CTVA US Crime - "This Man Dawson" (ZIV-UA) (1959-60) starring Keith Andes
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Archive - US Crime Series
This Man Dawson (1959-60) starring Keith Andes
Glynis (1963) starring Keith Andes
This Man Dawson
(1959-60)
Episode Guide
compiled
by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti, Rina Fox [Updated Feb 2017 -RF]
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
Ziv-United Artists, Inc
for
First-Run Syndication
Produced by William Conrad and
Elliott Lewis
US Crime Drama series 1959-60 39 episodes x 30 min bw
starring
Keith Andes
as
Colonel Frank Dawson
with:
William Woodson as Sgt.Ed Blankey (recurring)
Narrator: William Conrad
Premise:
A former Marine runs a big city police force.
"This Man Dawson" theme music by Andrew Carlin
Other Credits:
Directors included: Elliott Lewis, William Conrad, Leon Benson, Otto Lang
Assistant Director: Edward Haldeman
Production Manager: Joe Wonder
Writers included: Carey Wilbur, Eustice Cockrell, Gene Levitt, Don Brinkley
Directors of Photography included: Dick Rawlings & Edward J. Cronjager
Film Editors included: John F. Schreyer & Stanford Wischner
Music Editor: Hayes Pagel
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Syndicated Program
1.01 [--] This Man Dawson: THE SOURCE
[debut episode]
Ziv Prod. no. No. 1001. ODAT: 28Sep59; OREG: PA 75-117.
15Oct1959 NBC Thurs (WBZ-TV Boston MA.)
Written by William Driskill & David Yoshal
Directed by Richard Carlson
starring Keith Andes as Col. Frank Dawson
Narrator William Conrad
Guest cast:
S. John Launer ...... Gang Leader
Henry Lascoe
John Marley
Roy Glenn
William Flaherty
Ben Frommer
Robert Gothie
Lou Kruman
Michael Hale
Junios Matthews
recurring:
Tom McDonough (as Detective)
Robert R. Stephenson (as Police Sergeant)
Synopsis 1:
Colonel Dawson tries to trap the leader of a narcotics organization that has
spread throughout the city. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Col. Dawson's assignment: nab the leader of a powerful narcotics organization. [RF]
1.02 [--] This Man Dawson: THE ASSASSIN
22Oct1959 NBC Thurs (WBZ-TV Boston MA][repeat 14Jul60]
Written by Charles Larson
Directed by William Conrad
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
John Archer ............ Todd
Brad Dexter
Raymond Bailey
L.Q. Jones
John Marley
Jay Adler
Lester Matthews
John Milford
Clayton Post
Robert Ormsby
Leake Bevil
D.W. Mercer
Synopsis:
Col. Frank Dawson tries to save the life of the man who wants to oust him from
his job.
1.03 [--] This Man Dawson: THE END OF KALMINE
29Oct1959 NBC Thurs
30Oct1959 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Richard Dorso
Directed by William Conrad
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Robert Middleton .... Kalmine
Synopsis:
A mobster's phony businesses are the key to ending his crime syndicate.
1.04 [--] This Man Dawson: HUMAN PREDATOR
[verified -SC]
05Nov1959 NBC Thurs [WBZ-TV Boston TVG][rerun 28Jul60]
06Nov1959 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Directed by Herman Hoffman
Written by Samuel A. Peeples
Starring: Keith Andes as Col. Frank Dawson
Guest Cast:
Judson Pratt ............... Nathan Cramer
Robert Osterloh ......... Jack Fallon
Barbara Pepper .......... Barbara Fallon
Adrienne Hayes ......... Diane Cramer
Barney Phillips .......... Norcross
Harry Lauter ............... Regan
Synopsis:
A Newspaper Publisher's blind daughter is kidnapped in a park by two people, and
held for ransom. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A newspaper publisher's daughter is kidnaped, and Dawson sets a trap for the
criminal. But the desperate father acts rashly and bungles the setup. [RF]
1.05 [--] This Man Dawson: INTIMIDATION
12Nov1959 NBC Thurs
13Nov1959 NBC Fri 9:30pm [Chicago Tribune]
Written by David Yoshal
Directed by Eddie Davis
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Ted de Corsia ....... Debeno
Karl Swenson
Vivi Janiss
Tommy Cook
Patrick Waltz
Dennis Cross
Robert Courtleigh
Jenna McMahon
Herbert C. Lytton
Maurice Wells
K.L. Smith
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson takes on a brutal ring of protection racketeers.
