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Release Date:
20 September 1957 (USA) more
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The hard-hitting adventures of tough Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of the Chicago Police Department's M Squad, an elite crime-fighting unit. full summary
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Lee Marvin's "M Squad"- The Complete Series Comes To DVD
 (From CinemaRetro. 8 December 2008, 8:09 PM, PST)

M Squad: The Complete Series
 (From The AV Club. 11 November 2008, 9:01 PM, PST)

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A tough-as-nails police show more (10 total)

Cast

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Lee Marvin ... Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger / ... (117 episodes, 1957-1960)
Paul Newlan ... Police Capt. Grey (103 episodes, 1957-1960)
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Runtime:
30 min (117 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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An episode featuring a Chicago cop taking a bribe led to Mayor Richard J. Daley banning any TV show or film from doing any shooting in Chicago at all. That ban was later broken with the filming of The Blues Brothers (1980). more
Quotes:
Lt. Frank Ballinger: [spoken in voiceover near beginning of each episode, as he tells audience about a recently committed crime] My name is Frank Ballinger, detective-lieutenant, M Squad, a special detail of the Chicago police. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (2000) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Theme From M Squad more

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A tough-as-nails police show, 27 July 1999
Author: Kirasjeri from Brooklyn NY

This show was so hard-bitten Ballinger almost got killed once having been pumped full of lead. When did Joe Friday ever get shot? It's a crime this adult drama has never been rerun.

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