21ST PRECINCT
(CBS)
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1953 - 1956
By: Stewart Wright
Initial Compilation: 07/07/2002
Last Updated: 06/30/2004
Copyright 2002 by Stewart Wright
Audition Show: None
First Show: 07/07/1953
Last Show: 11/01/1956
Number of Shows: 159
Length: 30 minutes
SERIES BACKGROUND & DESCRIPTION:
21ST PRECINCT was one of the realistic police drama series
of the early- to mid-1950's that were aired in the wake of
DRAGNET. Hard-boiled private detective series that often
portrayed police as inept or incompetent were losing favor.
NBC's DRAGNET had proven that a realistic police show could
attract and hold an audience.
NOTE: the official title of the series according to the
series scripts and the CBS series promotional package was
21st Precinct and not Twenty-First Precinct or Twenty First
Precinct which appears in many Old-Time Radio books.
In 1953 CBS decided to use New York City as the backdrop for
their own half-hour police series and focus on the day-to-
day operation of a single police precinct. Actual cases
would be used as the basis for stories. It was mentioned by
the announcer in each episode's closing that, "Twenty-first
Precinct is presented with the official cooperation of the
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association an organization of more
than 20,000 members of the Police Department, City of New
York."
OPENING:
The show was written by Stanley Niss to put the listener
into the action right from the start of each episode. Here
is a portion of a typical opening for the series.
A call for assistance would come into the Precinct's
switchboard and a Sergeant would take the information and
the night's case would start.
Call fades out.
Capt:
"You are in the muster room at the Twenty-first Precinct.
The nerve center. A call is coming through. You will
follow the action taken pursuant to that call from this
minute until the final report is written in the 124 Room
at the Twenty-First Precinct."
Call fades back in and more information is recorded by the
sergeant. Then the call fades out.
Announcer:
"Twenty-first Precinct. It's just lines on a map of the
City of New York. Most of the 173,000 people wedged into
the nine-tenths of a square mile between Fifth Avenue and
the East River wouldn't know, if you asked them, that
they lived or worked in the Twenty First. Whether they
know it or not, the security of their persons, their
homes, and their property is the job of the men of the
Twenty-first Precinct.
Capt:
"The Twenty-first: 160 patrolmen, eleven sergeants and
four lieutenants of whom I'm the boss. My name is
Kennelly. Frank Kennelly. I'm Captain in Command of the
21st."
Each episode would end with another call for help coming in
and the Sergeant would dutifully record the particulars.
Often this call would deal with the subject of the next
week's episode.
Then came the closing, delivered by the Captain. It was
written to re-enforce the idea that police work never ends.
"And so it goes. Around the clock, through the week;
every day, every year. A police precinct in the city of
New York is a flesh and blood merry-go-round. Anyone can
catch the brass ring. Or the brass ring can catch
anyone."
The Captain was the primary character and also acted as the
narrator. Three actors played the Captain's role: Everett
Sloane as Kennelly, James Gregory as Cronin, and Les Damon
as Keough. They were ably assisted in supporting roles by
Ken Lynch as Lt. Matt King and Harold Stone as Sgt. Waters.
Santos Ortega appeared frequently as Lt. Patrick "Red"
Gorman. Many of New York's finest actors appeared in this
series.
MUSIC:
This series was unusual in that it used no music. Some
Armed Forces Radio Service broadcasts used an instrumental
version of "I'll Take Manhattan" as the opening and closing
music.
SPONSORSHIP:
This show was aired on a sustaining basis by CBS. Only
episode 015 had a sponsor: the Plymouth division of the
Chrysler Corporation.
LEAD ROLES AND TRANSITIONS:
The episode "The Special Orders" provided the transition
between the departure of Capt. Kennelly and the introduction
of Capt. Cronin. In this episode, Kennelly is told he is
being promoted to Deputy Inspector and transferred to the
Manhattan West Borough Headquarters. Cronin appears in the
episode to take command of the 21st.
