| Genre | Crime drama Police drama Anthology |
|---|---|
| Director | Jacques Tourneur Jerry Thorpe |
| Developer | Desilu Productions |
| Presenter | Walter Winchell |
| Theme music composer | E.C. Norton |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Num seasons | 1 |
| Num episodes | 39 |
| Executive producer | Desi Arnaz |
| Producer | Bert Granet |
| Location | New York City |
| Company | Desilu |
| Runtime | 30 mins. |
| Network | ABC |
| First aired | October 2, 1957 |
| Last aired | March 28, 1958 |
The Walter Winchell File is a television crime drama series that initially aired from 1957[1] to 1958,[citation needed] dramatizing cases from the New York City Police Department[1] that were covered in the New York Daily Mirror. The series featured columnist and announcer Walter Winchell, John Larch, George Cisar, Robert Anderson, Robert Brubaker, Dolores Donlon, and Gene Barry, a year before he was cast in the lead of NBC's Bat Masterson.
Thirty-nine episodes were produced; the first twenty-six aired on ABC[1] during the 1957–1958 season (sponsored by Revlon), and the final thirteen were seen in syndication in 1959.
Other notable guest stars
- Dan Blocker
- Charles Bronson
- Mike Connors
- James Drury
- Bill Erwin
- Brian G. Hutton
- Jack Klugman
- Diane Ladd
- Martin Landau
- John Larch
- Tom Laughlin
- Ruta Lee
- Gavin MacLeod
- Strother Martin
- Ed Nelson
- Marion Ross
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Robert Vaughn
- Robert J. Wilke
Selected episodes
- The Steep Hill, directed by Jacques Tourneur (1957)
- House on Biscayne Bay, directed by Jacques Tourneur (1958)
- The Stopover, directed by Jacques Tourneur (1958)
References
- ^ "Television: Review". TIME. 1957-10-14. Archived 2024-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-11-11.