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8.2/10 Starring Lee MarvinPaul Newlan Original language(s) English First episode date 20 September 1957 | 8.6/10 Genre Crime drama No. of seasons 3 Final episode date 21 June 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Composer(s) Main theme byCount BasieStanley WilsonIncidental music and arrangements bySonny BurkePete CarpenterBenny CarterJohn T. WilliamsOrchestra conducted byStanley Wilson Similar Hawaiian Eye, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Chicago PD, The Lawless Years, State Trooper |
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M Squad is an American crime drama television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on NBC. It was produced by Lee Marvin's Latimer Productions and Revue Studios. Its main sponsor was the Pall Mall cigarette brand; Lee Marvin, the program's star, appeared in its commercials during many episodes. Alternate sponsors were General Electric (GE), Hazel Bishop and Bulova watches.
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- Police squad m squad compared lee marvin leslie nielsen part 1
- Episodes
- Music
- Trivia
- DVD releases
- References

Episodes

Set in Chicago, Illinois, it starred Marvin as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of "M Squad", a special unit of the Chicago Police, assisting other units in battling organized crime, corruption and violent crimes city-wide. Paul Newlan co-starred as his boss, Captain Grey. Although Marvin had been appearing in feature films since 1951, it was this series that made him a star, and he later went on to an even bigger film career afterward. Nelson Case was the announcer. The popularity of M Squad was proven in the ratings wars by the NBC network choosing a Thursday night time slot opposite Frank Sinatra's ABC variety show in the fall of 1957 and Phil Silvers' long running CBS comedy, Sgt.Bilko, in 1958. Both series were eventually cancelled.
Music

Trivia

DVD releases

Timeless Media Group released M Squad: The Complete Series on DVD in the Region 1 on November 11, 2008. This release has been discontinued and is out of print.
On November 4, 2014, Timeless Media re-released the complete series on DVD in a new 16-disc special edition collection that contains an entire disc of bonus content.