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20 September 1957 (USA) morePlot:
The hard-hitting adventures of tough Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of the Chicago Police Department's M Squad, an elite crime-fighting unit. full summaryPlot Keywords:
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1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Lee Marvin's "M Squad"- The Complete Series Comes To DVD (From CinemaRetro. 8 December 2008, 8:09 PM, PST)
M Squad: The Complete Series
(From The AV Club. 11 November 2008, 9:01 PM, PST)
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One Of My All-Time Favorite Cop Shows more (10 total)Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 2 of 129) | Lee Marvin | ... | Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger / ... (117 episodes, 1957-1960) |
 | Paul Newlan | ... | Police Capt. Grey (103 episodes, 1957-1960) |
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30 min (117 episodes)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFun Stuff
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The show was inspired by the exploits of legendary Chicago crime fighter Det. Supt. Joseph Morris. Det. Lt. Frank Pape, who worked for Morris, served as a technical adviser on the show, without getting credit, however, because of his active status within the Chicago Police Department, which banned police moonlighting. moreQuotes:
Lt. Frank Ballinger: [spoken in voiceover near beginning of each episode, as he tells audience about a recently committed crime] My name is Frank Ballinger, detective-lieutenant, M Squad, a special detail of the Chicago police. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998) (V) moreSoundtrack:
Theme From M Squad moreFAQ
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Lee Marvin became and remains one of my favorite actors because of this series. As a kid I eagerly awaited Friday nights at 9:00 (EST) on NBC. Frank Ballinger always got the bad guy, and we got to hear some really cool music along the way. The late fifties and early sixties were a golden age for TV cop shows and TV music -- this show was one of the main reasons. After much travail, I have managed to obtain a rare videocassette of two episodes, and even rarer, a copy of a CD reissue of the sound track LP. Great stuff! The "Police Squad!" opening credit sequence, and the characters of Frank Drebin and his boss, were lifted (lovingly, I am sure) from this show.