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5/10 TV Genre Crime drama Country of origin United States Final episode date 1 July 1955 Number of episodes 189 | 7.9/10 IMDb Also known as ''Federal Men'' Theme music composer Melvyn Lenard First episode date 11 September 1950 Number of seasons 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by William Beaudine
Leigh Jason Starring Walter Greaza
Ross Martin
Tom McKee Network American Broadcasting Company Cast James Dean, Walter Greaza, Ross Martin Similar The Man Behind the Badge, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, Lux Video Theatre, The Bigelow Theatre, Biff Baker - USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treasury Men in Action (also known as Federal Men) is an American crime drama series broadcast live and which aired from 1950 through April 1951 on ABC and then on NBC through 1955. The series stars Walter Greaza, Ross Martin, and Tom McKee. It was directed by, among others, William Beaudine, Leigh Jason, and Will Jason among others.
Overview
The series was an anthology drama dramatizing cases from one of the various law enforcement agencies that operated under the US Treasury Department. The host was Walter Greaza, who introduced each episode as "The Chief" of whichever agency was featured in a given episode. Counterfeiters, tax evaders, smugglers, narcotics traffickers, and other federal offenders whose crimes fell within the jurisdiction of Treasury were pursued. Cases from the files of the US Secret Service, the Customs Bureau. the Alcohol Tax Unit, the Intelligence Division of the Internal Revenue Service, and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics were dramatized.
Other actors who appeared in this series include Claude Akins, Charles Bronson, Jesse White, James Dean, Vivi Janiss, Carolyn Jones, and Harry Lauter.
Treasury Men in Action finished at #27 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1952-1953 season and #15 for 1953-1954. It appeared in reruns under the title of Federal Men.
In an interview with Kliph Nesteroff, assistant director Arthur Marks stated the show was shot at the same time and on the same sets as The Man Behind the Badge.