*Note: Chicago Tribune shows ad in timeslot.
Reads: "Hire Me! Fire Me! But don't tell me how to run this police force!"
Stories of an entirely new kind of Law Enforecement Agency.
WGN-TV 9 "This Man Dawson" starring Keith Andes as Col. Frank Dawson Chief of
Law Enforement.
1.06 [--] This Man Dawson: ANONYMOUS PURSUED
19Nov1959 NBC Thurs
20Nov1959 NBC Fri 9:30pm [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Stephen Alexander
Directed by Franklin Adreon
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson employs a shrewd scheme to blast at a web of corruption
and murder when underworld criminals kill a longshoreman. [Chicago Tribune]
[--] This Man Dawson
26Nov1959 pre-empted for Thanksgiving programming.
1.07 [--] This Man Dawson: THE SILENT MAN
03Dec1959 NBC Thurs
04Dec1959 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Richard De Roy and Sidney Marshall
Directed by Monroe P. Askins
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
1.08 [--] This Man Dawson: OMERTA
10Dec1959 NBC Thurs (WBZ-TV Boston TVG)
11Dec1959 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Paul Savage
Directed by Herman Hoffman
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring
William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Guest cast:
Jack Ging ........... Lennox
Synopsis:
A psychopathic killer with three murders in his past fears he may commit his
fourth.
Synopsis 2:
A psychopathic killer who has murdered three victims tries to control his
homicidal urges.
1.09 [--] This Man Dawson: COPKILLER
17Dec1959 NBC Thurs [Boston TVG] [repeat 01Sep60]
18Dec1959 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
09Dec1959 Ch. 4 (New Jersey?) Wed 10:15 PM
Written by Robert J. Shaw
Directed by William Conrad
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring
William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Guest cast:
Harry Bellaver ........... Kildean
Lawrence Dobkin ..... Larkin
Synopsis 1:
After Col. Dawson demotes a veteran detective, the officer plots a horrible
vengeance. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
A police veteran, demoted by Dawson, seeks revenge. [RF]
[--] This Man Dawson
24Dec1959
pre-empted for Christmas Eve programming.
1.10 [--] This Man Dawson: FIGHT GAME
31Dec1959 NBC Thurs [Boston TVG]
01Jan1960 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Carey Wilbur
Directed by Elliott Lewis
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring
William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Guest cast:
Joe Vitale ............. Franky Frisco
John Indrisano
Steve Mitchell
Clegg Hoyt
Joseph Mell
Elmore Vincent
Ben Frommer
Bob Raines
Jon Chevron
Tom McDonough
Ollie O'Toole
Synopsis:
Col. Frank Dawson investigates the head of a fight game syndicate
and the murder of a well known boxing manager. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Col. Dawson gives boxing racketeers the fight of their lives.
Synopsis 3:
An honest boxing manager is murdered by prizefight racketeers.
Synopsis 4:
Prizefight fixers murder an honest boxing manager and
Col. Dawson declares war on the racketeers. [Chicago Tribune]
1.11 [--] This Man Dawson: MASTER PLAN
07Jan1960 NBC Thurs [NYT]
08Jan1960 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Stephen Alexander
Directed by Walter Doniger
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring
William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Guest cast:
John Stephenson ..... Keefer
Synopsis 2:
Col. Dawson tries to get information out of the victims of wire-tapping
blackmailers.
Synopsis:
A courageous woman speaks up when an insidious syndicate
of wiretappers plagues influential citizens. [Chicago Tribune]
1.12 [--] This Man Dawson: THE DEADLY YOUNG MAN
14Jan1960 NBC Thurs
15Jan1960 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Anthony Lawrence
Directed by William Conrad
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Jack Ging ............. Albert
Jean Allison ......... Dora
Arthur Space
Paula Winslowe
Stephen Ellsworth
Larry Blake
Michael Raffetto
recurring
William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Synopsis:
A schizophrenic young man kills a woman then takes the dog. [RF]
1.13 [--] This Man Dawson: THREE X
21Jan1960 NBC Thurs [Chicago Tribune]
22Jan1960 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Herbert Abbott Spiro
Directed by Elliott Lewis
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Jim Kirkwood ......... Burt Dugan
Robert Karnes ........ Barney Dugan
Michael Raffetto
Louis Merrill
Riley Hill
recurring
William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Synopsis 1:
Col. Frank Dawson is on the trail of a homicidal maniac known as Three X,
who is responsible for the murders of six noted citizens. Dawson must
also cope with a hard-boiled newspaper editor who's withholding information
about the killer. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A crazed killer phones warnings of his crimes to a newspaper editor who refuses
to help trap the man. [RF]
1.14 [--] This Man Dawson: SAFE HAVEN
28Jan1960 NBC Thurs
29Jan1960 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Eustace Cockrell
Directed by James Goldstone
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring
William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey) & Tom McDonough (as Detective)
Guest cast:
S. John Launer .......... Gus Haber
Francis McDonald ..... Joe Black
Byron Morrow ............ Bradley
Arlene Martel ............... Mrs. Manners (as Arline Sax)
Earle Hodgins ............. Powers
Junius Matthews ........ Michaels
Mark Allen
Bobby Hall
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson sends an undercover agent into a rest home run by a suspicious
ex-convict.
