Naked City (1958)
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format.
In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.
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4x01 Hold for Gloria Christmas
20 September, 1962 6:00 am
Poet Duncan Kleist breaks out of a hospital alcholic ward to retrieve some verses he traded for drinks. But Stanley, the bartender who now has the poems, tells Duncan he will have to buy them back.
4x02 Idylls of a Running Back
27 September, 1962 6:00 am
An obsessed fan shoots the pro football star she's in love with.
4x03 Daughter, Am I in My Father's House?
04 October, 1962 6:00 am
A rage-filled father tries to "protect" his daughter by attacking young men he believes are threatening her. (Note: There is no opening narration to this episode.)
4x04 And By the Sweat of Thy Brow...
11 October, 1962 6:00 am
A disfigured man saves a woman from an attacker--but fears to show his face to the world.
4x05 Kill Me While I'm Young So I Can Die Happy
18 October, 1962 6:00 am
The detectives try to help a troubled woman after her suicide attempt.
4x06 Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for Spring
25 October, 1962 6:00 am
A gambler takes advantage of a boxer desperate for money to help his wife achieve her dream. Remake of season one episode 38, "The Canvas Bullet". (Note: there is no opening narration to this episode.)
4x07 Go Fight City Hall
01 November, 1962 6:00 am
A "common man" drunkard with a grudge against Flint starts a mini-crime wave as a practical joke on the detective, then takes a "scientist" hostage only to encounter a man as common as himself.
4x08 Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long
08 November, 1962 6:00 am
An informant finds his life and family threatened when his information prevents a robbery.
4x09 Make It Fifty Dollars and Add Love to Nona
15 November, 1962 6:00 am
When a son places his father in a retirement home against the man's wishes, he vents his rage by phoning bomb threats to abusive people he's read about in the papers.
4x10 A Horse Has a Big Head -- Let Him Worry!
22 November, 1962 6:00 am
A vision-impaired, near-blind child flees his school outing and wanders the streets to prove his independence.
4x11 Dust Devil on a Quiet Street
29 November, 1962 6:00 am
Is an acting student performing when he portrays a psychotic menace - or is he revealing his true self?
4x12 The Virtues of Madame Douvay
06 December, 1962 6:00 am
The murder of their chef doesn't stop the couple owning the restaurant from their bickering - or flirting with others.
4x13 King Stanislaus and the Knights of the Round Stable
13 December, 1962 6:00 am
Two old friends express their friendship by brawling and drinking, at increasing danger to their lives.
4x14 Spectre of the Rose Street Gang
20 December, 1962 6:00 am
Three successful businessmen are blackmailed by a former acquaintance over a death that occurred 25 years beforehand.
4x15 Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It
27 December, 1962 6:00 am
A married man's fling with a Las Vegas showgirl takes a bizarre turn when she follows him back to New York--and takes him prisoner at gunpoint.
4x16 Her Life in Moving Pictures
03 January, 1963 6:00 am
A manipulative thief seduces a lonely maid in order to rob the wealthy family she works for.
4x17 Robin Hood and Clarence Darrow, They Went Out with Bow and Arrow
10 January, 1962 6:00 am
To win the respect of his sons, a liquor store owner baits a gang of thieves hoping that they'll rob his store.
4x18 The Apple Falls Not Far from the Tree
24 January, 1963 6:00 am
An over-privileged young man and his buddies rob his parents' wealthy friends for kicks. (Note: there is no opening narration to this episode.)
4x19 Beyond This Place There Be Dragons
31 January, 1963 6:00 am
An informant desperately tries to raise enough money to leave the city when he discovers gangsters are going to murder him.
4x20 A Man Without a Skin
07 February, 1963 6:00 am
A detective addicted to taking dangerous chances puts the lives of the other detectives at risk
4x21 Prime of Life
14 February, 1963 6:00 am
Flint travels up state to Sing Sing prison to witness the execution of a man he helped to apprehend.
4x22 Bringing Far Places Together
21 February, 1963 6:00 am
An immigrant desperate for work gives his last $50 to a con artist who promises to find him a job.
4x23 The Highest of Prizes
28 February, 1963 6:00 am
The lone holdout in a murder trial tries to convince his fellow jurors the prosecution lacks evidence "beyond a reasonable doubt" to convict the defendant.
4x24 Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant
07 March, 1963 6:00 am
A disgruntled corporate executive accidentally kills another man in a brawl over a parking space.
4x25 Stop the Parade, a Baby Is Crying!
21 March, 1963 6:00 am
When a woman reports her car stolen Flint is suspicious of her increasingly erratic behavior.
4x26 On the Battlefront, Every Minute Is Important
28 March, 1963 6:00 am
Flint's investigation into a bungled robbery takes him into the advertising world - and to a surprising job offer.
4x27 Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle
04 April, 1963 7:00 am
Flint's investigation into the death of a high-rise construction worker is stymied by the code of silence of the dead man's native American co-workers.
4x28 No Naked Ladies in Front of Giovanni's House!
18 April, 1963 7:00 am
An insecure man struggles to escape from the shadow of his domineering late father who robbed him of his self-confidence.
4x30 Color Schemes Like Never Before
02 May, 1963 6:00 am
When a young man unable to put down roots witnesses an accidental killing resulting from his brother's criminal activities, the other members of the brother's gang fear he will inform on them.
4x31 The S.S. American Dream
09 May, 1963 6:00 am
In a fit of rage, a junkman hoping to salvage a valuable cargo ship kills his business partner after the man refuses to help him achieve his dream.
4x32 One, Two, Three, Rita Rakahowski
16 May, 1963 6:00 am
The rivalry between the head of a box company and a popular worker for a woman's affections spirals out of control.
4x33 Golden Lads and Girls
23 May, 1963 6:00 am
A high-powered TV executive who refuses to acknowledge his drinking problem finds himself in court after striking his wife and crosses paths with a blue-collar worker fighting the same demons.
4x34 Barefoot on a Bed of Coals
30 May, 1963 6:00 am
An unstable man desperate to give his life meaning poses as a police officer
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