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| Crime with Father | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Rusty Lane |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Wilbur Stark |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | August 31, 1951 – January 18, 1952 |
Crime with Father is an early American police drama that aired on ABC on Friday nights from August 31, 1951, to January 18, 1952. [1]
The series centered on Captain Jim Riland of the homicide squad, and his daughter Chris, who "had a knack for crime-solving" and often helped him solve cases when the police were stymied. [2]
Rusty Lane portrayed Captain Jim Riland, and Peggy Lobin played Chris Riland. The writer was Larry Menkin, the producer was Wilbur Stark, and the director was Charles S. Dubin. [3]
According to columnist Terry Vernon, the show was filmed on actual streets without using stock clips or background projections, and showed the home life of the Rilands. [4]
A review in the trade publication Billboard said that the father-daughter crime solvers premise "has the making of a solid mystery-team trend", but the episode critiqued "was marred by trite scripting and melodramatic thesping". [5] The New York Times review of the first episode said it was "...an obviously low-budgeted series, has a far better than average quality of production, even if the pistol shots still sound like cap pistols". [6]
The premier episode was broadcast on August 31, 1951 for the eastern United States, but its start was delayed two weeks on the West Coast. [4]
For its first three weeks, the program was sustaining. Thereafter, Block Drug Company became the sponsor, advertising Ammident, Minipoo shampoo, Pycope brushes, and other products. [7] Block's sponsorship ended in early November 1951. [8]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Premiere" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | August 31, 1951 | |
| A friend of Chris has mental issues and confesses to murder. Cast: [6] | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | "The Baby-Sitter" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | September 7, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 3 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | September 14, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 4 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | September 21, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 5 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | September 28, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 6 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | October 5, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 7 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | October 12, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 8 | "The Scissors" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | October 19, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 9 | "The Trigger Man" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | October 26, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 11 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | November 9, 1951 | |
| Vigilantes cause problems for Capt Riland and Chris. Cast: [11] | ||||||
| 1 | 12 | "The Third Brother" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | November 16, 1951 | |
| The Rilands deal with a close-knit family of criminals. Cast: [12] | ||||||
| 1 | 13 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | November 23, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 14 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | November 30, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 15 | "The Perfect Woman" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | December 7, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 16 | "The Spree" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | December 14, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 17 | "Evidence for a Miracle" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | December 21, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 18 | "K as in Kill" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | December 28, 1951 | |
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| 1 | 19 | "The Woman Who Hated 1952" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | January 4, 1952 | |
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| 1 | 20 | "The Storm Thieves" | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | January 11, 1952 | |
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| 1 | 21 | TBA | Charles S. Dubin | Larry Menkin | January 18, 1952 | |
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