Front Page Detective
Front Page Detective is an American crime drama series which aired on the DuMont Television Network on Fridays at 9:30pm ET from July 6, 1951 to September 19, 1952, with a few more episodes shown in 1953. The program was then in broadcast syndication for several years thereafter. It chronicles the stories of David Chase a newspaper columnist who helps police solve especially difficult mysteries. The title derived from a popular mystery magazine of the same name.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Honey for Your Tea
06-07-195130mDavid Chase, newspaperman and amateur sleuth, writes a column on famed dramatic coach, Allan Rubio, who is disabled and has a side hobby of beekeeping. When the fiance of one of th...
- Ep 2
2.The TV Murder Mystery
13-07-195130mA perfect crime is committed during the filming of a television drama about a murder taking place. David Chase witnesses the occurrence and using his reporter skills uncovers the p...
- Ep 3
3.Alibi for Suicide
20-07-1951Don Lawton needs to spend the night with David and Sharon to establish an alibi. He needs the alibi because he says someone is going to die and he knows he will be a suspect. He is...
- Ep 4
4.The Other Face
27-07-195130m - Ep 5
5.Man with the Lisp
03-08-195130m - Ep 6
6.The Triangle
10-08-195130m - Ep 7
7.A Friend of the Corpse
17-08-195130m - Ep 8
8.The Devil's Bible
24-08-195130m - Ep 9
9.Death of a Hero
31-08-195130mChase tries to convince a hero-worshiping youth that the life of a flamboyant gangster isn't as much fun as it appears.
- Ep 10
10.Gold Venom
07-09-195130mDave is trying to deliver a golden cobra to a museum but several people try to get it for themselves.
- Ep 11
11.Frame for Murder
14-09-195130m - Ep 12
12.Seven Seas to Danger
21-09-195130mWhile researching a human interest story on the waterfront, David Chase stumbles upon a smuggling operation and is shot for his troubles.
- Ep 13
13.Echo from the Dead
28-09-195130mDavid Chase tries to find the real murderer before a family exacts vengeance upon the man's wife.
- Ep 14
14.Murder Rides the Night Train
05-10-195130mWhen a notorious gangster is subpoenaed to testify before a Congressional committee, reporter David Chase takes the same train to get an exclusive interview and discovers that othe...
- Ep 15
15.Ringside Seat for Murder
12-10-195130m - Ep 16
16.Little Miss Fortune
19-10-195130m - Ep 17
17.Napoleon's Obituary
26-10-195130m - Ep 18
18.The Intruder
02-11-195130m - Ep 19
19.The Deadly Curio
09-11-195130mDavid Chase learns of a jade figurine that seems to bring death to those who possess it. The intrepid reporter seeks to find the reason behind the cursed object.
- Ep 20
20.Recipe for Murder
16-11-195130m - Ep 21
21.Shadow Over Hollywood
23-11-195130m - Ep 22
22.Murder Can't Win
30-11-195130mWhen a bookie is murdered, his innocent young female employee is framed for the crime.
- Ep 23
23.Dead Wrong
07-12-195130m - Ep 24
24.Clean Sweep
14-12-195130m - Ep 25
25.The Murderer Is Anonymous
21-12-195130mA debutante, a fight promoter, and a producer are all suspects in a threatened murder. The potential victim is David.
- Ep 26
26.The Invisible Hand
28-12-195130m - Ep 27
27.The Deadly Root
04-01-195230mA fellow columnist, Eddie Kinetti is killed, and David Chase almost meets a like fate when he investigates the blackmail schemes of a socialite.
- Ep 28
28.The Lonely One
11-01-195230mChase receives a mysterious package containing a glass ball and corny love poem. 2 murder victims receive similar gifts, but Chase has no connection to them. A big break comes when...
- Ep 30
30.The Little Black Book
18-01-195230mUpon returning from two weeks of investigative reporting in Washington, David Chase discovers his room ransacked and a dead body lying in his closet. Before he can investigate, two...
- Ep 31
31.The Case of the Perfect Secretary
25-01-195230mNewsman David Chase is angry when Dr. Owens, the inventor of synthetic cortisone, fails to show up for a lecture. Seeking Owens, he finds only a deserted laboratory and a strong sm...
- Ep 32
32.Worth a Plugged Nickel
01-02-195230mNewspaper columnist David Chase investigates when a gangster rushes out of a night club into a machine gun ambush, just moments after receiving a mysterious call.
- Ep 33
33.Galahad
08-02-195230mDavid Chase investigates a blackmail scheme perpetrated by a former newspaper photographer
- Ep 34
34.You Kill Me
15-02-195230mWhile on vacation David reads in the newspaper that he has been killed. He must now masquerade as his brother in order to solve his own murder.
- Ep 35
35.Toying with Murder
22-02-195230m - Ep 36
36.Penthouse Jungle
29-02-195230mIn pursuit of a story reporter David Chase encounters a native princess who is adept at using poison darts.
- Ep 37
37.Troubles with Doubles
07-03-195230m
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