The Plainclothesman

The Plainclothesman
Format Crime show
Starring Ken Lynch
Jack Orrison
Country of origin  United States
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel DuMont
Original run October 12, 1949 – September 12, 1954
For other uses, see Plainclothes Man (disambiguation)

The Plainclothesman was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.

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Broadcast history

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]

Only around four episodes were preserved. One kinescoped episode of the series is housed at the Library of Congress in the J. Fred and Leslie W. MacDonald Collection.

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References

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

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