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