In episode 145, the initial episode with Les Damon as Capt.
Keough, there was no such transition. It was simply
mentioned that Capt. Cronin had been transferred.
CAST AND CREW:
CAST:
Capt. Frank Kennelly - Everett Sloane
episodes 001 - 109
Capt. Vincent Cronin - James Gregory
episodes 109 - 144
Capt. Thomas Keough - Les Damon
episodes 145 -159
Lt. Matt King - Ken Lynch
Sgt. Waters - Harold Stone
Lt. Patrick "Red" Gorman - Santos Ortega
GUEST STARS (In descending order of frequency of
appearance):
Wendell Holmes, John Sylvester, Bill Quinn, Frank Marth,
Lawson Zerbe, Mandel Kramer, Bill Zuckert, George Petrie,
John Larkin, Bill Lipton, Elaine Rost, Elspeth Eric, Bill
Smith, Ethel Everett, Abby Lewis, Eric Dressler, Ralph
Camargo, Larry Haines, Mason Adams, Byrna Raeburn, Joan
Loring, William Redfield, Jean Gillespie, Eileen Palmer, Joe
DeSantis, Phil Sterling, and many others.
CREW:
PRODUCER:
John Ives episodes 001 - 82, Stanley Niss
DIRECTORS:
Stanley Niss, Howard Barnes (3 episodes)
WRITER:
Stanley Niss
ANNOUNCERS:
Art Hannes, George Bryan, Roger Foster, Gaylord Avery, and
others.
SOUND EFFECTS:
Byron Wingett, Jack Amrhein, Jimmy Rogan, Orval White, Al
Hogan, Joe Cabibbo, Bob Mott, Tom Buchanan, and others.
ENGINEERS:
Fred Turner, Morton Goldberg, and others.
SCHEDULE:
The 21ST PRECINCT experienced several broadcast day and time
changes during its run. The log is divided into sections
with the day and time of broadcast listed at the beginning
of each section.
As the originating station for the series was WCBS in New
York City, all times are for the Eastern Time Zone and
except where noted, are from the series scripts.
RE-USE OF PREVIOUSLY AIRED SCRIPTS:
Later in the series, many scripts were re-used for new
productions. All but five of the new productions of
previously-aired scripts occurred during the Gregory/Damon
portion of the run. In some cases, existing scripts were
substantially revised and given new titles. All new
productions had at least one new cast member; most had
multiple differences in the casts.
An important aid in determining if a particular episode was
the initial airing or new production of a previously-aired
script is recognizing who played the Captain. Kennelly was
played by Everett Sloane through episode 109 and in episode
135, James Gregory played Cronin in episodes 109 - 144, and
Les Damon played Keough in episodes 145 -159.
The new productions are shown in the Log by an annotation at
the end of the title in square brackets [] indicating the
original episode number.
LOG:
All airing dates, episode numbers (EP.) and titles are from
the series scripts.
As with many radio series, no episode titles were mentioned
during the broadcast. Collectors have made their own
titles. Short plot summaries are provided to help resolve
discrepancies between the titles contained in this log and
collector titles.
TUESDAY - 9:30 TO 10:00 PM
DATE EP. TITLE [ORIGINAL EPISODE NUMBER]
07/07/1953 001 The Nolen Brothers
(Carl Ross and the Nolen Brothers rob a
bank and hold up in an apartment.)
07/14/1953 002 Case of the Young Incorrigible
(Young mugger escapes while in custody.)
07/21/1953 003 The Bartender
(A bartender is the primary suspect in
the murder of his boss.)
07/28/1953 004 The Twins
(The infant Lucas twins die under
suspicious circumstances.)
08/04/1953 005 Case Of The Sailor's Family
(A returning sailor finds his home
burned and his family missing.)
08/11/1953 006 Post Number Seven
(A Patrolman is found wounded and
attempted suicide is suspected.)