Synopsis 2:
A man with a police record opens a home for the aged. [Chicago Tribune]
1.15 [--] This Man Dawson: ONE BY ONE
04Feb1960 NBC Thurs [Boston TVG][Chicago Tribune]
05Feb1960 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Robert Turner
Directed by Elliott Lewis
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring
William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey) & Tom McDonough (as Detective)
Guest cast:
Betty Lou Gerson .... Ella Simpson
Jan Arvan .................. Herman Shane
Mark Weston
Jack Mather
Jerry O'Sullivan
Nick Nicholson
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson looks into the deaths of jurymen who convicted a spiritualist. [TVG]
Synopsis 2:
After vowing to avenge her death from the grave, spiritualist Ella Simpson is
executed for murder. [RF]
1.16 [--] This Man Dawson: GET DAWSON
11Feb1960 NBC Thurs [TVG Boston] [Chicago Tribune]
12Feb1960 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Leonard Heideman
Directed by William Conrad
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Karl Lukas ................ Ed Anders
Tyler McVey ............. Ira Burns
Jack Moyles ............. Frank Erie
Amzie Strickland ..... Miss Delaney
Bern Bassey ............. Floyd Clark
Charles Calvert ........ Mr. Negler
Quentin Sondergaard .... Larry
Josie Lloyd ............... Miss Connolly
Frank Hagney .......... Tom Dunlap
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Synopsis:
An ambitious racketeer hires two underworld cronies, and devises a
plan to discredit the reputation of Col. Frank Dawson. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Dawson is falsely accused of murder and the mayor demands his resignation. [TVG]
Synopsis 3:
An expertly executed plan to discredit Col. Dawson threatens
to end his career as Police Chief. [Chicago Tribune]
1.17 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
18Feb1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
19Feb1960 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson wages an all-out war against a giant narcotics ring. [Chicago
Tribune]
1.18 [--] This Man Dawson: THE BIG SHOT
25Feb1960 NBC Thurs [Boston TVG]
26Feb1960 NBC Fri [Chicago Tribune]
Written by Samuel A. Peeples
Directed by Otto Lang
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring
William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Guest cast:
Edgar Stehli ........ Narko
Robert Bice
William Flaherty
Steve Gravers
Charles Crafts
Richard Baxter
George E. Stone
James Tartan
Synopsis:
An ex-king of the underworld returns from prison determined to regain his former
control.
