TV ShowEnded

Front Page Detective

1951
~27 min / ep
1 season
36 episodes
Drama

Front Page Detective is an American crime drama series which aired on the DuMont Television Network on Fridays at 9:30pm ET from July 6, 1951 to September 19, 1952, with a few more episodes shown in 1953. The program was then in broadcast syndication for several years thereafter. It chronicles the stories of David Chase a newspaper columnist who helps police solve especially difficult mysteries. The title derived from a popular mystery magazine of the same name.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Honey for Your Tea

    06-07-195130 min

    David Chase, newspaperman and amateur sleuth, writes a column on famed dramatic coach, Allan Rubio, who is disabled and has a side hobby of beekeeping. When the fiance of one of th...

  • Ep 2

    2.The TV Murder Mystery

    13-07-195130 min

    A perfect crime is committed during the filming of a television drama about a murder taking place. David Chase witnesses the occurrence and using his reporter skills uncovers the p...

  • Ep 3

    3.Alibi for Suicide

    20-07-1951

    Don Lawton needs to spend the night with David and Sharon to establish an alibi. He needs the alibi because he says someone is going to die and he knows he will be a suspect. He is...

  • Ep 4

    4.The Other Face

    27-07-195130 min
  • Ep 5

    5.Man with the Lisp

    03-08-195130 min
  • Ep 6

    6.The Triangle

    10-08-195130 min
  • Ep 7

    7.A Friend of the Corpse

    17-08-195130 min
  • Ep 8

    8.The Devil's Bible

    24-08-195130 min
  • Ep 9

    9.Death of a Hero

    31-08-195130 min

    Chase tries to convince a hero-worshiping youth that the life of a flamboyant gangster isn't as much fun as it appears.

  • Ep 10

    10.Gold Venom

    07-09-195130 min

    Dave is trying to deliver a golden cobra to a museum but several people try to get it for themselves.

  • Ep 11

    11.Frame for Murder

    14-09-195130 min
  • Ep 12

    12.Seven Seas to Danger

    21-09-195130 min

    While researching a human interest story on the waterfront, David Chase stumbles upon a smuggling operation and is shot for his troubles.

  • Ep 13

    13.Echo from the Dead

    28-09-195130 min

    David Chase tries to find the real murderer before a family exacts vengeance upon the man's wife.

  • Ep 14

    14.Murder Rides the Night Train

    05-10-195130 min

    When a notorious gangster is subpoenaed to testify before a Congressional committee, reporter David Chase takes the same train to get an exclusive interview and discovers that othe...

  • Ep 15

    15.Ringside Seat for Murder

    12-10-195130 min
  • Ep 16

    16.Little Miss Fortune

    19-10-195130 min
  • Ep 17

    17.Napoleon's Obituary

    26-10-195130 min
  • Ep 18

    18.The Intruder

    02-11-195130 min
  • Ep 19

    19.The Deadly Curio

    09-11-195130 min

    David Chase learns of a jade figurine that seems to bring death to those who possess it. The intrepid reporter seeks to find the reason behind the cursed object.

  • Ep 20

    20.Recipe for Murder

    16-11-195130 min
  • Ep 21

    21.Shadow Over Hollywood

    23-11-195130 min
  • Ep 22

    22.Murder Can't Win

    30-11-195130 min

    When a bookie is murdered, his innocent young female employee is framed for the crime.

  • Ep 23

    23.Dead Wrong

    07-12-195130 min
  • Ep 24

    24.Clean Sweep

    14-12-195130 min
  • Ep 25

    25.The Murderer Is Anonymous

    21-12-195130 min

    A debutante, a fight promoter, and a producer are all suspects in a threatened murder. The potential victim is David.

  • Ep 26

    26.The Invisible Hand

    28-12-195130 min
  • Ep 27

    27.The Deadly Root

    04-01-195230 min

    A fellow columnist, Eddie Kinetti is killed, and David Chase almost meets a like fate when he investigates the blackmail schemes of a socialite.

  • Ep 28

    28.The Lonely One

    11-01-195230 min

    Chase receives a mysterious package containing a glass ball and corny love poem. 2 murder victims receive similar gifts, but Chase has no connection to them. A big break comes when...

  • Ep 30

    30.The Little Black Book

    18-01-195230 min

    Upon returning from two weeks of investigative reporting in Washington, David Chase discovers his room ransacked and a dead body lying in his closet. Before he can investigate, two...

  • Ep 31

    31.The Case of the Perfect Secretary

    25-01-195230 min

    Newsman David Chase is angry when Dr. Owens, the inventor of synthetic cortisone, fails to show up for a lecture. Seeking Owens, he finds only a deserted laboratory and a strong sm...

  • Ep 32

    32.Worth a Plugged Nickel

    01-02-195230 min

    Newspaper columnist David Chase investigates when a gangster rushes out of a night club into a machine gun ambush, just moments after receiving a mysterious call.

  • Ep 33

    33.Galahad

    08-02-195230 min

    David Chase investigates a blackmail scheme perpetrated by a former newspaper photographer

  • Ep 34

    34.You Kill Me

    15-02-195230 min

    While on vacation David reads in the newspaper that he has been killed. He must now masquerade as his brother in order to solve his own murder.

  • Ep 35

    35.Toying with Murder

    22-02-195230 min
  • Ep 36

    36.Penthouse Jungle

    29-02-195230 min

    In pursuit of a story reporter David Chase encounters a native princess who is adept at using poison darts.

  • Ep 37

    37.Troubles with Doubles

    07-03-195230 min

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