
The series
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.
Episodes
Season 1 · 36 episodes · 1951
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Episode 16 Jul 195130m
Honey for Your Tea
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 the coach's students is murdered, Chase uncovers a solution.
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Episode 213 Jul 195130m
The TV Murder Mystery
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 person who is responsible.
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Episode 320 Jul 1951
Alibi for Suicide
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 serious enough to hold them at gunpoint.
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Episode 427 Jul 195130m
The Other Face
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Episode 53 Aug 195130m
Man with the Lisp
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Episode 610 Aug 195130m
The Triangle
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Episode 717 Aug 195130m
A Friend of the Corpse
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Episode 824 Aug 195130m
The Devil's Bible
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Episode 931 Aug 195130m
Death of a Hero
Chase tries to convince a hero-worshiping youth that the life of a flamboyant gangster isn't as much fun as it appears.
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Episode 107 Sep 195130m
Gold Venom
Dave is trying to deliver a golden cobra to a museum but several people try to get it for themselves.
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Episode 1114 Sep 195130m
Frame for Murder
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Episode 1221 Sep 195130m
Seven Seas to Danger
While researching a human interest story on the waterfront, David Chase stumbles upon a smuggling operation and is shot for his troubles.
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Episode 1328 Sep 195130m
Echo from the Dead
David Chase tries to find the real murderer before a family exacts vengeance upon the man's wife.
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Episode 145 Oct 195130m
Murder Rides the Night Train
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 other criminals don't want the crook to appear
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Episode 1512 Oct 195130m
Ringside Seat for Murder
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Episode 1619 Oct 195130m
Little Miss Fortune
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Episode 1726 Oct 195130m
Napoleon's Obituary
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Episode 182 Nov 195130m
The Intruder
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Episode 199 Nov 195130m
The Deadly Curio
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.
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Episode 2016 Nov 195130m
Recipe for Murder
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Episode 2123 Nov 195130m
Shadow Over Hollywood
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Episode 2230 Nov 195130m
Murder Can't Win
When a bookie is murdered, his innocent young female employee is framed for the crime.
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Episode 237 Dec 195130m
Dead Wrong
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Episode 2414 Dec 195130m
Clean Sweep
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Episode 2521 Dec 195130m
The Murderer Is Anonymous
A debutante, a fight promoter, and a producer are all suspects in a threatened murder. The potential victim is David.
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Episode 2628 Dec 195130m
The Invisible Hand
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Episode 274 Jan 195230m
The Deadly Root
A fellow columnist, Eddie Kinetti is killed, and David Chase almost meets a like fate when he investigates the blackmail schemes of a socialite.
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Episode 2811 Jan 195230m
The Lonely One
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 Chase recalls hearing similar poetry at the barber shop,
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Episode 3018 Jan 195230m
The Little Black Book
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 thugs try to force Chase to reveal the location of a myste…
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Episode 3125 Jan 195230m
The Case of the Perfect Secretary
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 smell of formaldehyde.
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Episode 321 Feb 195230m
Worth a Plugged Nickel
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.
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Episode 338 Feb 195230m
Galahad
David Chase investigates a blackmail scheme perpetrated by a former newspaper photographer
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Episode 3415 Feb 195230m
You Kill Me
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.
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Episode 3522 Feb 195230m
Toying with Murder
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Episode 3629 Feb 195230m
Penthouse Jungle
In pursuit of a story reporter David Chase encounters a native princess who is adept at using poison darts.
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Episode 377 Mar 195230m
Troubles with Doubles
