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Decoy

6.7 / 10 · 6 votes

1957

~30 min / ep

1 season

39 episodes

DramaCrimeAction & AdventureMystery

New York City policewoman Casey Jones' assignment to fight crime often entails her going undercover in some of the seediest and most dangerous parts of the city. Decoy is a groundbreaking American crime drama television series created for syndication and initially broadcast from October 14, 1957, to July 7, 1958, with thirty-nine 30-minute black-and-white episodes. It was the first American police series with a female protagonist. Many Decoy episodes are in the public domain.

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Cast

Beverly Garland

Frank Campanella

Phyllis Newman

Barbara Barrie

Frank Sutton

Ludwig Donath

Lois Nettleton

Louis Guss

Zohra Lampert

Simon Oakland

Curt Conway

Mary Michael

Seasons

1.Stranglehold
7.0
14-10-195730 min
Casey moves into a rooming house to solve the murder of a sailor.
2.The Red Clown
6.0
21-10-195730 min
Casey searches for a Greenwich Village artist who has abandoned his family.
Ep 3
3.The Phoner
7.0
28-10-195730 min
Casey investigates a series of threatening phone calls made to a woman.
Ep 4
4.To Trap a Thief
6.0
04-11-195730 min
A policeman is accused of stealing $10,000.
Ep 5
5.Dream Fix
11-11-195730 min
A teenage drug addict is the key to busting a narcotics ring.
Ep 6
6.The Savage Payoff
01-10-195830 min
The bankbook of a dead college basketball player indicates a possible involvement with racketeers.
Ep 7
7.Deadly Corridor
08-10-195830 min
A woman dies while in custody.
Ep 8
8.Escape into Danger
15-10-195830 min
Casey searches for a woman who thinks she has killed her husband.
Ep 9
9.The Glass Necklace
09-12-195730 min
Casey goes undercover as a wealthy socialite to investigate a series of jewel robberies.
Ep 10
10.The Scapegoat
11-03-195930 min
A woman, who's in jail for embezzling money to care for her mentally disabled son, escapes.
Ep 11
11.Two Days to Kill
18-03-195930 min
Casey must protect a teenage girl - the only witness to a murder committed by her ex-boyfriend.
Ep 12
12.Queen of Diamonds
25-03-195930 min
Casey goes undercover as a nightclub photographer.
Ep 13
13.My Brother's Killer
24-09-195830 min
Casey goes after an escaped convict responsible for a string of murders and holdups.
Ep 14
14.Bullet of Hate
13-01-195830 min
A teenage girl is accused of murder.
Ep 15
15.Death Watch
20-01-195830 min
A shoplifting investigation uncovers a "murder for hire" outfit.
Ep 16
16.Odds Against the Jockey
27-01-195830 min
Casey goes undercover at the racetrack after a gambler is murdered.
Ep 17
17.Dressed for the Kill
08-04-195930 min
A model is murdered in New York's garment district.
Ep 18
18.An Eye for an Eye
15-04-195930 min
Casey poses as a drug addict.
Ep 19
19.The Challenger
22-04-195930 min
Casey suspects that a boxer was drugged before his big fight.
Ep 20
20.Across the World
29-04-195930 min
A shipping executive is murdered and Casey goes undercover as the dead woman's niece.
Ep 21
21.The Showplace
03-03-195830 min
Casey poses as a nightclub entertainer.
Ep 22
22.Reasonable Doubt
10-03-195830 min
A man is falsely accused of robbery.
Ep 23
23.Night of Fire
17-03-195830 min
A warehouse fire may be arson.
Ep 24
24.Saturday Was Lost
24-03-195830 min
A young girl is found in a state of shock, and Casey wants to find out why.
Ep 25
25.High Swing
03-06-195930 min
Casey acts as bait in order to catch a mugger.
Ep 26
26.Earthbound Satellite
10-06-195930 min
Casey investigates a high-society gambling syndicate.
Ep 27
27.The Sound of Tears
29-10-195830 min
Casey is suspicious when a woman is accused of killing her fiancee.
Ep 28
28.Ladies' Man
21-04-195830 min
Casey travels to a resort hotel to catch a murderer.
Ep 29
29.Cry Revenge
28-04-195830 min
Casey becomes involved with the personal problems of the mother and daughter she is assigned to protect.
Ep 30
30.The Gentle Gunman
05-05-195830 min
Casey investigates an illegal-weapons racket.
Ep 31
31.Night Light
26-11-195830 min
A movie star's chauffeur is suspected of stealing a necklace.
Ep 32
32.Fiesta at Midnight
19-05-195830 min
Casey must find the witness who can prove a Puerto Rican man is innocent of robbery and murder.
Ep 33
33.The Lieutenant Had a Son
17-12-195830 min
An Army officer is driven to violence by his ex-wife.
Ep 34
34.Shadow of Van Gogh
02-06-195830 min
Casey investigates art swindlers.
Ep 35
35.Tin Pan Payoff
19-12-195830 min
A philandering songwriter is murdered.
Ep 36
36.Blind Date
16-06-195830 min
Casey poses as an accident victim who was carrying stolen money.
Ep 37
37.The Comeback
14-01-195930 min
Casey attempts to expose the leader of a counterfeiting ring.
Ep 38
38.First Arrest
30-06-195830 min
Casey recalls her first case - looking for stolen gems at Coney Island's amusement park.
Ep 39
39.The Lost Ones
28-01-195930 min
Casey is suspicious when a teenager confesses to her own father's murder.

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