Manhunt (1959 TV series)

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Manhunt
GenreCrime drama
Starring Victor Jory
Patrick McVey
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes78
Production
Running time30 min.
Production company Screen Gems
Original release
NetworkSyndicated

Manhunt is an American syndicated half-hour television crime drama starring Victor Jory as a San Diego police detective and Patrick McVey as a police reporter. Seventy-eight episodes were broadcast between April 15, 1959, and 1961.

Contents

Filmed on location in San Diego, the series regularly showcased local sites such as the Pacific Highway district, Police Headquarters, the San Diego Zoo, the Star of India (ship), San Diego Bay, the Bali Hai Resort and the Hotel Del Coronado. A panorama of the cityscape was featured during the closing credits.

Recognition

In 1960 the National Conference of Police Commissioners recognized the program for depicting "an accurate and realistic picture of the modern police officer". [1]

Cast

Producer Robert Sparks said that actors who portrayed rookie policemen on the series were "taking on-the-air auditions" with the role increasing from one week to the next. Sparks said, "Everything from his attitude on the set to the nature of his fan mail is carefully checked." [1]

Episodes

Season 1 (1959–60)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Killer in Blue"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
22"Fishing Expedition"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
33"Three Boys and a Girl"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
44"The Rug Man"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
55"A Decent Burial"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
66"The Visitor"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
77"The Gun Smugglers"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
88"Hold Up"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
99"Man in the Panama Hat"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
1010"Pacification of Ghent"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
1111"The Yellow Dog"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
1212"The Lost"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
1313"Hair Trigger"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
1414"Traffic Ticket"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
1515"The Fire Bombers"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
1616"Just a Few Thousand"TBDTBD1959 (1959)
1717"Killer Car"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
1818"The Quarrel"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
1919"Bird of Death"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
2020"Misguided Mother"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
2121"The Reward"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
2222"The Hearing Aid"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
2323"Run, Thief, Run"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
2424"Target Practice"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
2525"The Man with the Pouch"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
2626"The Luau"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
2727"Passport to Death"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
2828"The Ice Caper"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
2929"The Seeing Eye Dog Caper"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
3030"The Payoff Man"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
3131"Double Identity"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
3232"The Man with the Matchbook Cover"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
3333"Matinee Mobster"Fred Jackman Jr.Story by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld
Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld & Steve McNeil
April 25, 1960 (1960-04-25)
3434"A Rose for Willie"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
3535"Charter Flight"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
3636"A Medal for Mrs. Carrington"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
3737"The Day the Roof Fell In"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
3838"Dum Dum Mother"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
3939"Delayed Action"TBDTBD1960 (1960)

Season 2 (1960–61)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
401"Ben's Vacation"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
412"The Gopher"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
423"One for the Show"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
434"Queen's Ransom"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
445"Finucane's Killer"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
456"The Model"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
467"The Knife"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
478"Death of a Quiet Man"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
489"1364 Gately Road"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
4910"Number Five Iron"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
5011"The 27th Year"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
5112"Tenpins"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
5213"Honey Baby"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
5314"The Set-Up"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
5415"The Check Passer"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
5516"The Executioner"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
5617"The Long Shot"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
5718"The Firebug"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
5819"The Rabies Story"TBDTBD1960 (1960)
5920"Witness in Danger"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
6021"The Walking Engines"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
6122"The Masterpiece"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
6223"A Homer for Thanksgiving"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
6324"Kidnapped"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
6425"The Accidental Truth"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
6526"The Dead Antelope/Gazelle"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
6627"A Call from Phoenix"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
6728"Act of Duty"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
6829"The Black Widow"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
6930"War Against San Diego"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
7031"Wooden Witness"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
7132"Buried Novel"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
7233"Case Without Clues"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
7334"Woman on the Highway"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
7435"Eency Weency Spider"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
7536"The Guest of Honor"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
7637"The Death Trap"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
7738"The Professor"TBDTBD1961 (1961)
7839"The Long Shadow"TBDTBD1961 (1961)

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References

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  2. Crawford was the father of actors Robert L. Crawford, Jr., and Johnny Crawford.