08/18/1953 007 The Mainliner
(Young Philadelphia socialite is passing
bad checks in the Precinct.)
08/25/1953 008 The Bookkeeper
(Kennelly doubts the story of a robbery
victim.)
09/01/1953 009 The Friend
(Ex-model is murdered, a married
boyfriend is the suspect.)
09/08/1953 010 The Certified 600
(Paint store owner's safe is stolen.)
09/15/1953 011 The Dog Day
(Judge's wife refuses to allow her dog
to be put under observation for rabies.)
09/22/1953 012 The Homecoming
(Sergeant's soldier son is killed by
hit-and-run driver.)
09/29/1953 013 The Shooting Gallery
(Junkie turns in a false alarm so he can
kick the habit in jail.)
10/06/1953 014 The Bird
(Police break into Al's gas-filled
apartment and find evidence of a numbers
operation.)
10/13/1953 015 Case Of The Picture
(Witnesses to a luncheonette robbery and
murder can't agree on the facts.)
10/20/1953 016 Case Of The Foundling
(A nine-month old boy is left with
couple.)
10/27/1953 017 Case Of The Fall
(Arrested burglar says Precinct cop took
money to keep quiet.)
11/03/1953 018 Case Of The Patient
(Wounded gunman refuses to give the
identify of his partner.)
11/10/1953 019 Case Of The Key
(Man's mother and wife don't get along.)
11/17/1953 020 Case Of The Basket
(Little girl disappears from a
launderette.)
11/24/1953 021 Case Of The Ditch
(Man's body is found in a ditch for a
sewer. Is it homicide or something
else?)
FRIDAY - 8:30 TO 9:00 PM
DATE EP. TITLE [ORIGINAL EPISODE NUMBER]
12/04/1953 022 Case Of The L.D. 80
(Retired cop wants his pistol permit
renewed.)
12/11/1953 023 The Meal
(Patrolman stops a robbery at deli and
wounds one of the crooks.)
12/18/1953 024 The Party
(Precinct Xmas party for local kids is
disrupted by a quarrel between a
druggist and his landlord.)
12/25/1953 025 The Plant
(A girl's date and his friend rob a bar
and grill and leave the girl behind.)
01/01/1954 026 Case Of The Stairs
(An officer is accused of attacking a
man after the man assaults sixteen-year
old girl.)
WEDNESDAY - 8:30 TO 9:00 PM
DATE EP. TITLE [ORIGINAL EPISODE NUMBER]
01/13/1954 027 The Platform
(Eva says her husband is helping his
crazy brother, Fred, who is wanted for
murdering his wife.)
01/20/1954 028 The Visitors
(Two men steal a parked Cadillac from
out-of-state visitors.)
01/27/1954 029 The Kid
(The kid brother of the Captain's friend
is suspected of burglary.)
02/03/1954 030 The Baker
(A restaurant pastry chef is murdered.
The jealous husband of the chef's
girlfriend is suspected.)
02/10/1954 031 Case Of The Drive
(Grace loses her purse when she is
dumped by her date.)
02/17/1954 032 The Charm
(King and Kennelly investigate the
suspicious suicide of Mrs. Burges.)
02/24/1954 033 The Cure
(A passed-out bum is found in a woman's
apartment.)
03/03/1954 034 The Door
(21st Precinct cops try to identify the
next target of a gang of safe crackers.)
03/10/1954 035 The Diplomat
(The runaway daughter of a Hungarian
diplomat causes problems for the
Captain.)
03/17/1954 036 The Tree
(A thief climbs up a tree to elude
capture.)
03/24/1954 037 The Package
(A gallery will be bombed unless a
ransom is paid.)
03/31/1954 038 The Molly
(A six-year old is found wandering the
street and can't seem to talk.)
04/07/1954 039 The Collar
(A domestic dispute becomes complicated
when the husband pulls a gun on a
patrolman.)
