Police Station | Rare 1959 TV show
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- One untitled episode of this series is available at the Matinée Classic website. The show takes place in an unnamed metropolitan city. As the introductory narration tells us the stories are about "a war that starts with a crime and begins with an arrest." The series focuses on the activities in a police station, Pricinct 11. The main thread of the story is the investigation into two murders that happened during a fight between two rival teen-age gangs. A sub-story is the arrest for a charity scam pulled by an elderly woman. The show ends with a brief segment of the eventual sentences of the gang killer and the old lady. When I confirmed the date of this episode as I was amazed as the production values were those of television shows 8 to 10 years earlier - flimsy sets, poor audio quality, rather static camera work, and in a couple of cases the acting was very poor indeed. Incredible for a 1959 production. Even so, it's a shame that evidently most of the episodes are lost - it would be interesting to see more of them.
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I just love to watch these old police series; in less than half an hour they present an interest case with a wide array of characters, no special effects, no handsome guys and girls with big guns on the waist and full of witty remarks. My only wish is that more and more series like these keep on appearing in UA-cam. Thank you.
I think it's great to see these Gems of the past brought back to life for all interested to view.Thank you!
You said it!
I used to watch "Whirlybirds" on tv about two guys flying a bell helicopter going on all kinds of adventures. Police Station came on right afterwards, older brother liked it a lot. Watched it a few times it was a good show.
I grew up in LA and remember Whirlybirds, but not this show
Chuck and P. T. were the whirley bird pilots
I love old movies and TV shows. I love them because they give me a glimpse into a time when I wasn't around yet.
Even in a cheesy old TV show like this, there are things you can learn about history that just aren't going to come up any other way.
I just learned that in 1959, 20-year-olds were considered juveniles.
I never would have known that, that I not clicked on this old cheesy TV show.
That's why I love watching old stuff like this.
Although I was alive and kickin' in '59 ... I noticed that too! But, I do remember a time when 18 was still considered pretty young. But, boys went off to Vietnam and I got married at that young age ... and it was considered normal.
Zip guns and .22's. Times have changed. Thank you for posting.
Or have they. Gangs and guns back then too! Back then they were white kids.
Car antennas worked well for zip guns
Thank you for classic TV - one of the detectives was on Peyton Place!😮💯👍🙂!
I love these finds of old films thankyou I often get teased with people telling movies are now made in color Thankyou for posting them.
A few years ago someone's grandfather had passed away, and in his garage his grandson found a box films, one of the films was the 1958 television series "Deadline" intact with the entire complete series with all 38 episodes. As soon as I found out it was out on DVD out I went and bought it, great show with alot of great actors when they first started out and the stories on based on true facts about reporters on what they experienced in different parts of America. I love this show 😊👍👍
@@rafaelramirez1507 I will have to see if I can stream deadline thankyou for the information have a wonderful night
@@kathypichey4306 I personally think the black and white film is clearer to watch.
Fantastic Lost Gem!! Fab Actors with terrific Voices! Much Thanks!! Very well produced!!
I found this in 1986 as it was on a VHS tape consisting of four unsold pilots in the 1950s. Blockbuster Video was getting rid of some of their items that were slow movers. I've since transferred it to DVD. I read somewhere that a second episode was made but I've never seen it.
Before 1966 and the Miranda decision it was common for police to coerce or strong arm a confession out of suspects as they do here. The acting is well done.
According to Wikipedia it was a 39 episode series with one season only. Official Films also made, "The Man From UNCLE." Paramount wasn't a poor company I would assume.
@@wdmm94IMDB Only shows two episodes produced, only one of which was aired. In this case I believe Wikipedia got it wrong. Maybe they hoped to have 39 episode season, but the pilot was so poorly received that they never broadcast the second episode. and no more were made.
Wow that is so cool, I was born too late I'm only 32 but these type of shows I enjoy and appreciate, thanks to my uncle who is alot like you, he has thousands of VHS tapes and every now and then I go visit and check out his great tapes.
@@linnmatthews8615 I believe you are correct.
@@wdmm94The Man from U.N.C.L.E was produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), not Official Films.
Enjoyable. Great story.
What a treat. Thank you very much for presenting this gem 👌
I heartily concur!
Shame there's just one episode. This is good ole tv . Thank you.
I enjoyed this! Several commenters say this was the only episode made, but I have recently seen two other episodes here on UA-cam. Like this one, only the police were credited! They were good too!
