Front Page Detective

• 1951 –1952
• •
• Ended

• Drama

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.

Created by

Gene Levitt, Robert Mitcher

Seasons

1

Episodes

36

Episode length

~30m

First aired

Jul 6, 1951

Networks

DuMont Television Network

Original language

English

Origin

United States