The Detectives
Captain Matt Holbrook leads detectives tracking lawbreakers instead of having personal lives. His squad of three rarely worked cases together.
- Runtime
- 1h
- Released
- 1959
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1959
Storyline
Captain Matt Holbrook leads detectives tracking lawbreakers instead of having personal lives. His squad of three rarely worked cases together.
Top credits
Robert Taylor — Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook, Capt. Matt Holbrook
Tige Andrews — Det. Lt. John Russo, Lt. John Russo
Russell Thorson — Det. Lt. Otto Lindstrom, Lt. Otto Lindstrom
Mark Goddard — Sgt. Chris Ballard, Det. Sgt. Chris Ballard
Did you know
• In the series' second season, Farr left the series and was replaced by Mark Goddard as Detective Sgt. Chris Ballard. Future Batman star Adam West joined the cast during the third season as Sgt. Steve Nelson. The series moved to NBC for its third season and was increased from thirty to sixty minutes. The series was also retitled to Robert Taylor's Detectives. A total of 97 episodes were produced before the series was canceled in 1962. The series was produced for Four Star by Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions, which produced other successful Four Star series, such as The Rifleman, and The Big Valley.
• Future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was a contributing writer to the series.
• Dell Comics adapted the series in the 60s.
Episodes
97 episodes – 3 seasons
User reviews
A Transitional Cop Show
Good, gritty cop show.
atmospheric show
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