Synopsis 2:
An ambitious racketeer decides that Colonel Dawson is thwarting his rise to
underworld czardom
and plots his death. [TVG]
1.19 [--] This Man Dawson: ACCESSORY TO MURDER
03Mar1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
04Mar1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
Teleplay by Estace Cockrell
Story by Herbert Abbott Spiro
Directed by Elliott Lewis
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Joi Lansing .......... Carol Dawn
Leo Penn .............. Adams
Paul Fix ................. Al Daniels
Michael Garrett .... Boxer Gordon
Charles Reade ..... Lawyer
James Nusser ..... Carl Bolton
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
and Robert R. Stephenson (as Police Sergeant)
Synopsis 1:
A lawyer representing underworld czar Al Daniels, is a witness to a murder
commited by Daniels. Colonel Frank Dawson tries to convince the lawyer to
tell what he knows to convict the crime boss. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A crime syndicate plots to assassinate a politically powerful lawyer. [Chicago
Tribune]
1.20 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
10Mar1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
11Mar1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson tries to unmask a vicious underworld crime syndicate. [Chicago
Tribune]
1.21 [--] This Man Dawson: HIRED TO KILL A COP
17Mar1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
18Mar1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
Written by Stephen Alexander
Directed by Franklin Adreon
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Stanley Adams ......... Groves
Ric Marlow ................ Wade
John Marley .............. Ryan
Emile Meyer ............... Max Creiger
Pat McCaffrie ............. Fuller
Stanley Farrar ........... Peters
Gregg Martell ............. Henchman
Ann Duggan .............. Woman
James Collier ............ Radio Operator
Dick Ryan .................. Police Stenographer
Charles Calvert ........ Man
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Synopsis 1:
Col. Dawson vows to find the killer of an undercover policeman. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Col. Dawson baits a trap for a gangster who killed a policeman. [Chicago
Tribune]
1.22 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
24Mar1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
25Mar1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
The owners of dry cleaning shops are forced to deal with a crooked supplier or
face destruction. [Chicago Tribune]
1.23 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
31Mar1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
01Apr1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson plants one of his men among syndicate racketeers. [Chicago Tribune]
1.24 [--] This Man Dawson: COLD CIVIL WAR (WGA)
07Apr1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
08Apr1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
A small civil war almost engulfs Col. Dawson and his police force. [Chicago
Tribune]
1.25 [--] This Man Dawson: SWEET CHARITY
14Apr1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
15Apr1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
Written by Eustace Cockrell
Directed by Elliott Lewis
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Narrator William Conrad
Guest cast:
Tim Graham .......... Adams
Joe De Santis ....... Paxton
Marion Ross
Laurie Mitchell
Vinton Hayworth
Synopsis:
A racketeer gets control of a fortune in the name of charity.
Synopsis 2:
Col. Dawson investigates when charity serves as a front for thievery. [Chicago
Tribune]
1.26 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
21Apr1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
22Apr1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson investigates when charity serves as a front for thievery. [Chicago
Tribune]
1.27 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
28Apr1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
29Apr1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
A racketeer's mouthpiece is the key to Col. Dawson's assault on a big crime
syndicate. [Chicago Tribune]
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson tries to separate the warring parties when a racketeer threatens
his own lawyer with blackmail.
1.28 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
05May1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
06May1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
A man plots vengeance when he believes a man was acquitted because he bribed the
jury. [Chicago Tribune]
1.29 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
12May1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
13May1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
A father and son play a dangerous game with the underworld. [Chicago Tribune]
1.30 [--] This Man Dawson: THE BANK ROBBERS
19May1960 NBC Thurs [Boston TVG]
20May1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
Written by Eustice Cockrell
Directed by Elliott Lewis
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Narrator William Conrad
Guest cast:
Robert Carricart .... Haynes
Ted Hecht ............... Minelli
Martin Garralaga
Richard Deems
Tom West
Nikki Brandon
Janie Fahay
Ted Budny
Matt Pelto
Synopsis:
A dying policeman musters enough strength to scrawl the license number of a
getaway car. [TVG]
Synopsis 2:
Colonel Frank Dawson goes after three bank robbers who killed a policeman. [SC]
Synopsis 3:
Col. Dawson's got a clue in the hit-and-run murder of a policeman the license
of the getaway car. [Chicago Tribune]
1.31 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
26May1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
27May1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
Inadequate laws and a medical quack provide the elements as Col. Dawson figures
out how to proceed. [Chicago Tribune]
1.32 [--] This Man Dawson: THE INFORMER
02Jun1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
03Jun1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
Written by Carey Wilber
Directed by David Friedkin
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey) & Harry Shannon (as Sgt. Tom
Porter)
Guest cast:
Myron Healey ......... Patty Findercain
Brett King ................ Dan Porter
Emile Meyer ............ Smiley
Stephen Roberts ... Vincent
Louis Merrill ............ Harvey Stone
Tip McClure ............. Warehouse Thug
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson investigates the police department to uncover an informer. [Chicago
Tribune]
1.33 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
09Jun1960 NBC Fri [WBNS-TV Columbus, Ohio]
10Jun1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Marc Lawrence ....... Jenkins
Mickey Simpson ...... Camber
Synopsis:
A criminal acquitted of the murder of a policeman returns to plague Col. Dawson.
[TVG]
Synopsis 2:
A smirking criminal tells Col. Dawson he's actually guilty of the murder for
which he was acquitted.
