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Martin Kane, Private Eye is an American crime drama radio and television series sponsored by United States Tobacco Company. It aired via radio from 1949 to 1952 and was simultaneously a television series on NBC from 1949 to 1954. It was the "earliest of successful cops-and-robbers series" on television.
Original Release
09/01/1949 on NBC
US Release
09/01/1949
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frank M. Thomas | Capt. Burke / Pop Wagner |
Nicholas Saunders | Sgt. Ross |
William Gargan | Martin Kane |
Walter Kinsella | Happy McMann |
King Calder | Lt. Grey / Lieut. Gray / Lt. Gray / Lieutenant Gray |
Vinton Hayworth | Roy Heyward / Mr. Ainsley / Jeffery O'Donnell |
Lee Tracy | Martin Kane |
Loring Smith | Capt. Evans |
Bertha Belmore | Madame Zwinak |
Jem Benet | Mildred Low |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #5.1 | Tuesday, 01 September 1953 |
20 | Gambling Murder Witness | |
29 | The Shoeshine Murder | Thursday, 08 April 1954 |
35 | The Milk Bottle Burglar | Thursday, 20 May 1954 |
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Directors
Frank Burns, Edgar C. Kahn, A. Edward Sutherland
Writers
Donald S. Sanford, Henry Kane, Paul Dudley, Lawrence Young, Lawrence Young, Frank Wilson, Finis Farr, Joel Sayre, Charles O'Neil, William L. Stuart, Frank Wilson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frank M. Thomas | Capt. Burke / Pop Wagner |
Nicholas Saunders | Sgt. Ross |
William Gargan | Martin Kane |
Walter Kinsella | Happy McMann |
King Calder | Lt. Grey / Lieut. Gray / Lt. Gray / Lieutenant Gray |
Vinton Hayworth | Roy Heyward / Mr. Ainsley / Jeffery O'Donnell |
Lee Tracy | Martin Kane |
Loring Smith | Capt. Evans |
Bertha Belmore | Madame Zwinak |
Jem Benet | Mildred Low |
Harry Townes | Arthur Talbot |
Horace McMahon | Capt. Willis |
Jean Carson | Clara |
Michael Garrett | Sgt. Strong |
Roland Winters | Jake Barron |
Marcia Henderson | Elaine Bryser |
Eva Marie Saint | Sheila Dixon |
Leona Powers | Mrs. Leeds |
Anne Seymour | Mrs. Fairchild |
Ona Munson | Millicent Mills |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Frank Burns | Producer |
Edgar C. Kahn | Producer |
Tom Ward | Producer |
Tom Ward | Producer |
A. Edward Sutherland | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1953 | Emmy | Best Mystery, Action or Adventure Program | Nominated |