CTVA US Crime - "The Line-Up" (Desilu/CBS) Season 5 (1958-59)

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Starring Warner Anderson & Tom Tully
Season 5 (CBS) (1958-59) (30 min)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger, Rina Fox , Bob Manfredi , Jeannette Sloniowski, Bob Medina

references:
TV Guide /   Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive


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CBS Fridays 10:00 pm
35 episodes x 30 min
Episodes listed in Copyright Date Order,
except where Original Network Airdate is known.

5.01 [149] The Line-Up: The Samuel McCutcheon case
Copyright Date 25Sep58

5.02 [150] The Line-Up: The Big Score case
Copyright Date 2Oct58

5.03 [151] The Line-Up: The Rufus Granger case
Copyright Date 9Oct58

5.04 [152] The Line-Up: The Missing Cargo case
Copyright Date 16Oct58


5.05 [153] The Line-Up: THE SARGE CALDWELL CASE
24Oct1958 CBS Fri (Copyright Date 23Oct58)
starring Tom Tully & Warner Anderson
Synopsis:
When a woman is found murdered, evidence points to a former merchant seaman,
Slim Haughton, as the killer. But an old friend of Haughton's, Sarge Caldwell,
comes to the defense of his friend. [RF]
*Note: Sarge Caldwell and Slim Houghton are crewmen working on the "Lineup" show.
This is their first try at acting. (TVGuide)


5.06 [154] The Line-Up: THE PROFESSIONAL GUEST CASE [verified BM/RF]
31Oct1958 CBS Fri (Copyright Date 30Oct58)
starring Tom Tully & Warner Anderson
Guest cast: [BM]
Linda Watkins ........ Laura Courtney
Stacy Harris ......... Jeff Clarkson
Ruta Lee ............. Dorie Sims
Lynn Millan .......... Sookie
Barbara Bestar ....... the stewardess
Synopsis:
A suave con man is found murdered and a beautiful blonde is blamed. [RF]

5.07 [155] The Line-Up: THE CHICK MADISON CASE
07Nov1958 NYC CBS Fri 10pm (Copyright Date 6Nov58)
guest cast:
Nan Leslie ............ Wilhemina Forsythe
Charles Seel .......... Ed Schmidt
Phyllis Applegate ..... Joyce Stanley
Lester Matthews ....... Walter Smith
Steve Mitchell ........ Mike Earnshaw
Synopsis:
A photographer's model reports for work and finds her employer
murdered. Lt. Guthrie and Inspector Greb visit the dead man's studio
in an attempt to find some reason for the murder. [RF]

5.08 [156] The Line-Up: THE PRESTER JOHN CASE
14Nov1958 CBS Fri (rebroadcast 17Jul59) (Copyright Date 13Nov58)
Synopsis:
One day while a gentleman tramp is feeding pigeons in the park,
he observes a man passing narcotics. He immediately goes to
his friends Lt. Guthrie and Inspector Greb of the San Francisco
police and tells them about the incident. [RF]

5.09 [157] The Line-Up: THE VANISHING WRITER CASE
21 Nov1958 CBS Fri 10pm (Copyright Date 20Nov58)
Synopsis:
A husband presumed legally dead, tries to blackmail his wealthy
wife who has remarried. [RF]

5.10 [158] The Line-Up: THE WINNER-TAKE(S)-NOTHING CASE
(rebroadcast 21Aug 59) Copyright Date 27Nov58
Starring:
Warner Anderson (as Lt. Guthrie) With: Tom Tully (as Insp. Greb)
Synopsis:
A prize fighter training in San Francisco receives a series of
threatening telephone calls. Frightened, the young fighter
reports the incidents to Lt. Guthrie and Insp. Greb. [RF]

5.11 [159] The Line-Up: The Scotty Waterford case
Copyright Date 4Dec58

5.12 [160] The Line-Up: THE GREMLIN GRADY CASE (copyright title)
Copyright Date 11Dec58
Guest Cast:
Jeanette Nolan
Frankie Darro
Dick Crockett
Renata Vanni
Jack Petruzzi

5.13 [161] The Line-Up: THE GIRL BANDIT
(18Dec58 Copyright Date)
19Dec58 CBS Fri 10:00PM
Starring: Warner Anderson (Lt. Guthrie)
With: Tom Tully (as Insp. Greb)
Synopsis:
A rash of market robberies put Lt. Guthrie and Insp. Greb on the
trail of a georgeous redhead. [TA]

5.14 [162] The Line-Up: The Veiled Lady case
Copyright Date 25Dec58

5.15 [163] The Line-Up: The Rorschach Murder case
Copyright Date 01Jan59

5.16 [164] The Line-Up: The Frederick Freemont case
Copyright Date 08Jan59

5.17 [165] The Line-Up: The Final Punch case
Copyright Date 15Jan59

5.18 [166] The Line-Up: The Boylston Billing case
Copyright Date 22Jan59

5.19 [167] The Line-Up: The Corny Cassidy case
Copyright Date 29Jan59


5.20 [168] The Line-Up: THE HAMILTON HARKER CASE
06Feb59 CBS Fri (Copyright Date 05Feb59)
Synopsis:
San Francisco is hit by a wave of robberies committed by a
knife-throwing thug and his innocent-looking girlfriend. [RF]