1.34 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
16Jun1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
17Jun1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson protects a conscientious citizen from reprisal. [Chicago Tribune]
1.35 [--] This Man Dawson: Unknown Title
23Jun1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
24Jun1960 NBC Fri [WBZ-TV Boston MA.]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
Threatened by gangsters, an attorney mysteriously disappears. He turns up again
- this time murdered. [TVG]
1.36 [--] This Man Dawson: ARSON RING (WGA)
Ziv Prod. no. 1036 ODAT: 03Jun60; OREG: PA 195-037.
30Jun1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
01Jul1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
Written by Leonard Heideman
Directed by James Goldstone
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Chris Alcaide ....... Burt Hughes
Charles Seel ........ Harry Clegg
Rick Turner .......... Maury Harper
Helen Joseph ...... Carol Harper
Robert Nelson ..... Frank Davis
Maurice Wells ...... Verdugo
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Synopsis:
A large scale arson operations is called to Col. Dawson's attention. [Chicago
Tribune]
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson's job is on the line for a mental patient he released now suspected
of arson.
1.37 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
07Jul1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
08Jul1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson learns that a camera can speak. [Chicago Tribune]
[--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
14Jul1960 NBC Thurs [repeat] [NYT ]
15Jul1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
1.38 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
21Jul1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
22Jul1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
A case of gangland kidnaping and murder turns out to be a "Red Herring".
[Chicago Tribune]
1.39 [--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
28Jul1960 NBC Thurs [NY]
29Jul1960 NBC Fri [Chicago]
Directed by Hy Averback
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Synopsis:
A criminal empire totters when someone discovers that blood is thicker than the
criminal code. [Chicago Tribune]
*
Unknown airdates
[--] This Man Dawson: ARSENIC AND TONTINE
Ziv Prod. No. 1035. ODAT: 27May60; OREG: PA 75-094.
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Selette Cole ........ Emily
Synopsis:
An epidemic of food poisoning seems to stem from one source artichokes.
[--] This Man Dawson: DOUBT OF EVIDENCE
1960
Written by Anthony Lawrence
Directed by William Conrad
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
William Joyce ....... Hellinger
Lance Fuller .......... Ron Kelso
Douglas Dick ........ Harold Guest
Laurie Carroll ........ Michelle Crawford
James Maloney .... Crawford
Ben Roseman ....... Fred Tash
Joe Byrne ............... Schumlin
James Collier ......... Police Officer
Richard Farmer ..... Plainsclothsman
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
and Tom McDonough (as Sgt. Compton)
Synopsis 1:
A man acquited of a murder charge, is stalked by the victims husband, who has
intentions of killing the man. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A stricken widower vows to avenge his wife's murder on the youth acquitted of
the charge.
[--] This Man Dawson: LOOSE CANNON
1960
Written by Robert J. Shaw
Directed by William Conrad
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Leo Penn .................. Harmon
James Seay ............. Martin Allen
John Marley ............. Ryan
Tom Middleton ........ Davis
Larry Blake .............. Mack
Bob Ormsby ............ Cop
Gordon Mills ............ Don
Dusty Anders .......... Snitch
Roy Taguchi ............ Houseboy
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
and Tom McDonough (as Sgt. Compton)
Synopsis:
An ambitious mobster plots to end Col. Dawson's war on crime permanently.
[--] This Man Dawson: SHORT CIRCUIT
1960
Written by Don Brinkley
Directed by William Conrad
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring
William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Guest cast:
Michael Vandever ..... Duke
[--] This Man Dawson: THIEF OF THE CITY
1960
Written by Hobart Donavan
Directed by Elliott Lewis
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Robert Foulk ............ Matt Gruber
Larry Thor ................. Regan
Lee Rhodes .............. Gorman
Scott Peters .............. Joey Bond
George Pirrone ........ Ziggy Hoffman
Larry Chance ........... Bernie Fields
Craig Duncan ........... Construction Worker
Fred Lerner ............... Police Officer
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Synopsis 1:
A noted businessman, tries to have Frank Dawson ousted from office by involving
him
with a group of angry tenants, who are defying a court ordered eviction notice.
[SC]
Synopsis 2:
Irate tenants defy a court order evicting them from their apartments.
[--] This Man Dawson: THE PLAGUE
1960
Written by Von Stuart
Directed by William Conrad
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Than Wyenn ......... Steve Tully
Walter Burke ......... "Jumpy" Hagen
Fintan Meyler ........ Dr. Ellen Henley
Nick Pawl ............... Lou Barker
James Collier ........ Radio Operator
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Synopsis:
Two robbers kidnap the man who betrayed them, unaware of his contagious disease.