04/14/1954 040 The Brother
(A policeman returns fire and shoots a
young thief, but the thief's gun can't
be found.)
04/21/1954 041 The Ring
(A supposed kleptomaniac's husband
returns stolen ring to a jeweler. The
police are suspicious.)
04/28/1954 042 The Story
(The mistress of a Chicago business man
turns into a primary suspect when he is
shot.)
05/05/1954 043 The Cabinet
(A Sergeant's son is the suspect when
the Sgt.'s missing gun is used in a
robbery.)
05/12/1954 044 The Dollar
(Kennelly uses an unusual ploy to get a
drunken wife slayer out of a bar's
bathroom.)
05/19/1954 045 The Day
(Kennelly relates occurrences of a
typical day which include a priest
fingerprinted, a deadly car accident and
a promotion rumor.)
05/26/1954 046 The Father
(An old man is found sleeping in a
hallway and won't tell the police who he
is.)
06/02/1954 047 The Needle
(A woman steals hypodermic syringe for
her wounded thief husband.)
06/09/1954 048 The Book
(The Captain intervenes when a rookie
cop guards a prisoner in a hospital and
won't let the FBI question him.)
06/16/1954 049 The Sprinter
(A burglary suspect is tailed and
unwittingly leads the cops to his
accomplices.)
06/23/1954 050 The Will
(A supposedly poor old man dies and is
not so poor as he seems.)
06/30/1954 051 The Red Tiger
(A teenager dies after falling off a
newspaper truck. The only clue to his
identity is a club jacket.)
07/07/1954 052 The Mover
(The police are called when a building
super won't let a woman move the
furniture out of her apartment.)
07/14/1954 053 The Shotgun
(A woman notifies the Precinct that she
has shot her husband.)
07/21/1954 054 The Ledge
(A lonely widow sits on the ledge of her
high-rise apartment building and
contemplates suicide.)
07/28/1954 055 The DOA
(The body of an old man is found under a
loading dock. His son is the prime
suspect.)
08/04/1954 056 The Job
(A luncheonette owner pays off his debts
after a big robbery.)
08/11/1954 057 The Standstill
(A 14-year veteran is ready to resign
from the force when circumstances
intervene.)
08/18/1954 058 The Iron
(A man returns from a trip to find his
wife apparently beaten and unconscious.
The husband becomes the prime suspect.)
08/25/1954 059 The Wreck
(While responding to a call, the Captain
and an officer are struck by a car.)
09/01/1954 060 The Copperhead
(The police look for a missing boy and a
poisonous snake.)
09/08/1954 061 The Trip
(An office manager is robbed of the
company payroll, but the police are
suspicious.)
09/15/1954 062 The Expert
(A soldier uses his honeymoon money to
bail a friend out of jail.)
09/22/1954 063 The Suit
(A man is killed in a bar and an
unexpected phone call provides an
important clue.)
09/29/1954 064 The Walker
(A dope dealer tries to hides in the
21st Precinct station house.)
10/06/1954 065 The Jet
(A distraught woman attempts suicide.
Her husband doesn't know why.)
10/13/1954 066 The Number
(Police question a parolee friend of an
escaped murderer.)
10/20/1954 067 The Virtuoso
(A valuable Guanerius cello is stolen
from a car.)
10/27/1954 068 The Mark
(A tailor and his wife are the intended
victims of a con game.)
11/03/1954 069 The Glass
(A woman is accidentally locked in a
drug store and no one can get her out.)
11/10/1954 070 The Sticks
(Dynamite and blasting caps are stolen
from a construction site.)
11/17/1954 071 The Bottle
(Precinct cops stake out a liquor store
in hopes of catching a pair of robbers.)
11/24/1954 072 The Beaver
(Furious women go to the Precinct house
when a furrier won't return their
coats.)
12/01/1954 073 The Purse
(A woman with amnesia and no
identification is brought to the 21st
Precinct.)