5.21 [169] The Line-Up: THE CHARLES CLEVELAND CASE
13Feb59 CBS Fri (Copyright Date 12Feb59)
Starring: Warner Anderson (Lt. Guthrie)
With: Tom Tully (as Insp. Greb)
Synopsis:
The name "Rock" is the only clue to a series of restaurant robberies
being investigated by Lt Guthrie and Inspector Greb. [TA]

5.22 [170] The Line-Up: THE WATERFRONT ROMEO CASE
Copyright Date 19Feb59
(rerun ? - 31Jul59 CBS Fri WNAC-TV Boston Ma 10pm ET)
Synopsis:
A well-to-do businesswoman is murdered and suspicion points to her husband.
But when Guthrie and Greb investigate, friends of the pair claim that the
husband is too cowardly to attempt such an act. [RF]

5.23 [171] The Line-Up: The Pigeon Drop
Copyright Date 26Feb59

5.24 [172] The Line-Up: The Garmen Millingham case
Copyright Date 05Mar59

5.25 [173] The Line-Up: THE BIG DAN MCGRAN CASE
(Copyright Date 12Mar59)
13Mar59 CBS Fri (rebroadcast 14Aug59)
starring Tom Tully & Warner Anderson
Guest cast:
Richard Cutting ....... Ronald Stoner
Lewis Martin .......... Paul Shipman
Adrienne Marden ....... Marcella Shipman
Judy Lewis ............ Diane Daly
Maida Severn .......... Elma McGran
Malcolm Atterbury ..... Dan McGran
Synopsis:
Guthrie and Greb look for a robber who has made off with cash but
ignored jewels worth thousands of dollars. The case leads them to
a dope addict who has formed a strange alliance with a man whose
life he saved. [RF]

5.26 [174] The Line-Up: The D. B. V. Cuddington case
Copyright Date 19Mar59

5.27 [175] The Line-Up: THE TRAP DOOR SPIDER CASE (30 min)
27Mar59 CBS Fri (Copyright Date 26Mar59)
Synopsis:
After brutally beating a real-estate operator, bandits rob his office.
The operator is able to help police by giving them a good description
of a pistol used by the thieves. [RF]

5.28 [176] The Line-Up: GIRLS AND GUNS [verified -BM]
Copyright Date 2Apr59
Guest Cast:
Robert Symonds ..... Alfred Peters
Nan Leslie ......... Helen Peters
Earle Mac Veigh .... Charles Lawson
Tom Charlesworth .... Donald Wentworth
Gregg Palmer ........ Dave Kane
Synopsis:
An ex-mental patient tries to kill his wife but mistakenly kill her employer, his psychiatrist. The killer
is a marksmen who like to wear a Nazi uniform. [BM]

5.29 [177] The Line-Up: THE WALKING FIREFLY CASE (30min)
10Apr59 CBS Fri (Copyright Date 09Apr59)
Synopsis:
Tracking down an arsonist who set fire to a waterfront saloon, police
learn about a deal between the owner and a known firebug. But it is
discovered that the suspect was in jail at the time of the fire. [RF]

5.30 [178] The Line-Up: THE CHANGEABLE BLONDE CASE
(Copyright Date 16Apr59)
17Apr59 CBS Fri (rebroadcast 18Sep59)
Guest cast:
Vera Marshe ........... Gloria Carlson
Christopher Dark ...... Robert Reynolds
Kathleen Mulqueen ..... Lela Martin
Synopsis:
A dejected out-of-work dancer is found in her room with the gas jets
turned on. Police learn that she doesn't remember what happened.[RF]

5.31 [179] The Line-Up: The Chain Store Robbery case
Copyright Date 30Apr59

5.32 [180] The Line-Up: The Murdered Blonde case
Copyright Date 7May59

5.33 [181] The Line-Up: The Drugstore Cowgirl case
Copyright Date 14May59


5.34 [182] The Line-Up: THE CHLOROFORM MURDER CASE (30 min)
Copyright Date 21May59
Guest Cast:
DeForest Kelley

5.35 [183] The Line-Up: The Daniel Leadley case
Copyright Date 28May59


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Summer Reruns
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[--] 17Jul59 rerun of 5.08 "The Prester John Case" (first aired 14Nov58)
[--] 31Jul59 rerun? of 5.22 "The Waterfront Romeo Case" (first aired Feb59)
[--] 14Aug59 rerun of 5.25 "The Big Dan McGran Case" (first aired 13Mar59)
[--] 18Sep59 rerun of 5.30 "The Changeable Blonde Case" (first aired 17Apr59)

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