One of the earliest television crime shows, Rocky King, Detective ran from January 14, 1950 to December 26, 1954 on the Dumont Television Network for a total of 252 half-hour episodes. Roscoe Karnes starred as King, the chief of homicide for a metropolitan police force. his sidekick for the first three seasons was Detectve Sergeant Lane, played by Earl Hamond; Karns' real life son, Todd, played King's partner, Detective Hart for the final two seasons; Hart had been a sergeant in previous episodes.. Also featured in the cast -- but in an off-screen role -- was Grace Carney as King's wife Mabel. The show also ran under the title Inside Detective.
In "Murder PhD," a man is due to be executed at midnight for the murder of his wife's psychiatrist. Hours before the scheduled execution, King gets a telephone call from a man who claims to be the real murderer.
Also in the cast are Ward Costello as the doomed prisoner, Somer Alberg, John Anderson, and Ann Roberts. Ken Roberts was the announcer.
The episode was directed by Wes Kenney and Lee Polk. and the screenplay was written by Frank Phares, with additional dialogue (mainly the banter between Rocky and Mabel) by Karns.
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPluJA3onvM&t=2s
One of the most successful, and I believe the most durable dramatic series, on Dumont.
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