Naked City

Drama

Crime

Action & Adventure

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.

Production Companies

Shelle Productions

Screen Gems Television

Episodes

Cast

Meridian

1. Meridian

30th Sep 1958

Detective Halloran's first day as a detective brings him face-to-face with a cop killer and his accomplice who're holding hostages at the New York Coliseum..

Nickel Ride

2. Nickel Ride

30min

7th Oct 1958

The detectives visit the aging captain of the Staten Island Ferry at the same time that armed robbers are executing a daring heist of an armored car traveling on the ferry.

Line of Duty

3. Line of Duty

14th Oct 1958

Det. Halloran easily kills a fleeing robber who's about to shoot him, but Halloran's lingering feelings of guilt make getting through the aftermath with the man's family anguish. Halloran's wife and Lieutenant support him throughout his search for meaning.

Sidewalk Fisherman

4. Sidewalk Fisherman

30min

21st Oct 1958

Gio, who lives by fishing coins out of sidewalk grates, longs to adopt an orphaned boy who he spins yarns for, as if Gio actually was a courageous deep-sea fisherman. By working 16 hours a day, old Gio saves money to adopt the boy, but in doing so violates the territorial rights of a local gang, who try to kill Gio.

The Violent Circle

5. The Violent Circle

30min

28th Oct 1958

Detective Halloran goes undercover as a patient in a hospital mental ward in an attempt to identify the murderer of patient who was a witness in a gang killing.

Stakeout

6. Stakeout

4th Nov 1958

A young detective works to redeem himself after lying about the circumstances of his partner's shooting death during a stakeout.

No More Rumbles

7. No More Rumbles

30min

11th Nov 1958

A young gang member is assigned to perform a revenge shooting after a member of his own gang is killed.

Belvedere Tower

8. Belvedere Tower

18th Nov 1958

A thief assaults milkmen and steals their uniforms in order to gain access to and rob from wealthy people's apartment buildings.

The Bird Guard

9. The Bird Guard

30min

25th Nov 1958

A tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding from criminals.

The Other Face of Goodness

10. The Other Face of Goodness

30min

2nd Dec 1958

New York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat hanger, in their own homes.

Lady Bug, Lady Bug

11. Lady Bug, Lady Bug

30min

9th Dec 1958

A wealthy industrialist refuses to give in to an extortionist's demands even after the extortionist brutally assaults a neighbor girl and threatens the life of the man's alienated son.

Susquehanna 4-7598

12. Susquehanna 4-7598

30min

16th Dec 1958

A naïve young woman, Carol Thomas, fresh to New York, gets a mysterious phone call on her new line from a woman who sounds to be in the process of being murdered. Carol is unable to get prompt action from the police, so she ill-advisedly decides to play detective herself.

And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol

13. And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol

30min

23rd Dec 1958

The precinct investigates a brazen Christmas Eve robbery and shooting by the notorious Marco Butcher and his brother.

The Explosive Heart

14. The Explosive Heart

30min

30th Dec 1958

The detectives fight against time to unravel a plan to murder a Commander aboard his yacht.

The Manhole

15. The Manhole

6th Jan 1959

When an elderly sewer worker learns that his son is the leader of a street gang, he begs him vainly to reform, and then tells police about his association. When the gang uses the sewers to escape after a jewel robbery, the old man follows them into the underground passages.

Even Crows Sing Good

16. Even Crows Sing Good

30min

13th Jan 1959

In a vicious downpour, a killer prods a terrified man forward using a huge spear-gun. The man with the spear-gun is a meek New Yorker living with his mother, who disapproves of her son's fiancée.

Burst of Passion

17. Burst of Passion

30min

20th Jan 1959

Detective Halloran helps hunt down a man whom he knows, and who has always been a well-liked solid citizen before suddenly snapping and going on a killing spree throughout the city.

