| New York Confidential | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Directed by | Jack Gage Steve Sekely Justus Addiss |
| Starring | Lee Tracy |
| Opening theme | Alfred Newman |
| Ending theme | Joseph Mullendore [1] |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Leon Fromkess |
| Production locations | United States United Kingdom |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 mins. |
| Production companies | ITC Productions Metropolis Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication (United States) Rediffusion (United Kingdom) |
| Release | 1958 – 1959 |
New York Confidential is a syndicated British-American crime drama series that aired from 1958 to 1959. [1]
Running for 39 half-hour monochrome episodes, the series chronicled the adventures of a New York City newspaper columnist Lee Cochran, played by Lee Tracy.
The series is often mis-remembered today as having flowed from a 1955 Broderick Crawford movie of the same name. However, neither Lee Cochran, nor any newspaper columnist, features in the film. In truth, the two works were unrelated attempts to adapt the same non-fiction book by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer, with varying degrees of fidelity to that source. The film is frequently cited as being merely "suggested" by the book, whereas the television series is seen as being "based upon" it. [2] [3]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sudden Money" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
A fleeing bank robber hides the loot in Stan Adams' cab. | |||||
| 2 | "A Covenant with Death" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
Lawyer John Webb creates a monster when he introduces his son to a mobster. | |||||
| 3 | "Come Home to Death" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
Returning home after four months in the hospital, Charlie Harrison finds his wife is gone and his business has been sold. | |||||
| 4 | "Semper Fidelis" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
An ex-marine asks Lee to help clear his grandson, who was implicated in a gangland murder. | |||||
| 5 | "Chinatown, My Chinatown" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
Patrolman Willie Lum learns that his fiancee, an illegal alien, is being blackmailed by the man who smuggled her into the U.S. | |||||
| 6 | "Child of Terror" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
Little Michael Warner claims he's seen a murder, but no one believes him---except the killer. | |||||
| 7 | "Legacy" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
Lee tries to locate a girl who's supposedly inherited $100,000. | |||||
| 8 | "Garment District" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
It looks like the package a model was carrying was very valuable: someone killed her to get it. | |||||
| 9 | "Law is for Suckers" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
When a young car thief is killed, the police enlist his sister's help in capturing the rest of his gang. | |||||
| 10 | "Massacre" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
As part of a plan to avenge her father's murder, Elva Dean gets engaged to one of the killers. | |||||
| 11 | "Girl from Nowhere" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
A young woman's body, stripped of all identification, is found in the East River. | |||||
| 12 | "Skid Row Mouthpiece" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
A murder witness conceals his identity successfully for 15 years---until he becomes a hero and makes the headlines. | |||||
| 13 | "New Citizen" | Steve Sekely | Kenneth Gamet and Elwood Ullman | TBA | |
Lee is touched by the plight of an orphaned immigrant who faces deportation because his sponsor has died. | |||||
| 14 | "The Bullet" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
A killer, wounded by a policeman's bullet, refuses to have it removed. | |||||
| 15 | "The Seeing Eye" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
Lee searches for the crook who blinded a policeman in a gunfight. | |||||
| 16 | "Man on Parole" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
Four carnival performers have reason to worry about Joe Vance's release---their testimony sent him to prison. | |||||
| 17 | "Broadway Sam" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
Sammy Watts falls in love but the girl has eyes only for an egotistical entertainer. | |||||
| 18 | "Crosseyed Camera" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
A photographer claims a college professor was a participant in a raided crap game. | |||||
| 19 | "Death in Pursuit" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
After an attempt is made on his life, Joel Connors flees to New York. And so do the killers. | |||||
| 20 | "The Skin Game" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
Furrier Mark Maxwell cooperates with mobsters for money that will save his son's marriage. | |||||
| 21 | "Medallion" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
Cabbie Abe Marko tries to help a friend hide from the mob. | |||||
| 22 | "Horse on the Loose" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
A narcotics-squad agent poses as a potential buyer. | |||||
| 23 | "Incident at Fulton Market" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
Frank Valento enlarges his fish market and intrudes on a mobster's territory. | |||||
| 24 | "Positive Identification" | Jack Gage | Jack Laird and Wilton Schiller | TBA | |
A detective fills out a police lineup and finds himself accused of murder. | |||||
| 25 | "Custody" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
A childless couple adopts a baby from an unscrupulous operator. | |||||
| 26 | "The Most Dangerous Animal" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
A murderer tries to silence the only person who can link him to the crime. | |||||
| 27 | "House of Strangers" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
Lee helps a friend whose wife is about to leave him. | |||||
| 28 | "Body on a Couch" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
A blackmailer steals tapes that incriminate Elaine Bradbury in her millionaire father's death. | |||||
| 29 | "The Lonely Man" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
Gangsters planning a diamond robbery use the firm's shy bookkeeper as their pawn. | |||||
| 30 | "The Assassin" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
Wall Street executive George Wilson has a lucrative side line---as a hired killer. | |||||
| 31 | "Johnny Cordes" | John Cromwell | TBA | TBA | |
A policeman is looking for the leader of a crime school for children. | |||||
| 32 | "The Captain Kenesaw Story" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
An elderly man struck it rich on a quiz show. Now his daughter-in-law is trying to have him declared incompetent. | |||||
| 33 | "In Retaliation" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
An anonymous self-styled "avenger" threatens Lee Cochran's life. | |||||
| 34 | "Miracle for Gisella" | Steve Sekely | Jack Laird and Wilton Schiller | TBA | |
Irate tenants persecute a kindly janitor, accusing him of wasting time by helping others. | |||||
| 35 | "Face of Clay" | Steve Sekely | Donald S. Sanford | TBA | |
A has-been sculptress uncovers evidence about a 15-year-old murder case. | |||||
| 36 | "Death is the Collateral" | Steve Sekely | TBA | TBA | |
Andras Kalman goes to loan sharks for money, despite evidence of their ruthlessness. | |||||
| 37 | "Ransom" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
Kidnappers grab the daughter of a society matron. | |||||
| 38 | "Life Care" | Jack Gage | TBA | TBA | |
Fanny Williams, a resident in a home for the aged, is suspicious of mysterious ailments afflicting some of the inhabitants. | |||||
| 39 | "Airline Hostess" | Justus Addiss | Milton Krims | TBA | |
Airline hostess Nora Hunt risks her job to help another hostess. | |||||
Walter McGraw was the executive producer, and Emmett Murphy was the writer. [4] The series aired in syndicated in the United States and was broadcast on London's local ITV station, Associated-Rediffusion, in the UK. It was co-produced by ITC Entertainment, Metropolis Productions, Inc., and Television Programs of America.