12/08/1954 074 The Jump
(Police intervene in a mugging and one
of the patrolman disappears.)
12/15/1954 075 The Loser
(A suspect is picked-up by the police
for interrogation in regards to a
shooting and holdup.)
12/22/1954 076 The Giver
(A suspicious neighbor reports an old
man selling merchandise from his
apartment.)
12/29/1954 077 The Wife
(A thief shoots a cop after pulling a
burglary and is also wounded. His wife
acts strangely.)
01/05/1955 078 The Trade
(A drug dealer accuses cop of taking a
$700 bribe.)
01/12/1955 079 The Sitter
(A baby sitter reports a missing baby.)
01/19/1955 080 The Notes
(Kennelly and the Secret Service work to
break up a counterfeit ring passing
phony $20 bills.)
01/26/1955 081 The Fire Escape
(After beating his wife, a deranged man
barricades himself in their apartment.)
02/02/1955 082 The Daughter
(When a deli is burglarized, the owner's
runaway daughter is a suspect.)
02/09/1955 083 The Surety
(A wealthy drunk can't contact anyone to
pay his bail.)
02/16/1955 084 The Lender
(The owner of a car used in an armed
robbery has an alibi, but the case takes
a twist.)
02/23/1955 085 The Museum
(A burglary suspect makes a deal for a
lighter sentence.)
03/02/1955 086 The Dowager
(A wealthy woman is not allowed to
reward a patrolman. She finds a way
around the regulations.)
03/09/1955 087 The Squawker
(A wire tap is used find out the plans
of jewel thieves.)
03/16/1955 088 The Declaration
(A well-liked local merchant is charged
with the murders of his wife and a man.)
03/23/1955 089 The Victim
(A pedestrian, with no identification,
is killed by a car. The police
investigate to determine his identity.)
03/30/1955 090 The Horn
(A patrolman goes undercover as a
musician to help break up a narcotics
ring.)
04/06/1955 091 The String
(On a tip from a neighbor, the police
try to stop a man from committing
suicide.)
04/13/1955 092 The Communication
(A simple traffic violation stop turns
into a much more important case.)
04/20/1955 093 The Doctor
(A child disappears after returning to
her home in a taxi.)
SATURDAY - 8:00 TO 8:30 PM
DATE EP. TITLE [ORIGINAL EPISODE NUMBER]
07/02/1955 094 The Artery
(A policeman is seriously wounded while
struggling with an armed drunk.)
*** Pre-empted for 3 Saturdays by horse racing
from Hollywood Park.***
07/30/1955 095 The Pair
(A man is arrested for a string of
transit booth robberies. He and his
girlfriend proclaim his innocence.)
08/06/1955 096 The Summons
(A policeman aids a woman in serving a
summons on her son-in-law.)
08/13/1955 097 The Tree [036]
(A thief climbs up a tree to elude
capture.)
08/20/1955 098 The Checks
(The Secret Service asks for help in
finding a man who is stealing and
cashing government checks.)
08/27/1955 099 The Name
(An apartment super hasn't seen a tenant
for several days and asks the police to
investigate.)
09/03/1955 100 The Coffee
(When police react rapidly, a robbery
attempt turns into a hostage situation.)
09/10/1955 101 The Homecoming [028]
NOTE: the preceding title is from the
script. The plot line for this episode
is the same as episode 028, "The
Visitors." (Two men steal a parked
Cadillac from out-of-state visitors.)
NOTE: The scripts for the following 3 episodes list 8:05 PM
as the broadcast start time. The New York Times lists these
3 episodes as running from 8:00 to 8:30 PM. The Times
listing is believed to be correct.
09/17/1955 102 The Plant [025]
(A girl's date and his friend rob a bar
and grill and leave the girl behind.)
09/24/1955 103 The Hunt
(A patrolman is missing from his post
and Lt. King arrests three young thugs
with stolen goods.)
