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Police Call

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Country of origin
  
United States

Running time
  
30 minutes

Original release
  
1955 – 1956

Final episode date
  
1956

Genre
  
Anthology series

No. of episodes
  
28

Original network
  
Syndicated (NTA)

First episode date
  
1955

Number of episodes
  
28

Languages
  
English, Cantonese

Network
  
National Telefilm Associates

Police Call is a 1955 anthology drama television series which was based on actual police cases and was one of the top grossing television series released that year. The series was syndicated by National Telefilm Associates.

There were 28 episodes produced, among them:

  • An Australian miner vanishes after a big gambling win, featuring Nelson Leigh
  • A lovely French agent charms the debonair leader of a smuggling operation, featuring Philip Reed
  • An unappreciative delinquent defies his aunt's kindness with a plan to rob her good friend, featuring Alan Furlan
  • A boxer's faith in "once a champ, always a champ" rouses suspicion after he wins an uneven match, featuring Shep Menken
  • A beach-colony resident is suspected of robbing fur salons posing as a wealthy matron, featuring Laura Solari
  • Someone is putting arsenic in bonbons---and giving them to children, featuring Alan Furlan

    • References

    Police Call Wikipedia
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