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The Plainclothesman (1949-54)
Sponsors -  Edgeworth Tobacco / Harvester Cigars
 Episode Guide - compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Tom Alger, Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
The Plainclothesman (season 1) (DuMont) (1949-50)
The Plainclothesman (season 2) (DuMont) (1950-51)
The Plainclothesman (season 3) (DuMont) (1951-52)
The Plainclothesman (season 4) (DuMont) (1952-53)
The Plainclothesman (season 5) (DuMont) (1953-54)
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THE PLAINCLOTHESMAN
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DuMont Network Production (From New York)
Sponsor: Edgeworth Tobacco.
Produced by John L. Clark

US Crime Drama 1949-54     ? episodes x 30 min (live?)
(12Oct49 Wed - 12Sep54 Sun)
Starring
Ken Lynch as The Lieutenant, (face never seen on screen)
Jack Orrison as Sergeant Brady

Premise:
The subjective camera is used to detail the investigations of a never-seen
lieutenant with the N.Y.P.D. By the use of the subjective camera, which enacts
emotion and becomes the eyes of the lieutenant, the viewer hears the actor's
voice and experiences situations as if he were actually present.

 You Tube Clip: Blatant Product Placement: The Plain Clothes Man

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