10/01/1955 104 The Restraint
(A man worries about his mentally
unstable brother becoming violent.)
FRIDAY - 8:30 TO 9:00 PM
NOTE: Several scripts for this portion of the run list 8:00
PM as broadcast start time, but the New York Times lists
8:30 PM. The broadcast start time shown in the Times is
born out by the fact that the Times and several other
sources list that "YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR" was aired
from 8:15 PM to 8:30 PM.
DATE EP. TITLE [ORIGINAL EPISODE NUMBER]
10/07/1955 105 The Ditch [021]
(Man's body is found in a ditch for a
sewer. Is it homicide or something
else?)
10/14/1955 106 The Alarmist
(Kennelly investigates a complaint to
the Police Commissioner that Sgt. Waters
was rude to a woman who asked for
protection.)
10/21/1955 107 The Informant
(Two policeman play "Good Cop - Bad Cop"
to get information on a murderer.)
10/28/1955 108 The Molly [038]
(A six-year old is found wandering the
street and can't seem to talk.)
11/04/1955 109 The Special Orders
(Kennelly is promoted to Deputy
Inspector and Captain Cronin takes
command of the 21st.)
11/11/1955 110 The Friend [009]
(Ex-model is murdered, a married
boyfriend is the suspect.)
11/18/1955 111 The Serpent
(A woman's clever con game leads the
police to an armed robbery suspect.)
11/25/1955 112 The Son
(A missing gun from a liquor store is
not quite what it seems.)
12/02/1955 113 The Trouble [008]
(Cronin doubts story of a robbery
victim.)
12/09/1955 114 The Names [023]
(Patrolmen stops a robbery and wounds
one of the crooks.)
12/16/1955 115 The Heirs [019]
(Man's mother and wife don't get along.)
12/23/1955 116 The Beard
(A woman complains about a drunk Santa
Claus who is soliciting money from
passers by.)
12/30/1955 117 The Slugger
(A woman tries to commit suicide. Her
interfering mother may be the underlying
cause.)
01/06/1956 118 The Assault
(A mugging may lead to vigilante justice
in a neighborhood.)
01/13/1956 119 The Platform [027]
(Eva says her husband is helping his
crazy brother, Fred, who is wanted for
murdering his wife.)
01/20/1956 120 The Penny
(A jealous wife has her husband
arrested. When she later posts bail, he
refuses to leave jail.)
THURSDAY - 8:30 TO 9:00 PM
DATE EP. TITLE [ORIGINAL EPISODE NUMBER]
01/26/1956 121 The Baker [030]
(A restaurant pastry chef is murdered.
The jealous husband of the chef's
girlfriend is suspected.)
02/02/1956 122 The Drive [031]
(Grace loses her purse when she is
dumped by her date.)
02/09/1956 123 The Husband
(A seriously ill woman makes her husband
promise not to call a doctor.)
02/16/1956 124 The Cat
(A young man, stopped on suspicion winds
up being more of a criminal than the
police suspect.)
02/23/1956 125 The Charm [032]
(King and Cronin investigate the
suspicious suicide of Mrs. Burges.)
03/01/1956 126 The Laundry
(A missing laundry operator turns up in
an unexpected place.)
03/08/1956 127 The Stairs [026]
(An officer is accused of attacking a
man after the man assaults sixteen-year
old girl.)
03/15/1956 128 The Toy
(An armed addict holds a nurse and
doctor hostage.)
03/22/1956 129 The Jacket
(A patrolman is shot while trying to
stop a burglary. One of the suspects was
wearing a Navy pea jacket.)
03/29/1956 130 The Homecoming [012]
(Sergeant's soldier son is killed by
hit-and-run driver.)
04/05/1956 131 The Six Hundred [010]
(Paint store owner's safe is stolen.)
04/12/1956 132 The Shopping Bag
(An elderly woman is run down and killed
in an auto accident.)
