The Man Behind the Badge
| The Man Behind the Badge | |
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| Genre | Police drama |
| Developed by | Prockter Television Enterprises |
| Directed by | John Peyser, Paul Landres |
| Starring |
Norman Rose (1953-1954)/ Charles Bickford (1955) (Host) |
| Theme music composer | Melvyn Lenard |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 episodes (live, 1953-1954) 38 episodes (filmed, 1955) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bernard J. Prockter, Jerome C. Robinson |
| Editor(s) | Fred W. Berger |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Release | |
| Original network |
CBS Syndicated |
| Picture format | 1.33:1 monochrome |
| Audio format | monaural |
| Original release | October 11, 1953 (final network telecast: October 3, 1954) – September 24, 1955 |
The Man Behind the Badge is the title of a half-hour American television police drama series which aired on the CBS network from 1953-1954, originally hosted by Norman Rose. In its second syndicated season, the host became character actor Charles Bickford. Years later, Bickford appeared as one of the owners of Shiloh Ranch in the NBC western series, The Virginian.
In its first season, The Man Behind the Badge aired live on Sundays at 9:30 p.m. EST opposite ABC's Jukebox Jury. Beginning in January 1955, a filmed, syndicated edition of the program was distributed to local stations.
In an interview with Kliph Nesteroff, assistant director Arthur Marks stated the filmed episodes were shot at the same time and on the same sets as Treasury Men in Action.
The series is based on real crime stories from around the world.
Recurring Roles and Notable Guest Stars:
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