21 Beacon Street

30min

21 Beacon Street was an American detective television series that originally aired on NBC from July 2 to September 10, 1959. Produced by Filmways, the summer replacement series consisted of 11 black-and-white 30-minute episodes starring Dennis Morgan as private investigator Dennis Chase. Other cast members included Joanna Barnes as Lola, his aide; Brian Kelly as Brian, a law school graduate; and James Maloney as Jim, a scientific and dialect specialist. The title was the Boston address of Chase, who would pass each case to the police after solving the crime. The show aired on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and was then carried by ABC-TV in reruns on Sundays at 10:30 p.m. from December 27, 1959 to March 20, 1960 as a replacement for Dick Clark's World of Talent. The producer was Al Simon.

Episodes

Cast

The Rub Out

1. The Rub Out

30min

2nd Jul 1959

Safety Deposit

2. Safety Deposit

30min

9th Jul 1959

The Payoff

3. The Payoff

30min

16th Jul 1959

Double Vision

4. Double Vision

30min

23rd Jul 1959

The Swindle

5. The Swindle

30min

30th Jul 1959

The Execution

6. The Execution

30min

6th Aug 1959

Break In

7. Break In

30min

13th Aug 1959

The Trojan Horse

8. The Trojan Horse

30min

20th Aug 1959

The Hostage

9. The Hostage

30min

27th Aug 1959

The Trap

10. The Trap

30min

3rd Sep 1959

Dilemma

11. Dilemma

30min

10th Sep 1959

Nothing Is Impossible

12. Nothing Is Impossible

30min

17th Sep 1959

Close Call

13. Close Call

30min

24th Sep 1959

First air date

2nd Jul 1959

Last air date

24th Sep 1959

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks