
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.
- Creator:
- Lawrence M. Klee
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Season 5195338 episodes
- No stillE1Dead Wears Lead Shoes (1)· 30m
- No stillE2Death Wears Lead Shoes (2)
- No stillE3Three Cents Worth of Murder
- No stillE4The Time Keepers
- No stillE5Murder In The Rough
- No stillE6The Main Bout Is Murder
- No stillE7Thirty Dimes
- No stillE8Cube Root of Evil
- No stillE9Murder Mountain
- No stillE10A Very Dead Ringer
- No stillE11Petite Larceny
- No stillE12Going, Going Gone
- No stillE13Don't Feed the Animals
- No stillE14Danger for Duffy
- No stillE15Terror 12 Stories High
- No stillE16Holler Uncle
- No stillE17Beauty and the Beasts
- No stillE18Little Boy Blues
- No stillE19Target with Two T'sFinale
- No stillE20Mike's Missing Marbles
- No stillE21U.F.O
- No stillE22Will o' the Wisp
- No stillE23Rigged for Murder
- No stillE24Hit and Run
- No stillE25Canary Yellow
- No stillE26The Plugged Shilling
- No stillE27The Chinese Dolls
- No stillE28Barometer Falling
- No stillE29The Man From Dannemora
- No stillE30The Man In the Iron Car
- No stillE31Sunset Farm
- No stillE32Where's Mimi?
- No stillE33Hot as Three Pistols
- No stillE34Concrete jungle
- No stillE35The Young hoods
- No stillE36Next to closing
- No stillE37No Place to Hide
- No stillE38Connecticut State Police
Season 4195243 episodes
- No stillE1Phobia· 30m
- No stillE2Murder in Rhyme
- No stillE3Baker Grandee
- No stillE4Joy Ride
- No stillE5Carpathia
- No stillE6Paradise Lost
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.
- No stillE7The Victim Is Venus
- No stillE8Get Out of Town
- No stillE9Fuller's Folly
- No stillE10Women's Reformatory
- No stillE11Killer Cat
- No stillE12Bartholdi
- No stillE13The Day They Kidnapped Santa Claus
- No stillE14Dragon's Blood
- No stillE15Breaking Point
- No stillE16Ferry Boat
- No stillE17Murder in the Studio
- No stillE18The Silken Touch
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.
- No stillE19Third Rail
Barnett goes in search of a subway carriage he'd ridden the previous night, but a group of mobsters follows him.
- No stillE20Exclusive
- No stillE21The Midnight Express
- No stillE22A Bottle of Death
- No stillE23The Iceman
Mike goes after a pair of thieves who specialize in robbing the rooms of hotel guests.
- No stillE24Death Takes a Partner
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.
- No stillE25Sic Transit Gloria
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.
- No stillE26A Family AffairFinale
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.
- No stillE27The Hitch Heisters
Two seemingly innocent young girls hitchhiking are actually a pair of murderous con artists.
- No stillE28Free Ride
- No stillE29Death Below Decks
- No stillE30High Ambush
- No stillE31The Cocoanut's Eye
- No stillE32Room 505
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.
- No stillE33The Day Man
- No stillE34Hot Fur
A fur company owner calls Barnett when he realizes his security has been compromised.
- No stillE35The Doll Bandit
- No stillE36Washington Story
- No stillE37Black Leg-White Tie
- No stillE38Fraternity of Five
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.
- No stillE39Death on the Diamond
- No stillE40The Polecat Shakedown
- No stillE41Hide and Seek
- No stillE42The Wire Tappers
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.
- No stillE43Missing Cadet
Season 319511 episode
- No stillE1Episode 1Finale· 30m
Season 219501 episode
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Season 119491 episode
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Details
- Networks
- CBS, DuMont Television Network, NBC
- Seasons
- 5 · 49 episodes
- Runtime
- 30m per episode
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- October 7, 1949
- Production
- Pathescope Productions
- IMDB ID
- tt0041040
