The Files of Jeffrey Jones

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The Files of Jeffrey Jones
GenreCrime drama
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes39
Original release
Network Syndication
Release1954 (1954) –
1955 (1955)

The Files of Jeffrey Jones is an American crime drama that aired in syndication from 1954 to 1955. [1] It was produced by CBS Films in response to the popularity of The Cases of Eddie Drake , which had become a hit after CBS filmed it but sold it to the DuMont Network. [2] The series consisted of 39 half-hour episodes. [3] In addition to being broadcast in the United States, it was sold to two stations for broadcasting in Italy, [4]

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Synopsis

Jeffrey Jones was a private investigator working his way through law school [5] in New York City. His girlfriend, Michele "Mike" Malone, was an impulsive newspaper reporter who often had to be rescued by Jones while she was trying to help with his investigations. [6]

The show's theme was Oriental March. [7]

Personnel

Don Haggerty portrayed Jeffrey Jones, and Gloria Henry was Michele "Mike" Malone. [6] Tristam Coffin played Lieutenant Doyle of the police, and Vince Barnett was Joe, the Golden Bubble's proprietor. [5]

Lindsley Parsons was the producer, and Lew Landers was the director. [8]

Promotion

Haggerty promoted the program via personal appearances in stores, and those appearances were supplemented with "TV commercials, displays, billboards, car cards, premiums, gimmicks, and fan club magazines", all of which led to "top ratings in most of the markets" in which stations broadcast the show. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947–1987. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN   0-7864-1198-8. p. 26
  3. ↑ "CBS-TV Sleuth Series" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 14, 1952. p. 78. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ "$100,000,000 a Year Industry" (PDF). Television. July 1952. p. 46. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Jeffrey Jones, Private Eye, Working Way Through College". Abilene Reporter-News. September 6, 1953. p. 2-B. Retrieved January 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 342. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7.
  7. ↑ "Our Readers Ask". TV Guide. August 6, 1955. p. A-4. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 285. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.
  9. ↑ Scanlon, Walter A. (October 12, 1953). "TV Films need merchandising: Eight ways it can be done" (PDF). Broadcasting. p. 98. Retrieved January 15, 2023.


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