Police Station (TV series)

Police Station is an American TV series that aired in 1959. Stories were taken from actual files from throughout the US.[1]

This article is about the TV series. For police stations generally, see Police station.
Police Station
Title card
Starringsee cast
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes39
Production
ProducersSandy Howard
Harvey Bernhard (associate)
CinematographyGlen MacWilliams
Release
Original release1959 (1959)

Production and distribution

The show was produced by Sandy Howard.[2][3]

Harvey Bernhard served as associate producer and Glen MacWilliams was director of photography. Edward J. Allen, chief of police in Santa Ana, California, served as technical advisor. Edward Mann was supervising editor.[3]

Other staff included John Burton as set dresser and Joe Franklin as script supervisor.[3]

The series was produced by Official Films in association with Paramount-Sunset television productions.[3]

39 episodes of 30 minutes were produced and aired in first-run syndication.[2]

Plot summary

The series follow the day-to-day work in a police station in Precinct 11 of a big city, from bookings to investigations.[1] The plot in the pilot episode deal with the cases of a man charged with murdering his father; a woman charged with petty theft; and an out-of-towner arrested for attempted robbery.[2]

Cast

Reception

According to KTLA spokesman Bob Reagan, the show "took a panning from the press" after the first episode.[5]

References
  1. "Best TV Bets Today" (archived), The Los Angeles Times (p 34), 15 September 1958.
  2. "Police Station (1959)", ctva.biz.
  3. A film clip of an episode is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
  4. Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 843. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
  5. Allen Rich. "Listening Post and TV Review" (archived), Valley Times (p 28), 16 October 1958.


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