Naked City
Drama • Series

Naked City

"There are eight million stories in the Naked City."

5.7/10 1958 4 Seasons 138 Episodes Ended

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.

Season: 1 2 3 4

Season 1 Episodes

S1E1
E1
Meridian
1958

Detective Halloran's first day as a detective brings him face-to-face with a cop killer and his accomplice who're holdin…

S1E2
E2
Nickel Ride
30 min 1958

The detectives visit the aging captain of the Staten Island Ferry at the same time that armed robbers are executing a da…

S1E3
E3
Line of Duty
1958

Det. Halloran easily kills a fleeing robber who's about to shoot him, but Halloran's lingering feelings of guilt make ge…

S1E4
E4
Sidewalk Fisherman
30 min 1958

Gio, who lives by fishing coins out of sidewalk grates, longs to adopt an orphaned boy who he spins yarns for, as if Gio…

S1E5
E5
The Violent Circle
30 min 1958

Detective Halloran goes undercover as a patient in a hospital mental ward in an attempt to identify the murderer of pati…

E6
Stakeout
1958

A young detective works to redeem himself after lying about the circumstances of his partner's shooting death during a s…

E7
No More Rumbles
30 min 1958

A young gang member is assigned to perform a revenge shooting after a member of his own gang is killed.

E8
Belvedere Tower
1958

A thief assaults milkmen and steals their uniforms in order to gain access to and rob from wealthy people's apartment bu…

E9
The Bird Guard
30 min 1958

A tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding from criminals.

E10
The Other Face of Goodness
30 min 1958

New York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat hanger, in their own…

E11
Lady Bug, Lady Bug
30 min 1958

A wealthy industrialist refuses to give in to an extortionist's demands even after the extortionist brutally assaults a …

E12
Susquehanna 4-7598
30 min 1958

A naïve young woman, Carol Thomas, fresh to New York, gets a mysterious phone call on her new line from a woman who soun…

E13
And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol
30 min 1958

The precinct investigates a brazen Christmas Eve robbery and shooting by the notorious Marco Butcher and his brother.

E14
The Explosive Heart
30 min 1958

The detectives fight against time to unravel a plan to murder a Commander aboard his yacht.

E15
The Manhole
1959

When an elderly sewer worker learns that his son is the leader of a street gang, he begs him vainly to reform, and then …

E16
Even Crows Sing Good
30 min 1959

In a vicious downpour, a killer prods a terrified man forward using a huge spear-gun. The man with the spear-gun is a me…

E17
Burst of Passion
30 min 1959

Detective Halloran helps hunt down a man whom he knows, and who has always been a well-liked solid citizen before sudden…

E18
Goodbye, My Lady Love
30 min 1959

Matty, a down-and-out alcoholic in the Bowery, is accused of robbing and murdering a man, then using the stolen money to…

E19
The Shield
1959

Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wishes that he not fol…

E20
One to Get Lost
30 min 1959

George Blake regrets having strayed from his wife, and terminates the affair just moments before the woman is murdered b…

E21
Hey, Teach!
30 min 1959

Halloran goes undercover as the home room teacher for a "modified-curriculum" high school class after their previous hom…

E22
Ticker Tape
30 min 1959

The detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.

E23
Fire Island
30 min 1959

The detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.

E24
Ten Cent Dreams
30 min 1959

A young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting his winnings.

E25
The Bumper
1959

After Lt. Muldoon is killed in a car wreck deliberately caused by a mob hit man, the detectives pull out all the stops i…

E26
A Running of Bulls
1959

The detectives are assigned to protect visiting Latin Americans dignitaries, including the adolescent son of a dictator …

E27
Fallen Star
1959

A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and who are responsible …

E28
Beyond Truth
1959

A recurring nightmare haunts a murderer - that he's been framed. But when his loving wife begs the 65th Precinct's skept…

E29
Baker's Dozen
1959

A former top mob assassin is lured out of retirement by the opportunity to kill a kingpin for his 13th hit.

E30
The Rebirth
1959

A cleaning woman, tired of her hardscrabble life, robs a bank in an attempt to buy happiness.

E31
Four Sweet Corners
1959

A soldier returns home to find that his baby sister has become part of a shoplifting ring that has attracted the detecti…

E32
The Sandman
1959

Halloran goes undercover at a construction yard to see if he can find a connection between a mob-hit victim and the mobs…

E33
Turn of Events
30 min 1959

A sleazy private detective, well known to Detective Parker, is murdered while on a case to find a mysterious young lady …

E34
A Little Piece of the Action
1959

A payroll robbery gang hires a washed-up wheel man for a job that goes bad.

E35
The Bloodhounds
1959

The detectives babysit a couple of bloodhounds belonging to a man involved in an auto accident, putting the dogs to good…

E36
The Scorpion Sting
1959

The detectives investigate the source of numerous death threats that have been sent to a high-powered Madison Avenue age…

E37
Saw My Baby There
1959

A pregnant woman's father is trying to kill her husband in order to cover up a stolen goods racket in which the two have…

E38
The Canvas Bullet
1959

A washed-up boxer needs fast money and desperately wants to get back into the ring to earn it despite knowing his health…

E39
A Wood of Thorns
1959

To spare a condemned killer, Halloran forces his way into a kept woman's apartment the night of the execution.

Cast

Harry Bellaver
Harry Bellaver
Frank Arcaro
Paul Burke
Paul Burke
Adam Flint
Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon
Mike Parker
Lawrence Dobkin
Lawrence Dobkin
Narrator (voice)
Nancy Malone
Nancy Malone
Libby Kingston

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