Public Prosecutor (1947-48) Crawford Mystery Theatre(1951-52)
Episode Guide
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with contributions by: Rina Fox
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Jerry Fairbanks Productions
for
Syndication (1947-48) - 26 episodes x 20 minutes
DuMont Network (6Sep 1951-28 Feb 1952) - ? episodes x 30 min
Produced by Jerry Fairbanks /Sponsor: Crawford Clothes
US Mystery Drama series/ Panel Show 1947-52
Starring: John Howard as Stephen Allen, Prosecuting Attorney
Anne Gwynne as his assistant
Walter Sande as Police Lieutenant
Warren Hull as Host (1951)
Bob Shepard as Announcer
Premise/Background:
In 1947-48 this was the first filmed series made especially for television.
26 episodes x 20 min were made for Syndication.
In 1951 the DuMont Network acquired the rights and turned it into a panel show
to fill out to 30 minutes. Each week 3 guest panelists watched an episode along
with the home audience, which was halted just before the climax - each
panelist then tried to guess the identity of the guilty party.
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Syndicated Program
26 episodes x 20 minutes
(20 min slot/ 17 1/2 min actual running time)
no episode details
[--] John Hart appeared in at least one episode
- possibly 1947-48
1.1 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE MISSING BULLET (1947-48)
1.2 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE BANDAGED HAND (1947-48)
1.3 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE MAYAN DAGGER(1947-48)
1.4 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE BODY BEAUTIFUL
(1947-48)
1.5 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE STRANGE SUICIDE (1947-48)
1.6 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE EYE WITNESS (1947-48)
1.7 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE YELLOW TICKET (1947-48)
1.8 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE FAMILY AFFAIR (1947-48)
1.9 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE MISSING HOUR (1947-48)
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Marjorie Lord ........ Eve
John Harmon .......... Faber
Synopsis:
A girl is found hiding in the house where a publisher was murdered. [RF]
1.10 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE DOUBLE CLUE (1947-48)
1.11 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE SWARTHY MAN (1947-48)
1.12 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE (1947-48)
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest Cast:
DeForest Kelley ...... Danny
Dan Seymour .......... Zerni
Frank McFarland ...... Metcalf
Synopsis:
Allen sees robbery and blackmail in a crystal ball. [RF]
Show No. 13 (no details)
1.14 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE COMIC-STRIP MURDER
(1947-48)
1.15 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE DEAD MAN'S VOICE
(1947-48)
1.16 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE FABULOUS LIARS (1947-48)
1.17 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE SHATTERED MIRROR
(1947-48)
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest Cast:
Minerva Urecal ...... Augusta
Anthony Caruso ....... Chips
Synopsis:
Pat helps Allen track down the murderer of a handsome composer. [RF]
1.18 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE SURPRISED CORPSE (1947-48)
1.19 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE TIME STOOD STILL (1947-48)
1.20 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE DEVIL'S HEART (1947-48)
Guest Cast:
Cy Kendall
Gloria Grant
1.21 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE GLAMOUR GIRLS (1947-48)
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title) (possibly "The
Case of the Glamour Girls")
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Bernadene Hayes ...... Hilda
Synopsis:
A snobbish neighbor and a scrubwoman are likely suspects in the murder of a
glamour photographer. [RF]
1. 22 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF CREPES FOR SUZETTE (1947-48)
1.23 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE THOUSAND TERRORS (1947-48)
1. 24 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE INNOCENT LION (1947-48)
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title) (possibly "The
Case of the Innocent Lion")
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Carol Forman ......... Mlle. Landeroux
John Harmon .......... Yo Yo
Synopsis:
A trainer is found mangled by a lion and stabbed by a killer. [RF]
1.25 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE MURDER MELODY (1947-48)
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title) (possibly "The
Case of the Murder Melody")
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Pat Gleason .......... Eggars
Christine Larson ..... Marcia
Synopsis:
Allen questions a private detective found in the home of a murdered songwriter.