04/19/1956 133 The Poodle
(A woman reports a patrolman for
drinking on the job.)
04/26/1956 134 The Gorilla
(The Precinct crackpot reports that a
gorilla was in her apartment. The police
find there is some truth to her claim.)
05/03/1956 135 The LD 80 B [022]
(Retired cop wants his pistol permit
renewed.)
05/10/1956 136 The Basket [020]
(Little girl disappears from a
launderette.)
05/17/1956 137 The Partners
(A dead man is found in a borrowed car.)
05/24/1956 138 The Paperhanger [007]
(Young socialite is passing bad checks
in the Precinct.)
05/31/1956 139 The Neighbor
(A young woman comes from work to
discover a man burglarizing her
apartment.)
06/07/1956 140 The Substitute [003]
(A bartender is the primary suspect in
the murder of his boss.)
06/14/1956 141 The Books
(A perennial patsy is mugged and
robbed.)
06/21/1956 142 The Brother [040]
(A policeman returns fire and shoots a
young thief, but the thief's gun can't
be found.)
06/28/1956 143 The Foundling [016]
(A nine-month old boy is left with a
couple.)
07/05/1956 144 The Day [045]
(Cronin relates the occurrences of a
typical day which include a priest
fingerprinted, a deadly car accident and
a promotion rumor.)
07/12/1956 145 The Fall [017]
(Arrested burglar says Precinct cop took
money to keep quiet.)
07/19/1956 146 The Manual [048]
(The Captain intervenes when a rookie
cop guards a prisoner in a hospital and
won't let the FBI question him.)
07/26/1956 147 The Mover [052]
(The police are called when a building
super won't let a woman move the
furniture out of her apartment.)
08/02/1956 148 The Sailor [005]
(A returning sailor finds his home
burned and his family missing.)
08/09/1956 149 The Bottle [071]
(Precinct cops stake out a liquor store
in hopes of catching a pair of robbers.)
08/16/1956 150 The Glass [069]
(A woman is accidentally locked in a
drug store and no one can get her out.)
*** On 08/23/1956 the show was pre-empted for the Republican
National Convention***
08/30/1956 151 The Ledge [054]
(A lonely widow sits on the ledge of her
high-rise apartment building and
contemplates suicide.)
09/06/1956 152 The Red Tiger [051]
(A teenager dies after falling off a
newspaper truck. The only clue to his
identity is a club jacket.)
*** On 09/13/1956 the show was pre-empted for a dramatized
documentary for Civil Defense Week - "Beyond The Call"***
09/20/1956 153 The Shooting Gallery [013]
(Junkie turns in a false alarm so he can
kick the habit in jail.)
09/27/1956 154 The Dog Day [011]
(Judge's wife refuses to allow her dog
to be put under observation for rabies.)
10/04/1956 155 The Meal [023]
(Patrolman stops a robbery at deli and
wounds one of the crooks.)
10/11/1956 156 The Story [042]
(The mistress of a Chicago business man
turns into a primary suspect when he is
shot.)
10/18/1956 157 The Cabinet [043]
(A Sergeant's son is the suspect when
the Sgt.'s missing gun is used in a
robbery.)
10/25/1956 158 The Ring [041]
(A supposed kleptomaniac's husband
returns stolen ring to a jeweler. The
police are suspicious.)
11/01/1956 159 The Package [037]
(A gallery will be bombed unless a
ransom is paid.)
INFORMATION SOURCES:
21ST PRECINCT scripts
Stanley Niss Collection
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/ahc/
CBS "21st Precinct" Promotional Packet June, 1953
Various newspaper sources including the New York Times 1953-
56 Radio listings.
Correspondence with Jim Cox, 2002
Correspondence with Bob Mott 2003. Bob supplied additional
information on Sound Effects artists who provided their
talents to this series.
Correspondence with Christopher C. DeSantis, 2003