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    TV Series

    Naked City

    "There are eight million stories in the Naked City."

    IMDb8.2/10
    1958 - 1963
    Ended
    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 138

    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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    Seasons & Episodes

    Meridian

    1. Meridian

    6

    Detective Halloran's first day as a detective brings him face-to-face with a cop killer and his accomplice who're holding hostages at the New York Coliseum..

    9/30/195840 min
    Nickel Ride

    2. Nickel Ride

    7

    The detectives visit the aging captain of the Staten Island Ferry at the same time that armed robbers are executing a daring heist of an armored car traveling on the ferry.

    10/7/195830 min
    Line of Duty

    3. Line of Duty

    6

    Det. Halloran easily kills a fleeing robber who's about to shoot him, but Halloran's lingering feelings of guilt make getting through the aftermath with the man's family anguish. Halloran's wife and Lieutenant support him throughout his search for meaning.

    10/14/195840 min
    Sidewalk Fisherman

    4. Sidewalk Fisherman

    8

    Gio, who lives by fishing coins out of sidewalk grates, longs to adopt an orphaned boy who he spins yarns for, as if Gio actually was a courageous deep-sea fisherman. By working 16 hours a day, old Gio saves money to adopt the boy, but in doing so violates the territorial rights of a local gang, who try to kill Gio.

    10/21/195830 min
    The Violent Circle

    5. The Violent Circle

    9

    Detective Halloran goes undercover as a patient in a hospital mental ward in an attempt to identify the murderer of patient who was a witness in a gang killing.

    10/28/195830 min

    6. Stakeout

    9

    A young detective works to redeem himself after lying about the circumstances of his partner's shooting death during a stakeout.

    11/4/195840 min

    7. No More Rumbles

    6

    A young gang member is assigned to perform a revenge shooting after a member of his own gang is killed.

    11/11/195830 min

    8. Belvedere Tower

    7

    A thief assaults milkmen and steals their uniforms in order to gain access to and rob from wealthy people's apartment buildings.

    11/18/195840 min

    9. The Bird Guard

    A tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding from criminals.

    11/25/195830 min

    10. The Other Face of Goodness

    9

    New York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat hanger, in their own homes.

    12/2/195830 min

    11. Lady Bug, Lady Bug

    9

    A wealthy industrialist refuses to give in to an extortionist's demands even after the extortionist brutally assaults a neighbor girl and threatens the life of the man's alienated son.

    12/9/195830 min

    12. Susquehanna 4-7598

    7

    A naïve young woman, Carol Thomas, fresh to New York, gets a mysterious phone call on her new line from a woman who sounds to be in the process of being murdered. Carol is unable to get prompt action from the police, so she ill-advisedly decides to play detective herself.

    12/16/195830 min

    13. And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol

    6

    The precinct investigates a brazen Christmas Eve robbery and shooting by the notorious Marco Butcher and his brother.

    12/23/195830 min

    14. The Explosive Heart

    8

    The detectives fight against time to unravel a plan to murder a Commander aboard his yacht.

    12/30/195830 min

    15. The Manhole

    8

    When an elderly sewer worker learns that his son is the leader of a street gang, he begs him vainly to reform, and then tells police about his association. When the gang uses the sewers to escape after a jewel robbery, the old man follows them into the underground passages.

    1/6/195940 min

    16. Even Crows Sing Good

    7

    In a vicious downpour, a killer prods a terrified man forward using a huge spear-gun. The man with the spear-gun is a meek New Yorker living with his mother, who disapproves of her son's fiancée.

    1/13/195930 min

    17. Burst of Passion

    Detective Halloran helps hunt down a man whom he knows, and who has always been a well-liked solid citizen before suddenly snapping and going on a killing spree throughout the city.

    1/20/195930 min

    18. Goodbye, My Lady Love

    Matty, a down-and-out alcoholic in the Bowery, is accused of robbing and murdering a man, then using the stolen money to buy a horse-drawn cart.

    1/27/195930 min

    19. The Shield

    Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wishes that he not follow in his father's footsteps.

    2/3/195940 min

    20. One to Get Lost

    George Blake regrets having strayed from his wife, and terminates the affair just moments before the woman is murdered by another jealous man. Blake is the prime suspect, and works to clear his name and find the killer.

    2/10/195930 min

    21. Hey, Teach!

    Halloran goes undercover as the home room teacher for a "modified-curriculum" high school class after their previous home room teacher fell out of the window to his death.

    2/17/195930 min

    22. Ticker Tape

    The detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.

    2/24/195930 min

    23. Fire Island

    The detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.

    3/3/195930 min

    24. Ten Cent Dreams

    A young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting his winnings.

    3/10/195930 min

    25. The Bumper

    After Lt. Muldoon is killed in a car wreck deliberately caused by a mob hit man, the detectives pull out all the stops in their search for the killer.

    3/17/195940 min

    26. A Running of Bulls

    The detectives are assigned to protect visiting Latin Americans dignitaries, including the adolescent son of a dictator and his bodyguard, a former bullfighter who is involved in a plot to kill the young man.

    3/24/195940 min

    27. Fallen Star

    A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and who are responsible for the killing of one of their victims.

    3/31/195940 min

    28. Beyond Truth

    A recurring nightmare haunts a murderer - that he's been framed. But when his loving wife begs the 65th Precinct's skeptical detectives to re-investigate, Arnold Fleischman refuses to co-operate with the police.

    4/7/195940 min

    29. Baker's Dozen

    A former top mob assassin is lured out of retirement by the opportunity to kill a kingpin for his 13th hit.

    4/14/195940 min

    30. The Rebirth

    A cleaning woman, tired of her hardscrabble life, robs a bank in an attempt to buy happiness.

    4/21/195940 min

    31. Four Sweet Corners

    A soldier returns home to find that his baby sister has become part of a shoplifting ring that has attracted the detectives' attention.

    4/28/195940 min

    32. The Sandman

    Halloran goes undercover at a construction yard to see if he can find a connection between a mob-hit victim and the mobster who likely ordered the hit.

    5/5/195940 min

    33. Turn of Events

    A sleazy private detective, well known to Detective Parker, is murdered while on a case to find a mysterious young lady who worked in a dance club.

    5/12/195930 min

    34. A Little Piece of the Action

    A payroll robbery gang hires a washed-up wheel man for a job that goes bad.

    5/19/195940 min

    35. The Bloodhounds

    The detectives babysit a couple of bloodhounds belonging to a man involved in an auto accident, putting the dogs to good use while searching for a missing girl.

    5/26/195940 min

    36. The Scorpion Sting

    The detectives investigate the source of numerous death threats that have been sent to a high-powered Madison Avenue agent having many real and perceived enemies.

    6/2/195940 min

    37. Saw My Baby There

    A pregnant woman's father is trying to kill her husband in order to cover up a stolen goods racket in which the two have been involved.

    6/9/195940 min

    38. The Canvas Bullet

    A washed-up boxer needs fast money and desperately wants to get back into the ring to earn it despite knowing his health is at risk.

    6/16/195940 min

    39. A Wood of Thorns

    To spare a condemned killer, Halloran forces his way into a kept woman's apartment the night of the execution.

    6/23/195940 min

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