Neighborhood Killer (4 Oct. 1957)

The squad hunts down a cop killer.

Director:

Bernard Girard

Writers:

William Holder (story), Stirling Silliphant (teleplay)

Stars:

Lee Marvin, Grant Richards, Paul Newlan

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Lee Marvin	...	Lt. Frank Ballinger
Grant Richards	...	Eddie Pagano
Paul Newlan	...	Police Capt. Grey
Don Kennedy	...	Officer Andy Morolo
Robert Patten	...	Police Sgt. Randell
Ben Carruthers	...	David Chevney (as Benito Carruthers)
Stafford Repp	...	Georgie Mink
Wally Brown	...	Milkman
Marshall Bradford	...	George Sutter
Vicki Raaf	...	Rita St. Clair (as Vici Raaf)
Ralph Moody	...	Camera Shop Owner
Billy Nelson	...	Detective
Naomi Perry	...	Landlady

Storyline

Uniformed police officer Morolo is gunned down on the street after a pawnshop robbery. Detective Frank Ballinger investigates, but begins to suspect that the killing may be unrelated to the robbery. He then begins to trace the activities of several people who might have had it in for the slain officer.

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Genres:

Drama | Crime

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1957 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Latimer Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 25 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Much Of A Cop's Life Can Be Legwork

A cop is shot to death outside a pawn shop. Who did it? That's the storyline. Crimes like these were much tougher to solve in the 1950s when there were no such things as video and surveillance cameras around. There was no DNA evidence. You hoped you could get some fingerprints somewhere and maybe a witness who saw something.

Basically, that's this whole episode except for the last 30 seconds. It's just the behind-the-scenes legwork of Ballinger as he tries to find out who killed the cop. He interviews a handful of people and you know one of them is responsible, but which one?

This episode, frankly, was boring. There is no other way to put it but it does illustrate all the tedious work a cop has to go through behind the scenes to solve crimes. Only Marvin's distinctive voice kept me awake as he slowly figures this case out.