Man Against Crime

Man Against Crime

Man Against Crime, one of the first television programs about private eyes, ran on CBS, the DuMont Television Network and NBC from October 7, 1949 to August 26, 1956. The show was created by Lawrence Klee and Paul Alter and was broadcast live until 1952. It was also directed by Paul Alter. The series was one of the few television programs ever to have been simulcast on more than one network: the program aired on both NBC and DuMont during the 1953-1954 television season.

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Seasons

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1949-10-07

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1950-09-08

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1951-08-10

1. Phobia

Air Date: 1952-10-01

2. Murder in Rhyme

Air Date: 1952-10-08

3. Baker Grandee

Air Date: 1952-10-15

4. Joy Ride

Air Date: 1952-10-22

5. Carpathia

Air Date: 1952-10-29

6. Paradise Lost

Air Date: 1952-11-05

A patient witnesses a woman being murdered in her hotel room across the street through his dentist's office window. Once Barnett is on the case, he suspects that more than just the witness's tooth is being pulled.

7. The Victim Is Venus

Air Date: 1952-11-12

8. Get Out of Town

Air Date: 1952-11-19

9. Fuller's Folly

Air Date: 1952-11-26

10. Women's Reformatory

Air Date: 1952-12-03

11. Killer Cat

Air Date: 1952-12-10

12. Bartholdi

Air Date: 1953-07-08

13. The Day They Kidnapped Santa Claus

Air Date: 1952-12-24

14. Dragon's Blood

Air Date: 1952-12-31

15. Breaking Point

Air Date: 1953-01-07

16. Ferry Boat

Air Date: 1953-01-14

17. Murder in the Studio

Air Date: 1953-01-21

18. The Silken Touch

Air Date: 1953-01-28

While investigating theft at a trucking company Barnet is kidnapped when he gets too close to the truth; it takes all his wits and courage to stay alive and get the authorities involved.

19. Third Rail

Air Date: 1953-02-04

Barnett goes in search of a subway carriage he'd ridden the previous night, but a group of mobsters follows him.

20. Exclusive

Air Date: 1953-02-11

21. The Midnight Express

Air Date: 1953-02-18

22. A Bottle of Death

Air Date: 1953-02-25

23. The Iceman

Air Date: 1953-03-04

Mike goes after a pair of thieves who specialize in robbing the rooms of hotel guests.

24. Death Takes a Partner

Air Date: 1953-03-11

Barnett is called in to oversee the running of a six-day cycling race in which forces are trying to influence the race for their own benefit.

25. Sic Transit Gloria

Air Date: 1953-03-18

Barnet has his life endangered when a girl claims he has information about a murder; he is confused as to why she would do this till she explains she needed the protection from the mob, rather than protection she has now put two lives in danger.

26. A Family Affair

Air Date: 1953-03-25

A bank robbery by a lone gunman results in the murder of two employees. Mike suspects that it wasn't just an ordinary bank holdup--he believes the robber had help from someone on the inside.

27. The Hitch Heisters

Air Date: 1953-04-01

Two seemingly innocent young girls hitchhiking are actually a pair of murderous con artists.

28. Free Ride

Air Date: 1953-04-08

29. Death Below Decks

Air Date: 1953-04-15

30. High Ambush

Air Date: 1953-04-22

31. The Cocoanut's Eye

Air Date: 1953-05-06

32. Room 505

Air Date: 1953-05-13

A man reports that he's seen a murder through the window of a hotel; there are three possible rooms, each with its own story; Barnett has to figure out who the person murdered was and who may have killed them.

33. The Day Man

Air Date: 1953-05-20

34. Hot Fur

Air Date: 1953-05-27

A fur company owner calls Barnett when he realizes his security has been compromised.

35. The Doll Bandit

Air Date: 1953-06-10

36. Washington Story

Air Date: 1953-06-17

37. Black Leg-White Tie

Air Date: 1953-06-24

38. Fraternity of Five

Air Date: 1953-07-01

Mike Barnett is accused of stealing diamonds by four smugglers and killing their partner. Barnett gets the smugglers to second guess each other. He finally determines who is the killer and thief is.

39. Death on the Diamond

Air Date: 1953-07-17

40. The Polecat Shakedown

Air Date: 1953-07-24

41. Hide and Seek

Air Date: 1953-08-07

42. The Wire Tappers

Air Date: 1953-08-14

A group of criminals wire tap an apartment as an experiment to see if they can get some leads to exploit for their operations; after a key is stolen, Barnett becomes involved in tracking down who is responsible and the significance of the key.

43. Missing Cadet

Air Date: 1953-08-28

1. Dead Wears Lead Shoes (1)

Air Date: 1953-10-11

2. Death Wears Lead Shoes (2)

Air Date: 1953-10-18

3. Three Cents Worth of Murder

Air Date: 1953-10-25

4. The Time Keepers

Air Date: 1953-11-01

5. Murder In The Rough

Air Date: 1953-11-08

6. The Main Bout Is Murder

Air Date: 1953-11-15

7. Thirty Dimes

Air Date: 1953-11-29

8. Cube Root of Evil

Air Date: 1953-11-29

9. Murder Mountain

Air Date: 1953-12-06

10. A Very Dead Ringer

Air Date: 1953-12-13

11. Petite Larceny

Air Date: 1953-12-20

12. Going, Going Gone

Air Date: 1953-12-27

13. Don't Feed the Animals

Air Date: 1954-01-03

14. Danger for Duffy

Air Date: 1954-01-10

15. Terror 12 Stories High

Air Date: 1954-01-17

16. Holler Uncle

Air Date: 1954-01-24

17. Beauty and the Beasts

Air Date: 1954-01-31

18. Little Boy Blues

Air Date: 1954-02-07

19. Target with Two T's

Air Date: 1954-02-14

20. Mike's Missing Marbles

Air Date: 1954-02-21

21. U.F.O

Air Date: 1954-02-28

22. Will o' the Wisp

Air Date: 1954-03-07

23. Rigged for Murder

Air Date: 1954-03-14

24. Hit and Run

Air Date: 1954-03-21

25. Canary Yellow

Air Date: 1954-03-28

26. The Plugged Shilling

Air Date: 1954-04-04

27. The Chinese Dolls

Air Date: 1954-04-11

28. Barometer Falling

Air Date: 1954-04-18

29. The Man From Dannemora

Air Date: 1954-04-25

30. The Man In the Iron Car

Air Date: 1954-05-02

31. Sunset Farm

Air Date: 1954-05-09

32. Where's Mimi?

Air Date: 1954-05-16

33. Hot as Three Pistols

Air Date: 1954-05-23

34. Concrete jungle

Air Date: 1954-05-30

35. The Young hoods

Air Date: 1954-06-06

36. Next to closing

Air Date: 1954-06-13

37. No Place to Hide

Air Date: 1954-06-20

38. Connecticut State Police

Air Date: 1954-06-27

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Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

1949-10-07

Episodes

49 (5 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Pathescope Productions