Finally , some decent television , and it took until 2024 to Finally come around ... ... Geez ???
Just researched it 39 episodes were made in 1959. Actually pretty good episode a lot of human interest portrayed from the Cops to the perps. The only fault the original dragnet dealt with the issues more professionally.
Wow , love this! Thank you so much for presenting this gem 👍👍
Like many of these early tv shows, they began as popular radio shows.
I don't remember this show, but we only got 2 channels. Thanks.
... Hey Hey Peep's!!!… This is Jolly Immersive with Good Characters and Splendid Acting, This Could also Double as An Audio Drama... Cheers Indeed 🏴🥂🌄 10:18
Great old show. Too bad the series didn't continue after the pilot. The actors do a good job, and they look and act like real cops - none of the "pretty boy" types you normally see portraying cops in modern movies and TV. It probably didn't get picked up by a network because it was too much like "Dragnet" which was still being produced in 1959. This show seems like it might have been a good one if it had become a series.
I don’t know if I’d consider it low production value so much as it’s just the best they could do with low per episode budget and oppressive filming schedules.
Many television shows in those days were low budget and had to work with what they had. A few such as Highway Patrol succeeded but many did not.
There is a lot of "production value" in today's TV shows, but the producers forget to have a story.
Indubidubly 🙂
... INDUBITABLY SO
Several things:
First , TV shows were funded by “Sponsors “[ a particular company would sponsor the production of the show, and get exclusive Advertising Rights. Commercials usually featured the actors of the show, and sometimes IN the show.
Bigger company, bigger budget,
Example: GUNSMOKE was sponsored by L&M Cigarette Company.
Also, these were the early days. There was a lot of experimenting.
Until really, mid-late 1960’s tv was just beginning, and not everyone had one, so there wasn’t quite the money in it , that there was later.
It also cost a lot more to produce a show, especially as to the amount of electricity to run equipment. Everything was “Vacuum Tube “ technology. [ including, cameras ,….]. When the Transistor equipment began to be used, cost of production decreased.
((My mom worked at a big TV station, and I hung out there a lot)).
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The 2 detectives should be wearing hats. Most men wore a hat back than.
In the 30s, 40s yes but not in the late 50s.
@alfredbo I agree. Look at other shows such as original Dragnet series in the 50s. The “death” of hat-wearing came in the early 1960s when JFK became president. He was known as the hatless president.
Not in the late 50's forward.
Men wearing hats was still very common in the early sixties
I had uncles who wore hats..my father said they were stupid..they were on their way out...
Actor Henry Beckman was a popular actor and appeared in hundreds of shows over his career !!
Hundreds?
@@dr.barrycohn5461 I believe it could be more than that, Henry Beckman was in "The Twilight Zone" , "Perry Mason" , "The Munsters" , "Mannix" , "The Fugitive" , "Cannon" , "Gunsmoke" , "Barnaby Jones" and alot more. Beckman has more than 210 television & film credits under his belt. One of the best Character actors during the heyday of great shows on t.v. 👍👍
Yes indeed Tim. And he was so popular that he would even appear more than once on different television shows, I believe he came on "Peyton Place" 34 times "McHale's Navy" 14 times, "Gunsmoke" 5 times, "Death Valley Days" 4 times and on & on. Loved when he would play as a sheriff on many different western shows. 👍😊
He's on the "Ray Bradbury Theater" television series right this very moment on Retro t.v. channel
Probably more
Granny got a raw deal. She should appeal.
Love these shows, thanks.
This is pretty good, I watch a lot of this Obscure stuff and listen to OTR when I'm Camping in the Back Woods ... whoever made the Ed Wood Reference to this is an Amateur Troll.
not a good look--rather condescending !
OTR rocks.
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Don't remember this series-??? 🤔. Enjoyed the scene between grandma & the detective-!!!🤗 don't remember ever seeing a grandma hat like that before-!!!😳.
I made a point of watching all the credits at the end half expecting that Ed Wood might have had a hand in producing the show. Pretty dreary show for sure. Thanks for posting.
What!? 🤔 , what's wrong with you !? You in the wrong trend!
The juvenile delinquents would have their confessions thrown out today, based on coerced confessions, no reading of Miranda rights, and a policeman giving a minor a cigarette to smoke. One of the minors ended up in the Devil's Angels movie in 1967. One of the cops ended up in Peyton Place as the father of Barbara Parkins.
