TV Series

Front Page Detective (1951–1952)

• First aired July 6, 1951
• Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 36
• 30m per episode

• Drama

Overview

Front Page Detective is an American crime drama series which aired on the DuMont Television Network on Fridays at 9:30pm ET from July 6, 1951 to September 19, 1952, with a few more episodes shown in 1953. The program was then in broadcast syndication for several years thereafter. It chronicles the stories of David Chase a newspaper columnist who helps police solve especially difficult mysteries. The title derived from a popular mystery magazine of the same name.

Created by

Gene Levitt, Robert Mitcher

Starring

Edmund Lowe, Barbra Fuller, Ralph Sanford