The Plainclothesman

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The Plainclothesman
Format Crime show
Starring Ken Lynch
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel DuMont
Original run October 12, 1949 – September 12, 1954
External links
IMDb profile

The Plainclothesman was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran from 1949 to 1954. It 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, as the series used the cinema verite technique.[1]

The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired Wednesday nights at 9 (Eastern Standard Time) on most DuMont affiliates during the 1949-1950 season, at 9:30 on Wednesdays during 1950-1951, and at 9:30 on Sundays during 1951-1952. The Plainclothesman was cancelled in 1954; the last program aired on September 12.[1]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.

[edit] References

  • McNeil, Alex. Total Television. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.

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