Goodbye, My Lady Love

18. Goodbye, My Lady Love

30min

27th Jan 1959

Matty, a down-and-out alcoholic in the Bowery, is accused of robbing and murdering a man, then using the stolen money to buy a horse-drawn cart.

The Shield

19. The Shield

3rd Feb 1959

Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wishes that he not follow in his father's footsteps.

One to Get Lost

20. One to Get Lost

30min

10th Feb 1959

George Blake regrets having strayed from his wife, and terminates the affair just moments before the woman is murdered by another jealous man. Blake is the prime suspect, and works to clear his name and find the killer.

Hey, Teach!

21. Hey, Teach!

30min

17th Feb 1959

Halloran goes undercover as the home room teacher for a "modified-curriculum" high school class after their previous home room teacher fell out of the window to his death.

Ticker Tape

22. Ticker Tape

30min

24th Feb 1959

The detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.

Fire Island

23. Fire Island

30min

3rd Mar 1959

The detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.

Ten Cent Dreams

24. Ten Cent Dreams

30min

10th Mar 1959

A young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting his winnings.

The Bumper

25. The Bumper

17th Mar 1959

After Lt. Muldoon is killed in a car wreck deliberately caused by a mob hit man, the detectives pull out all the stops in their search for the killer.

A Running of Bulls

26. A Running of Bulls

24th Mar 1959

The detectives are assigned to protect visiting Latin Americans dignitaries, including the adolescent son of a dictator and his bodyguard, a former bullfighter who is involved in a plot to kill the young man.

Fallen Star

27. Fallen Star

31st Mar 1959

A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and who are responsible for the killing of one of their victims.

Beyond Truth

28. Beyond Truth

7th Apr 1959

A recurring nightmare haunts a murderer - that he's been framed. But when his loving wife begs the 65th Precinct's skeptical detectives to re-investigate, Arnold Fleischman refuses to co-operate with the police.

Baker's Dozen

29. Baker's Dozen

14th Apr 1959

A former top mob assassin is lured out of retirement by the opportunity to kill a kingpin for his 13th hit.

The Rebirth

30. The Rebirth

21st Apr 1959

A cleaning woman, tired of her hardscrabble life, robs a bank in an attempt to buy happiness.

Four Sweet Corners

31. Four Sweet Corners

28th Apr 1959

A soldier returns home to find that his baby sister has become part of a shoplifting ring that has attracted the detectives' attention.

The Sandman

32. The Sandman

5th May 1959

Halloran goes undercover at a construction yard to see if he can find a connection between a mob-hit victim and the mobster who likely ordered the hit.

Turn of Events

33. Turn of Events

30min

12th May 1959

A sleazy private detective, well known to Detective Parker, is murdered while on a case to find a mysterious young lady who worked in a dance club.

A Little Piece of the Action

34. A Little Piece of the Action

19th May 1959

A payroll robbery gang hires a washed-up wheel man for a job that goes bad.

The Bloodhounds

35. The Bloodhounds

26th May 1959

The detectives babysit a couple of bloodhounds belonging to a man involved in an auto accident, putting the dogs to good use while searching for a missing girl.

The Scorpion Sting

36. The Scorpion Sting

2nd Jun 1959

The detectives investigate the source of numerous death threats that have been sent to a high-powered Madison Avenue agent having many real and perceived enemies.

Saw My Baby There

37. Saw My Baby There

9th Jun 1959

A pregnant woman's father is trying to kill her husband in order to cover up a stolen goods racket in which the two have been involved.

The Canvas Bullet

38. The Canvas Bullet

16th Jun 1959

A washed-up boxer needs fast money and desperately wants to get back into the ring to earn it despite knowing his health is at risk.

A Wood of Thorns

39. A Wood of Thorns

23rd Jun 1959

To spare a condemned killer, Halloran forces his way into a kept woman's apartment the night of the execution.

First air date

30th Sep 1958

Last air date

29th May 1963

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks