Naked City
There are eight million stories in the Naked City.
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”.
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Episodes
39 episodes. Playback and audio depend on the available source.
0140 minS1:E1 Meridian
Detective Halloran's first day as a detective brings him face-to-face with a cop killer and his accomplice who're holding hostages at the New York Coliseum..
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0230 minS1:E2 Nickel Ride
The detectives visit the aging captain of the Staten Island Ferry at the same time that armed robbers are executing a daring heist of an armored car traveling on the ferry.
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0340 minS1:E3 Line of Duty
Det. Halloran easily kills a fleeing robber who's about to shoot him, but Halloran's lingering feelings of guilt make getting through the aftermath with the man's family anguish. Halloran's wife and Lieutenant support him throughout his search for meaning.
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0430 minS1:E4 Sidewalk Fisherman
Gio, who lives by fishing coins out of sidewalk grates, longs to adopt an orphaned boy who he spins yarns for, as if Gio actually was a courageous deep-sea fisherman. By working 16 hours a day, old Gio saves money to adopt the boy, but in doing so violates the territorial rights of a local gang, who try to kill Gio.
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0530 minS1:E5 The Violent Circle
Detective Halloran goes undercover as a patient in a hospital mental ward in an attempt to identify the murderer of patient who was a witness in a gang killing.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E6 Stakeout
A young detective works to redeem himself after lying about the circumstances of his partner's shooting death during a stakeout.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E7 No More Rumbles
A young gang member is assigned to perform a revenge shooting after a member of his own gang is killed.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E8 Belvedere Tower
A thief assaults milkmen and steals their uniforms in order to gain access to and rob from wealthy people's apartment buildings.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E9 The Bird Guard
A tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding from criminals.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E10 The Other Face of Goodness
New York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat hanger, in their own homes.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E11 Lady Bug, Lady Bug
A wealthy industrialist refuses to give in to an extortionist's demands even after the extortionist brutally assaults a neighbor girl and threatens the life of the man's alienated son.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E12 Susquehanna 4-7598
A naïve young woman, Carol Thomas, fresh to New York, gets a mysterious phone call on her new line from a woman who sounds to be in the process of being murdered. Carol is unable to get prompt action from the police, so she ill-advisedly decides to play detective herself.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E13 And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol
The precinct investigates a brazen Christmas Eve robbery and shooting by the notorious Marco Butcher and his brother.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E14 The Explosive Heart
The detectives fight against time to unravel a plan to murder a Commander aboard his yacht.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E15 The Manhole
When an elderly sewer worker learns that his son is the leader of a street gang, he begs him vainly to reform, and then tells police about his association. When the gang uses the sewers to escape after a jewel robbery, the old man follows them into the underground passages.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E16 Even Crows Sing Good
In a vicious downpour, a killer prods a terrified man forward using a huge spear-gun. The man with the spear-gun is a meek New Yorker living with his mother, who disapproves of her son's fiancée.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E17 Burst of Passion
Detective Halloran helps hunt down a man whom he knows, and who has always been a well-liked solid citizen before suddenly snapping and going on a killing spree throughout the city.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E18 Goodbye, My Lady Love
Matty, a down-and-out alcoholic in the Bowery, is accused of robbing and murdering a man, then using the stolen money to buy a horse-drawn cart.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E19 The Shield
Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wishes that he not follow in his father's footsteps.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E20 One to Get Lost
George Blake regrets having strayed from his wife, and terminates the affair just moments before the woman is murdered by another jealous man. Blake is the prime suspect, and works to clear his name and find the killer.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E21 Hey, Teach!
Halloran goes undercover as the home room teacher for a "modified-curriculum" high school class after their previous home room teacher fell out of the window to his death.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E22 Ticker Tape
The detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E23 Fire Island
The detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E24 Ten Cent Dreams
A young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting his winnings.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E25 The Bumper
After Lt. Muldoon is killed in a car wreck deliberately caused by a mob hit man, the detectives pull out all the stops in their search for the killer.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E26 A Running of Bulls
The detectives are assigned to protect visiting Latin Americans dignitaries, including the adolescent son of a dictator and his bodyguard, a former bullfighter who is involved in a plot to kill the young man.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E27 Fallen Star
A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and who are responsible for the killing of one of their victims.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E28 Beyond Truth
A recurring nightmare haunts a murderer - that he's been framed. But when his loving wife begs the 65th Precinct's skeptical detectives to re-investigate, Arnold Fleischman refuses to co-operate with the police.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E29 Baker's Dozen
A former top mob assassin is lured out of retirement by the opportunity to kill a kingpin for his 13th hit.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E30 The Rebirth
A cleaning woman, tired of her hardscrabble life, robs a bank in an attempt to buy happiness.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E31 Four Sweet Corners
A soldier returns home to find that his baby sister has become part of a shoplifting ring that has attracted the detectives' attention.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E32 The Sandman
Halloran goes undercover at a construction yard to see if he can find a connection between a mob-hit victim and the mobster who likely ordered the hit.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E33 Turn of Events
A sleazy private detective, well known to Detective Parker, is murdered while on a case to find a mysterious young lady who worked in a dance club.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E34 A Little Piece of the Action
A payroll robbery gang hires a washed-up wheel man for a job that goes bad.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E35 The Bloodhounds
The detectives babysit a couple of bloodhounds belonging to a man involved in an auto accident, putting the dogs to good use while searching for a missing girl.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E36 The Scorpion Sting
The detectives investigate the source of numerous death threats that have been sent to a high-powered Madison Avenue agent having many real and perceived enemies.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E37 Saw My Baby There
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 been involved.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E38 The Canvas Bullet
A washed-up boxer needs fast money and desperately wants to get back into the ring to earn it despite knowing his health is at risk.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E39 A Wood of Thorns
To spare a condemned killer, Halloran forces his way into a kept woman's apartment the night of the execution.
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