There were NO Miranda Rights during this time of 1959.
Miranda Rights came about in 1966.
Police are no longer required, to read you, your Miranda Rights. Thanks to the Republican, Supreme Court!! Gotta love, those awful people👎😒…………
Not bad, this one. Real period flavor - and the quintessential prop made prominent by cigarette usage featured.
I must be just a 64 year young whippersnapper, I don't remember this program, maybe because we didn't have a TV at that time. But this "Police Station" was pretty good: it reminds me of Dragnet, which I do remember.
Thank you for your honest review.
At least the gangs back then were American citizens.
Kids those days! Up to no good. The lot of 'em!
Why, in my day kids would help a little old lady cross the street. Now they’re all a bunch of hooligans!
Today’s kids are no angels either; they don’t respect their elders, and they don’t appreciate the fine arts.
@@user-ul3lx2sl1q Hey you kids get off my lawn! User-ul- you need to start recognizing when someone is speaking with tongue firmly in cheek.
Kids have never changed🤙🏼
I like Henry Beckman in anything.
Wasn't he the library detective in Sienfeld ?
Indubitably! He was wonderful in everything; both comedic & dramatic roles!
@@cheeptrick5464 No. That role was played by the late great Philp Baker Hall.
I thought it was better than most of the other reviewers. The acting was fine, I especially enjoyed the performance of the character named Roy Brant. Unfortunately the actor is uncredited. Not in the show credits, not on IMDB and not on Wikipedia.
I believe that is Marc Cavell playing Roy Brant.
@@arise2945He had a very long acting career, one of the chain gang in the film, Cool Hand Luke, that lasted for about 29 years.
@@arise2945 Thanks for the heads up, much appreciated.
@@LesterMoore Thanks, was able to check out his IMDB. Now I know why his face seemed familiar.
Who is the old lady?
I’m sorry this show may be a little low budget but I love it.
Wow I am an old timer never saw this show before I must say it was great
I liked it because it had very dry humor and mostly drama.
The intro was too long but a nice tribute to Naked City and Dragnet. The cheapo furniture and b&w shadows actualy added to its noir charm. Acting wasn't so smooth but I don't think they could afford many retakes. The prodcution's lack of polish added to its realism. I liked it. My favorite program of that era was Racket Squad.
These 'cops' go out and arrest two gang punks for a double homicide, and don't frisk 'em, and don't cuff 'em on their way to jail?
Just like it is now!
Of course those greasers in the pool hall are listening to Lionel Hampton.
This was 8 years before I was born but I"ve always liked these old black and whites. No pun intended.
Did you fink on me? Brought me back to my youth!!!😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
1959-2024
😅😅😅
Note the run time. Not much left for commercials in a half hour time slot. Also, back in those days, the TV season was 39 weeks.
The old lady is Katherine Myner, the Dodge lady in commercials
"Put a Dodge in your garage, honey!"😂😅😊❤
THANKS for uploading this bodacious "blast from the past". Never heard of it til now, but that's not surprising since it only lasted one season & wasn't a network series (it was syndicated - sold directly to local stations). Not great....but not terrible. Rather ho-hum & generic. Lots of familiar faces, though! And "Police Station" is the best title they could come up with? Geez....
Credits sorely lacking. Typical of the era. I would love to know who played the old lady... I loved her simple, realistically awkward performance (if that makes sense)!
Oh? That's nice! Since when does a landlord sign warrants for police to enter her tenants' apartments? Where did the landlord earn her law degree? What bench did she sit on?
They only gave the names of the actors playing the cops...not the suspects!..
The two guys playing the gang members looked familiar.
One looked like, a young 'Harry Dean Stanton'!!!!
Does Any One Else Get a "Barney Miller" Vibe From This Outstanding Program?😮🎉🚨🦅🐭😱😈🐽😀🤣🤠💕🔥
not bad, I was thinking a bit of dragnet.
I got a "Dragnet" vibe
Gr8 programming, nice & bleek
Oh for them "olden days" when all we had to do to get a full confession was to get Cops to shout in the suspects' faces for oh, twenty minutes at best! 😅
You can see where later cop shows came from.
*good lord that is some high-school stilted acting for you*
The era of Beatniks and "juvenile delinquency."
8:48 giraffes are one of the world’s most beautiful animals!
I assume this show was syndicated. How long was it in production?
I believe this was a pilot episode for a series that never made it to production though I heard a second episode was filmed.
8 minutes.
