The heist that launched a thousand capers — now with more cops and questionable fedoras.
Season 1 • Episode 14
LatestPolice adventure series set in a modern American metropolis, concerning the problems of a special police group formed to fight high echelon crime. The series is a TV projection of the 1950 MGM motion picture based on the novel of the same title by W. R. Burnett.
Acting
Jack Warden's gravel-voiced D.P.C. steals every scene.
Production
Gritty location shooting in real city streets.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series arrived during the twilight of network radio-style television, when anthology series were dying and episodic procedurals were just learning to walk.
The original 1950 film was John Huston's first major heist picture and made Marilyn Monroe a star — this series kept neither Huston nor any hint of Monroe.
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