The Man Behind the Badge (1953)

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The Man Behind the Badge is the title of a half-hour American television police drama series which aired on the CBS network from 1953–54, originally hosted by Norman Rose. In its second syndicated season, the host became character actor Charles Bickford. Years later, Bickford appeared as one of the owners of Shiloh Ranch in the NBC western series, The Virginian.

Original Release

10/11/1953 on CBS

US Release

10/11/1953

Cast

Name

Character

Norman Rose

Self - Host / Narrator

Charles Bickford

Self - Host / Narrator

Joel Aldred

Announcer / Self - Announcer

Paul Brinegar

Brant / Don Kammer / Johnson / Tom Lana

Lewis Charles

Cherokee Kid / Jimmy Harris

Sam Flint

Bank Manager / Clerk / Sam Arnold

Lillian Powell

Mrs. Chase / Mrs. Mahoney / Mrs. Patterson

Kay Stewart

Betty / Mrs. Sanborn

Matt Crowley

Samuel Thomas

Byron Foulger

Calloway / Depew / Swanson

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	The Case of the Troubled Circus	Saturday, 08 January 1955
2	The Case of the Crying Lady	Saturday, 15 January 1955
3	The Case of the Wild Wind	Saturday, 22 January 1955
4	The Case of the Fatal Warning	Saturday, 29 January 1955
5	The Case of the Tattooed Man	Saturday, 05 February 1955
6	The Case of the Dying Past	Saturday, 12 February 1955
7	The Case of the Invisible Mark	Saturday, 19 February 1955
8	The Case of the Priceless Passport	Saturday, 26 February 1955
9	The Case of the Black Sheep	Saturday, 05 March 1955
10	The Case of the Wholesale Burglaries	Saturday, 12 March 1955
11	The Case of the Part-Time Cop	Saturday, 19 March 1955
12	The Case of the One-Eyed Jack	Saturday, 26 March 1955
13	The Case of the Uncrowned Champ	Saturday, 02 April 1955
14	The Case of the Deadly Delicacy	Saturday, 09 April 1955
15	The Case of the Unknown Man	Saturday, 16 April 1955
16	The Case of the Long, Dark Night	Saturday, 23 April 1955
17	The Case of the Capital Crime	Saturday, 30 April 1955
18	The Case of the Elusive Firebug	Saturday, 07 May 1955
19	The Case of the Wild West	Saturday, 14 May 1955
20	The Case of the Desperate Moment	Saturday, 21 May 1955
21	The Case of the Unwelcome Stranger	Saturday, 28 May 1955
22	The Case of the One-Way Ticket	Saturday, 04 June 1955
23	The Case of the Educated Prisoner	Saturday, 11 June 1955
24	The Case of the Pot of Gold	Saturday, 18 June 1955
25	The Case of the Hot Stock	Saturday, 25 June 1955
26	The Case of the Red Letter Day	Saturday, 02 July 1955
27	The Case of the Second Chance	Saturday, 09 July 1955
28	The Case of the Deadly Homburg	Saturday, 16 July 1955
29	The Case of the Most Dangerous Game	Saturday, 23 July 1955
30	The Case of the Phoney Paper	Saturday, 30 July 1955
31	The Case of the Quiet Guest	Saturday, 06 August 1955
32	The Case of the Guardian Angel	Saturday, 13 August 1955
33	The Case of the Hunted Hobo	Saturday, 20 August 1955
34	The Case of the One-Armed Bandits	Saturday, 27 August 1955
35	The Case of the Big Break	Saturday, 03 September 1955
36	The Case of the Reluctant Thief	Saturday, 10 September 1955
37	The Case of Operation Sabotage	Saturday, 17 September 1955
38	The Case of the Silent War	Saturday, 24 September 1955