The Plainclothesman

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The Plainclothesman
Created by Henry Opperman
Written by Donald S. Sanford
Lawrence Menkin
Directed by Sean Dillon
William Marceau
Starring Ken Lynch
Jack Orrison
Helen Gillette
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network DuMont
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original release October 12, 1949 (1949-10-12) –
September 12, 1954 (1954-09-12)
External links
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The Plainclothesman is an American crime drama series which was broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.

Broadcast history

The series ran from 1949 to 1954, and was a detective show starring Ken Lynch, whose character was known only as "The Lieutenant". Uniquely on television, the main character's face was never seen on camera (with one exception) as the series used the "point of view shot" technique.[1] The exception was a July 1952 episode, which featured flashbacks in which Lynch's (and The Lieutenant's) face was shown.[2]

The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired Wednesdays at 9 pm ET on most DuMont affiliates during the 1949-1950 season, on Wednesdays at 9:30 pm ET during 1950-1951, and Sundays at 9:30 pm ET during 1951-1952. The Plainclothesman was cancelled in 1954, with the last program airing on September 12.[1]

Cast

Episode status

Only around four episodes were preserved. One kinescoped episode of the series is held in the J. Fred MacDonald collection at the Library of Congress.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
  2. Brooks, Tim and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Eighth edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 2003) ISBN 0-345-45542-8, p. 940

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