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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 full episode list
Release Date:
20 September 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Crime more
Plot:
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
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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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M Squad must for film noir fans more

Cast

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Lee Marvin ... Lt. Frank Ballinger / ... (117 episodes, 1957-1960)
Paul Newlan ... Capt. Grey / ... (103 episodes, 1957-1960)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (117 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The show was inspired by the exploits of legendary Chicago crime fighter Det. Supt. Joseph Morris. Det. Lt. Frank Pape, who worked for Morris, served as a technical adviser on the show, without getting credit, however, because of his active status within the Chicago Police Department, which banned police moonlighting. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) more
Soundtrack:
Theme From M Squad more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
M Squad must for film noir fans, 29 September 2005
Author: mavin1620 from United States

M Squad is probably the only true film noir TV show ever shot. It was done with low camera angles and the most intense black and white photography with surprising lighting. As few shades of gray as possible were used. It needs to be viewed on a b/w TV for the full effect. It is an important work, and if the series still exists, it should be shown on PBS. Very intense drama. A good antidote to the sugary sweet shows like (two of my true favorites) Leave it to Beaver and Father Knows Best. Good shows, but the fifties were nasty, and the TV shows that you find on G4 or Nick are just not representative. It was a show that made the viewers uncomfortable, I have read. I a very thankful that my parents never took those parental rating seriously (yes, they had them then).

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