homicide squad, and his daughter Chris, who "had a knack for crime-solving" and often helped him solve cases when the police were stymied.[2]
Personnel
[edit ]Rusty Lane portrayed Captain Jim Riland, and Peggy Lobin played Chris Riland. The writer was Larry Menkin, the producer was Wilbur Stark, and the director was Charles S. Dubin.[3]
Production
[edit ]According to columnist Terry Vernon, the show was filmed on actual streets without using stock clips or background projections, and showed the home life of the Rilands.[4]
Reception
[edit ]A review in the trade publication Billboard said that the father-daughter crime solvers premise "has the making of a solid mystery-team trend", but the episode critiqued "was marred by trite scripting and melodramatic thesping".[5] The New York Times review of the first episode said it was "...an obviously low-budgeted series, has a far better than average quality of production, even if the pistol shots still sound like cap pistols".[6]
Broadcast history
[edit ]The premier episode was broadcast on August 31, 1951 for the eastern United States, but its start was delayed two weeks on the West Coast.[4]
For its first three weeks, the program was sustaining. Thereafter, Block Drug Company became the sponsor, advertising Ammident, Minipoo shampoo, Pycope brushes, and other products.[7] Block's sponsorship ended in early November 1951.[8]
Episodes
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Premiere" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | August 31, 1951 (1951年8月31日) | |
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| 1 | 2 | "The Baby-Sitter" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | September 7, 1951 (1951年9月7日) | |
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| 1 | 3 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | September 14, 1951 (1951年9月14日) | |
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| 1 | 4 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | September 21, 1951 (1951年9月21日) | |
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| 1 | 5 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | September 28, 1951 (1951年9月28日) | |
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| 1 | 6 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | October 5, 1951 (1951年10月05日) | |
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| 1 | 7 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | October 12, 1951 (1951年10月12日) | |
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| 1 | 8 | "The Scissors" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | October 19, 1951 (1951年10月19日) | |
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| 1 | 9 | "The Trigger Man" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | October 26, 1951 (1951年10月26日) | |
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| 1 | 11 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | November 9, 1951 (1951年11月9日) | |
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Vigilantes cause problems for Capt Riland and Chris. Cast:[11] | ||||||
| 1 | 12 | "The Third Brother" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | November 16, 1951 (1951年11月16日) | |
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The Rilands deal with a close-knit family of criminals. Cast:[12] | ||||||
| 1 | 13 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | November 23, 1951 (1951年11月23日) | |
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| 1 | 14 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | November 30, 1951 (1951年11月30日) | |
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| 1 | 15 | "The Perfect Woman" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | December 7, 1951 (1951年12月7日) | |
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| 1 | 16 | "The Spree" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | December 14, 1951 (1951年12月14日) | |
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| 1 | 17 | "Evidence for a Miracle" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | December 21, 1951 (1951年12月21日) | |
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| 1 | 18 | "K as in Kill" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | December 28, 1951 (1951年12月28日) | |
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| 1 | 19 | "The Woman Who Hated 1952" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | January 4, 1952 (1952年1月4日) | |
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| 1 | 20 | "The Storm Thieves" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | January 11, 1952 (1952年1月11日) | |
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| 1 | 21 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | January 18, 1952 (1952年1月18日) | |
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References
[edit ]- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 299. ISBN 9780307483201 . Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ Romanko, Karen A. (2016). Television's Female Spies and Crimefighters: 600 Characters and Shows, 1950s to the Present. McFarland. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-7864-9637-2 . Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (2003). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 31. ISBN 9780786414208 . Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ a b Vernon, Terry (September 14, 1951). "Tele-Vues". The Independent. Long Beach, California. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bundy, June (September 22, 1951). "Crime With Father (The Baby Sitter)". Billboard. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ a b V. A. (September 1, 1951). "Detective Series in Video Premiere". New York Times. New York, New York. p. 18 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Drug Firm Buys 'Father-Crime'". Billboard. September 29, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "Client Drops ABC Whodunit". Billboard. November 10, 1951. p. 4. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). Melville, New York. October 19, 1951. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). Melville, New York. October 26, 1951. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Friday Television Highlights". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 9, 1951. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Free Press TV, Radio Digest". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 16, 1951. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). Melville, New York. December 7, 1951. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). Melville, New York. December 14, 1951. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). Melville, New York. December 21, 1951. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). Melville, New York. December 28, 1951. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). Melville, New York. January 4, 1952. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). Melville, New York. January 11, 1952. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.