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S1.E10
Lt. Frank Ballinger keeps an eye on Hazel, a bar girl with a record who nonetheless wants to go straight. He discovers she is involved with Joe Mazzerin, a safecracker. Ballinger goes undercover to ...
S2.E29
Detective Ballinger helps investigate a series of arson crimes that are being used to cover up insurance scams.
S1.E17
The room mate of the third murder victim of the Blue Indigo serial killer may be the only link Ballinger has to catching him.
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| Lee Marvin | ... | Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger / ... 117 episodes, 1957-1960 | |
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Paul Newlan | ... | Police Capt. Grey 103 episodes, 1957-1960 |
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Captain Grey headed an elite Detective squad in the Chicago, Illinois Police Department dedicated to fighting organized crime. Lieutenant Frank Ballinger was one of the police officers who worked alone to arrest the villains. Written by J.E. McKillop <jack-mckillop@worldnet.att.net>
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20 September 1957 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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(117 episodes)Sound Mix:
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The show was inspired by the exploits of legendary Chicago crime fighter Detective Superintendent Joseph Morris. Detective Lieutenant Frank Pape, who worked for Morris, served as a Technical Advisor on the show, without getting credit, however, because of his active status within the Chicago Police Department, which banned police moonlighting. See 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.See more »
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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.