The Deadwood Case (30 Mar. 1956)

Stars:

Warner Anderson, Tom Tully, Marshall Reed

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Warner Anderson	...	Det. Lt. Ben Guthrie
Tom Tully	...	Insp. Matt Grebb
Marshall Reed	...	Insp. Fred Asher
Ralph Moody	...	Deadwood Parkhurst
Iris Adrian	...	Sally McGraw
Henry Slate	...	Cannonball McGraw
Tom Dillon	...	O'Toole

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 1956 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

A very worth episode

I decided to comment this very interesting story of this rather usual and predictable TV show...

I will reveal the whole story, so BEWARE THE SPOILERS. You are warned.

Our leads, the SFPD detectives, get the visit of a man who tells them that his son is a criminal. The cops begin the investigation and finish by catching the son in question, a petty hood who dies in a gun accident during his arrest. No the cops fault. And afterwards, or before, it appears that the man who came to the police officers is not the actual father of the deceased, but only the victim's father's best friend. A man who died years earlier after being executed for murder. And this man asked his best friend - the mysterious cops visitor - to take care of the young boy, and so consider him as his real son...

And just before the end of the episode, the poor man confesses that his friend was executed for a crime he - the visitor - actually committed.

I consider this story very poignant and could have been made for a very good classic movie, not just a TV show.