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Assignment : Manhunt (Talent Associates/NBC) (Summer 1951 & Summer 1952) starring John Baragrey
Manhunt (Screen Gems)(1959-61) starring Victor Jory
 Assignment: Manhunt (1951-52)
 Sponsors  Lucky Strike (cigarettes)
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references:
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Writers Guild of America (wga)

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ASSIGNMENT: MANHUNT
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Talent Associates production
for
NBC
Produced by Julian Claman

US Police Anthology series Summer 1951 & Summer 1952 16 episodes x 30 min

Starring:
John Baragrey

Summer replacement for "Your Hit Parade"

Series was best known as: "Manhunt" [according to UCLA].

Note: Not to be confused with:  Manhunt (Screen Gems)(1959-61) starring Victor Jory

############# Assignment: Manhunt ############
############ season 1 Summer 1951 ############
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NBC Saturdays 10:30-11:00pm Eastern (14Jul51-1Sep51)
Summer replacement for "Your Hit Parade"

1.1 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 14Jul51 NBC Sat
1.2 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 21Jul51 NBC Sat
1.3 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 28Jul51 NBC Sat
1.4 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 04Aug51 NBC Sat
1.5 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 11Aug51 NBC Sat
1.6 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 18Aug51 NBC Sat
1.7 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 25Aug51 NBC Sat
1.8 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 01Sep51 NBC Sat

############# Assignment: Manhunt ############
############ season 2 Summer 1952 ############
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NBC Saturdays 10:30-11:00pm Eastern (5Jul52-23Aug52)
Summer replacement for "Your Hit Parade"

2.1 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 05Jul52 NBC Sat
2.2 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 12Jul52 NBC Sat
2.3 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 19Jul52 NBC Sat

2.4 [--] Assignment Manhunt. (episode title not known) [UCLA]
26-July-1952 NBC Sat
Talent Associates production
producer, Julian Claman
writer, Charles B. Morton
director, Bill Hobin ;
Music, Jules Seidman.
Cast/perfomers:
Don Keefer,
Addison Richards,
Sally Chamberlain,
Allen Nourse,
Chris Campel,
Winnifred H. Cushing,
Lori March.
Synopsis:
A young man is accosted by strangers on a train. He feels he is being persecuted by them, as they never tell
him what they want from him. Finally, it turns out that they are the law and he is a psycho killer. [UCLA]
Contents: Commercials: Lucky Strike.
Broadcast on NBC.

2.5 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 02Aug52 NBC Sat
2.6 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 09Aug52 NBC Sat
2.7 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 16Aug52 NBC Sat
2.8 [--] Assignment: Manhunt: 23Aug52 NBC Sat (final episode)

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