@@stutzbearcat5624 It shows!
Is this pre~Dragnet/Highway Patrol? which both I love, thanks for sharing ✌️from SPACE RANGER JYM 🚀
I've heard of zip guns but I still don't know what they are, can anyone fill me in? Thanks ✌️from SPACE RANGER JYM 🚀
Aside from the teenage killer and the pool hall thug, this show reminded me of the "Night Court" series from the 1980's.
A War, that starts with a crime and begins with an arrest... ?
Violent teenage gangs? Imagine that!
Musta missed this one. Probably syndicated.
13:34 I can't breath!!
a war we lost a long time ago....."we have a section 8 who's walkin' the streets" (oh yah? wait'l you see 2024!)
which network was this on?
I wonder if JFK watched any of these old shows
when you can 'DATE' any woman you want, there is no time for TV...
Why notify the parents? They were both 20 years old.
21 was probably the age of majority at that time.
Which episode is this?
Dame Mae Fishman is in this one!
😢Henry Beckman was a great actor, he was superb as George Anderson in the TV version of " Peyton Place"
Phooey, no acting credits for the two punks and the old lady.
This looks like something produced on Poverty Row in the '30s and '40s! I've never seen '50s TV this bad!
Those police precinct sets did look familiar
Is this based on Ed McBain's 13th precinct series of novels?
I was thinking of the radio show "21st. Pct."
Rules "1" and "1-A": Never answer any questions ... and, always get competent legal representation.
This is the first time I’ve seen this show. Reminds me of a lower budget version of “M”Squad. Maybe a ZIV Production. Still very cool. I love these old shows.
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1960s "The Lawless Years" was just as excellent 👍👍
I thought they were going to charge the old lady with solicitation for prostitution. Would have been a hell of a plot twist.
oh..... please stop!
I liked it. 🙂
Closing credits list four actors who were the sergeant and police detectives, but don't identify the actors who were Roy Brandt and Buddy Lovell, the two gang members and Minnah Alton, the old woman. Wonder why?
The police calls in the background were recordings or fairly accurate imitations of LAPD radio calls from that time. The division and unit numbers were accurate for radio traffic.
Yes, the patrol cars have the LAPD can lights and logo. Also no patches on the uniforms.
@@steveb319 I forgot to mention my sister worked the Gamewell phone in the Van Nuys division (KMA787) where she met her 2nd husband. Of course those phones are long extinct. They were the corner call boxes.
"Swing and a seesaw set in the middle of a swamp." It WAS a "huge new playground like Disneyland." They now call it "Disneyworld."
Check out Detective story with Kirk Douglas, powerful writing and acting in a police station!
There is only one episode out of 39, there was no interest whatsoever so Paramount destroyed the film stock. No sponsers, no profits, you won't ever see another episode. Thats' that. This sorry copy of Dragnet or highway patrol totally bombed. Today it just another loser, worth nothing. I remember watching this on our old Dumont 21 inch B/W set. In 1959 our family decided to blow off this show,
one of the few times we all agreed on a tv. We now had 3 channels, Miami was moving to the big time.
What's this? Who are these guys? Actually, the one actor I recognize is Henry Beckman, who would later go on to play Captain Clancy in Here Come the Brides. A prolific character actor with more than 200 entries on his IMDB page, he was constantly working almost up until his passing.
This is why they needed zip gun free zones back in the day
Good show, but they left out the beatings.
Here is a list of all the great things about this show : ^TTT* , xxxxx , ooo , etc.
At 12:23, that guy had so much grease on him that it made the big guy's hand slip off twice when grabbing him across the pool table. Lol!
That one detective needs a fedora to cover his gigantic Klingon head!
Bunny is 20 and is considered a juvenile?
... PRETTY DECENT 24:24
The good old days
Production cost ? - around $199.95.
A bit like "Dragnet". One married. The other not. I am surprised it was the 11th. Usually, it is the 12th. Like in "Peter Gunn", "Bjarne Miller", "CSI: New York",and "Castle".
That makes Dixon of Dock Green look a bit pedestrian!
Not a contender for an Emmy Award.
The majority of shows weren't
It's pretty obvious why this show was forgotten. Bad actors, Bad plot and bad cops.
Alright . . so, in the Interrogation Room
what made the cops decide that Roy
did it, rather than Bunny . . ?
The writing is better because no CGI
It started with the officer entering by the door, ended with him and his partner exiting out the same door.