[RF]
1.26 [--] Public Prosecutor: THE CASE OF THE JADE FLUTE (1947-48)
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[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Ben Weldon ........... Declos
Vera Lewis ........... Ethel
Synopsis:
On the day of an art dealer's murder, a strange painting appears in his office.
[RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Evelyn Ankers ....... Joyce
Synopsis:
A director and an actress are the prime suspects in the murder of a movie star.
[RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Synopsis:
An investment broker is found shot to death ostensibly by an actress and a
ventriloquist.
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
John Davidson ........ Bessemer
Esther Dale .......... Bertha
Synopsis:
A scientist is found murdered by his two associates.
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Synopsis:
Allen counters the evidence of suicide when a nightclub owner is found shot. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Tony Barrett ......... Adams
Synopsis:
A broken appointment leads to a dead body at the foot of a cliff. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Ray Parker ........... Wheeler
Jean London .......... Velma
Synopsis:
Evidence is scant, but motives for the murder of a torch singer point to her
financially choked husband. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Elizabeth Kerr ....... Beatrice
Synopsis:
A girl found at the scene of a murder claims she was seeing the victim on
business. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Synopsis:
Allen attempts to reconstruct the circumstances leading to a heir's death. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Raymond Bailey ....... Crandall
Synopsis:
Allen looks into the report that a chauffeur stole a necklace from his
employer's wife. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Walter Soderling ..... Crozier
Synopsis:
An eccentric man, about to reveal his new will, thinks he needs police
protection. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Benny Baker .......... Manny
Synopsis:
An anonymous phone call leads to the body of a discharged Army sergeant. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Donald McBride ....... Hanes
Mary Beth Hughes ..... Helen
Dewey Robinson ....... Costello
Lou Lubin ............ Willie
Synopsis:
Three suspects in the murder of a policeman: a girl, a gangster and a crook. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Synopsis:
The death of a novelist appears to be homicide except that he left a list of
ready-made suspects. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Barbara Brown ........ Mrs. Trask
Synopsis:
Probing a woman's death, Allen suspects the husband despite his alibi. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Victoria Horne ....... Amy
Pedro de Cordoba ..... Redgrave
Synopsis:
Poisoned milk is the one proof that someone is trying to kill a frail and
terrified woman. [RF]
[--] Public Prosecutor: (Unknown title)
195?
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Iris Adrian .......... Bunny
Synopsis:
Allen is summoned to a cheap hotel and finds a man dead in a gas-filled room. [RF]
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############# season 2 1951-52 ##############
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DuMont Network Thursdays (6Sep 1951-28 Feb 1952)
2.x [--] Crawford Mystery Theatre: THE CASE OF THE MISSING HOUR (see #1.9)
1951
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest cast:
Marjorie Lord ........ Eve
John Harmon .......... Faber
Synopsis:
A girl is found hiding in the house where a publisher was murdered. [RF]
2.x [--] Crawford Mystery Theatre: THE CASE OF THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE (see #1.12)
1951
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest Cast:
DeForest Kelley ...... Danny
Dan Seymour .......... Zerni
Frank McFarland ...... Metcalf
Synopsis:
Allen sees robbery and blackmail in a crystal ball. [RF]
2.x [--] Crawford Mystery Theatre: THE CASE OF THE SHATTERED MIRROR (see #1.17)
1951
starring John Howard (as Allen)
with
Anne Gwynne as Pat
Walter Sande as Lt. Evans
Guest Cast:
Minerva Urecal ...... Augusta
Anthony Caruso ....... Chips
Synopsis:
Pat helps Allen track down the murderer of a handsome composer. [RF]
2.x [--] Crawford Mystery Theatre: THE CASE OF THE DEVIL'S HEART (see #1.20)
Guest Cast:
Cy Kendall
Gloria Grant
2.x [--] Crawford Mystery Theatre: THE CASE OF CREPES FOR SUZETTE (see #1.22)
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