Not for Hire (TV series)

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Not for Hire
Starring Ralph Meeker
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes39
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCalifornia National Productions
Release
Original network Syndication
Original releaseOctober 23, 1959 (1959-10-23) 
July 15, 1960 (1960-07-15)

Not for Hire is a 1959-1960 American TV series starring Ralph Meeker as an army investigator. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"The Soldier's Story"UnknownUnknownOctober 23, 1959 (1959-10-23)
2"The Hunting License"UnknownUnknownOctober 30, 1959 (1959-10-30)
3"Personal Disappearance"UnknownUnknownNovember 6, 1959 (1959-11-06)
4"The Fall Guy"John FloreaStory by: Jack Jacobs
Teleplay by: Jack Jacobs & Martin Goldsmith
November 13, 1959 (1959-11-13)
5"Smuggled Wife"William BenningtonDon BrinkleyNovember 20, 1959 (1959-11-20)
6"The Deserter"UnknownUnknownNovember 27, 1959 (1959-11-27)
7"One Quart of Sorrow"UnknownUnknownDecember 4, 1959 (1959-12-04)
8"The Frame"UnknownUnknownDecember 11, 1959 (1959-12-11)
9"The Fickle Fingers"John FloreaJohn HawkinsDecember 18, 1959 (1959-12-18)
10"Death Loses Face"UnknownUnknownDecember 25, 1959 (1959-12-25)
11"Shark Bait"UnknownUnknownJanuary 1, 1960 (1960-01-01)
12"Ten Round Kill"UnknownUnknownJanuary 8, 1960 (1960-01-08)
13"Guns for the Revolution"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 1960 (1960-01-15)
14"A Matter of Courage"UnknownUnknownJanuary 22, 1960 (1960-01-22)
15"Carrier Pigeon"UnknownUnknownJanuary 29, 1960 (1960-01-29)
16"Big Man"UnknownUnknownFebruary 5, 1960 (1960-02-05)
17"Careless Love"UnknownUnknownFebruary 12, 1960 (1960-02-12)
18"The Set Up"UnknownUnknownFebruary 19, 1960 (1960-02-19)
19"The Basic Rumble"UnknownUnknownFebruary 26, 1960 (1960-02-26)
20"One of Our Russians Is Missing"UnknownUnknownMarch 4, 1960 (1960-03-04)
21"The Roll"UnknownUnknownMarch 11, 1960 (1960-03-11)
22"The Needle"UnknownUnknownMarch 18, 1960 (1960-03-18)
23"Murder in Quiet Town"UnknownUnknownMarch 25, 1960 (1960-03-25)
24"Battle Scar"UnknownUnknownApril 1, 1960 (1960-04-01)
25"The Survivor"UnknownUnknownApril 8, 1960 (1960-04-08)
26"Main Event"UnknownUnknownApril 15, 1960 (1960-04-15)
27"Line of Duty"UnknownUnknownApril 22, 1960 (1960-04-22)
28"The Long Dead Blonde"UnknownUnknownApril 29, 1960 (1960-04-29)
29"Sheep's Clothing"UnknownUnknownMay 6, 1960 (1960-05-06)
30"The General's Daughter"UnknownUnknownMay 13, 1960 (1960-05-13)

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References

  1. Not for Hire Packs Powerful Wallop and Scorns Taboos: Not for Hire Packs Hard Wallop and Scorns Taboos Page, Don. Los Angeles Times 10 Jan 1960: G2.
  2. Ralph Meeker The G I Private Eye Korman, Seymour. Chicago Daily Tribune 21 Nov 1959: c4.