Season 1

Front Page DetectiveSeason 1

1951
36 Episodes

Episodes

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S01E01

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.

06 Jul 195130m
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S01E02

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.

13 Jul 195130m
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S01E03

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.

20 Jul 1951
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S01E04

The Other Face

27 Jul 195130m
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S01E05

Man with the Lisp

03 Aug 195130m
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S01E06

The Triangle

10 Aug 195130m
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S01E07

A Friend of the Corpse

17 Aug 195130m
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S01E08

The Devil's Bible

24 Aug 195130m
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S01E09

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.

31 Aug 195130m
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S01E10

Gold Venom

Dave is trying to deliver a golden cobra to a museum but several people try to get it for themselves.

07 Sept 195130m
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S01E11

Frame for Murder

14 Sept 195130m
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S01E12

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.

21 Sept 195130m
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S01E13

Echo from the Dead

David Chase tries to find the real murderer before a family exacts vengeance upon the man's wife.

28 Sept 195130m
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S01E14

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

05 Oct 195130m
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S01E15

Ringside Seat for Murder

12 Oct 195130m
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S01E16

Little Miss Fortune

19 Oct 195130m
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S01E17

Napoleon's Obituary

26 Oct 195130m
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S01E18

The Intruder

02 Nov 195130m
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S01E19

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.

09 Nov 195130m
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S01E20

Recipe for Murder

16 Nov 195130m
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S01E21

Shadow Over Hollywood

23 Nov 195130m
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S01E22

Murder Can't Win

When a bookie is murdered, his innocent young female employee is framed for the crime.

30 Nov 195130m
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S01E23

Dead Wrong

07 Dec 195130m
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S01E24

Clean Sweep

14 Dec 195130m
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S01E25

The Murderer Is Anonymous

A debutante, a fight promoter, and a producer are all suspects in a threatened murder. The potential victim is David.

21 Dec 195130m
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S01E26

The Invisible Hand

28 Dec 195130m
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S01E27

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.

04 Jan 195230m
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S01E28

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,

11 Jan 195230m
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S01E30

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 mysterious 'little black book' that Chase had no previous knowledge of. With the help of his intrepid secretary, Dorabelle, and a timely assist from Lieutenant Andrews, Chase manages to bring the killers to justice.

18 Jan 195230m
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S01E31

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.

25 Jan 195230m
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S01E32

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.

01 Feb 195230m
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S01E33

Galahad

David Chase investigates a blackmail scheme perpetrated by a former newspaper photographer

08 Feb 195230m
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S01E34

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.

15 Feb 195230m
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S01E35

Toying with Murder

22 Feb 195230m
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S01E36

Penthouse Jungle

In pursuit of a story reporter David Chase encounters a native princess who is adept at using poison darts.

29 Feb 195230m
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S01E37

Troubles with Doubles

07 Mar 195230m