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Gross-Krasne Productions:-
"Big Town" (1950-56)
  "Mayor of the Town" (1954-55)   "O.Henry Playhouse" (1957)    "Glencannon" (UK, 1957-58)
 "The Lone Wolf" (US, 1954-55)  "The Pursuers" (UK, 1961-62)
"Adventures of a Jungle Boy" (1957)   "African Patrol" (1958-59)
Big Town (1950-56)
syndication titles:
'Heart of The City'/ 'By-line Steve Wilson'/ 'Headline'/ 'City Assignment' /`Crime Reporter'
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:  Rina Fox,  Heikocleef
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://www.us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Big Town (season 1) (CBS) (1950-1951) - Patrick McVey (Live)
Big Town (season 2) (CBS) (1951-1952) - Patrick McVey (Live/Filmed)
Big Town (season 3) (CBS) (1952-1953) - Patrick McVey (Filmed)
Big Town (season 4) (CBS) (1953-1954) - Patrick McVey  (Filmed)
Big Town (season 5) (NBC) (1954-1955)  - Mark Stevens (Filmed)
Big Town (season 6) (NBC) (1955-1956)  - Mark Stevens (Filmed)
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BIG TOWN
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Lever Brothers Company. Gross-Krasne production
for
CBC (Thursdays 9:30 pm EST)(05Oct50-16Sep54) (Live until Spring 1952)
Produced by Jack J. Gross and Philip N. Krasne
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Lever Brothers Company. MS Television Productions (Mark Stevens)
for
NBC (Wednesdays 10:30 pm EST) (11Oct54- Summer 1955)(season 5)
NBC (Tuesdays 10:30 pm EST) (Fall 1955-02Oct56)(season 6)
Produced and Directed by Mark Stevens
US Reporter Drama series 1950-56   169+ episodes x 30 min bw

Starring
(Seasons 1-4, 1950-54 on CBS Thursdays)
Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson #1 (1950-1954)
Mary K. Wells as Lorelei Kilbourne #1 (1950-August 1951)(Live eps)
Julie Stevens as Lorelei Kilbourne #2 (August 1951- Spring 1952)(Live eps)
Jane Nigh as Lorelei Kilbourne #3 (Spring 1952-1954)(Filmed eps)
Beverly Tyler as Lorelei Kilbourne #4 (1954))(Filmed eps)
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Starring:
(Seasons 5-6, 1954-56, on NBC)
Mark Stevens .... Steve Wilson #2 (1954-56)
Trudy Wroe .... Lorelei Kilbourne #5 (1954-1955)
Barry Kelley .... Charlie Anderson (1954-1956)
John Doucette .... Lt. Tom Greggory (1954-1955)
Lynn Stalmaster .... "Rush" (1954-1955)
Doe Avedon .... Diane Walker (1955-1956)

Premise:
Stories of a crusading newspaper editor and staff.
The long-running melodrama centered on the "Illustrated Press", the largest and most influential newspaper in Big Town,
whose driving force was crusading editor Steve Wilson. Steve's concerns were thwarting the spread of organized crime,
exposing political corruption, establishing various types of reforms, and any other cause that seemed worthy. 

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