"Naked City" (1958) TV series 1958-1963

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

30 September 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Plot:

A crime drama that focused on the lives of the detectives of New York's 65th Precinct. The emphasis...

Plot Keywords:

Police

Awards:

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 12 nominations

Cast

Harry Bellaver	...	Det. Frank Arcaro / ... (138 episodes, 1958-1963)
Lawrence Dobkin	...	Narrator (1958-1963) / ... (138 episodes, 1958-1963)
Horace McMahon	...	Lt. Michael 'Mike' Parker / ... (114 episodes, 1959-1963)
Paul Burke	...	Det. Adam Flint / ... (99 episodes, 1960-1963)

Runtime:

60 min (1960-) | 30 min (1958-1959) (39 episodes) | 60 min (1960-1963) (99 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Filming Locations:

Biograph Studios, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Screen Gems Television

Trivia:

This was the first network series to be filmed entirely in New York City.

Quotes:

Narrator: [regular sign off] There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dadetown (1995)

Soundtrack:

Somewhere in the Night

Finely wrought time capsules of a bygone New York

Few TV shows in history sustained such a high level of acting, production and writing. Naked City was a showcase for up-and-coming stage actors, such as Robert Duvall, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Ed Asner--the list goes on and on. But leads--Burke, McMahon and Bellaver--were superb. Some episodes were nothing short of breathtaking. A good example is "Hold for Gloria Christmas," starring Burgess Meredith as a Greenwich Village poet. It was filmed entirely in the Village, and the cast included Herschel Bernardi, Eileen Heckhart and--a real treat for theater buffs--a rare appearance by the famed acting teacher and Group theater veteran Sanford Meisner. The best episodes were like that--character studies, filmed in the early Sixties, finely wrought time capsules of a New York that no longer exists.