[--] This Man Dawson: JUVENILE DELINQUENT
1960
Written by William N. Robson
Directed by Richard Carlson
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Guest cast:
Malcolm Cassell ..... Latimer
Marc Cavell
Michael Vandever
Georgia Ellis
Gerald Trump
Karin Dicker
Harold Goodwin
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson fights authorities anxious to make an example of a young car thief.
[--] This Man Dawson: OUT ON A LEDGE
1960
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Narrator William Conrad
Guest cast:
Franco Corsaro ...... Cavello
Anna Navarro .......... Maria
Don 'Red' Barry ...... Jurowe
James Garde ........... Vespa
Synopsis:
A man afraid to testify against the syndicate flees police and perches high on a
window ledge.
[--] This Man Dawson: BOMBER'S REVENGE [verified
-SC] (wga)
1960
Written by Stephen Alexander
Directed by Elliott Lewis
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Narrator William Conrad
Guest cast:
Vic Perrin .......................... Dan Mason
Charlotte Lawrence ....... Janet Mason
Harold Goodwin .............. Police Sergeant
Joseph Granby ................ Salesman
Robert R. Stephenson ... Hammer
James Tartan .................... Police Officer
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Synopsis:
A mad bomber has been plaguing the town.
[--] This Man Dawson: LUCKY DAWSON
1960
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
recurring William Woodson (as Sgt. Ed Blankey)
Narrator William Conrad
Guest cast:
Donald Barry ........ Jurow
James Garde ......... Vespa
Synopsis:
Lucky Dawson: infighting threatens to destroy a powerful syndicate.
[--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Roy Barcroft ........ Drake
Warren Oates ........ Joe
Synopsis:
Dawson's challenge: organized crime in the water-front unions.
[--] This Man Dawson:(Episode Title Not Known)
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Carl Weber .......... Sanders
Synopsis:
Case: a million-dollar payroll robbery.
[--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Joan Tompkins ....... Kelly
Synopsis:
One of Col. Dawson's men plans his own crime to avenge his mother's death.
[--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Eddie Quillan ....... Clark
Synopsis:
Thieves are killed after a successful robbery, but where's the money?
[--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Myrna Hansen ........ Connie
Len Lesser .......... Brackett
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson goes after a killer who ended an undercover policewoman's career and
life.
[--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Bern Hoffman ........ Mailey
John Duke ........... Six
Synopsis:
Businessmen form their own gang to protect themselves from blackmail.
[--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Kem Dibbs ........... Sutherland
Stafford Repp ....... Hogue
Judy Howard ......... Yvonne
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson aids a crime-fighting attorney discredited by a racketeer's plot.
[--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
John Anderson ....... Colfax
Linda Lawson ........ Noreen
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson searches for a missing lawyer and finds him dead.
[--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
James Seay .......... Conway
Marvin Kaplan ....... Packman
Synopsis:
A man who informed on a criminal fears vengeance.
[--] This Man Dawson: (Episode Title Not Known)
starring Keith Andes as Frank Dawson
Guest cast:
Harry Shannon
Synopsis:
Col. Dawson gets suspicious of a policeman's record.
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This Man Dawson -(ZIV) A MATTER JUSTICE (wga) 1959
This Man Dawson -(ZIV) ANONYMOUS PURSUED (wga) 1959
This Man Dawson -(ZIV) MASTER PLAN (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) BADGE AND GUN (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) COLD CIVIL WAR (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) COP KILLER (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) DEADLY YOUNG MAN (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) INNOCENT KILLER (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) INTIMIDATION (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) JUVENILE DELINQUENCY (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) OMERTA (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) SHOPSY'S TIGER (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) SHORT CIRCUIT (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) THE ASSASSIN (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) THE BIG SHOT (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) THE DOOMED (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) THE HARD WAY (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) THE SILENT MEN (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) THE SOURCE (wga) 1959
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) APPOINTMENT IN PELIKANSTRAAT (wga) 1960
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) CLAY PIGEON (wga) 1960
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) ISOLATED ISLAND (wga) 1960
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) PRIVATE EYE (wga) 1960
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) THE BOOTLEGGER & THE LADY (wga) 1960
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) THE HEALER (wga) 1960
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) THE EXECUTIONER (wga) 1960
THIS MAN DAWSON -(ZIV) THE IMPERSONATION (wga) 1960
This Man Dawson -(ZIV) DEAD HERO (wga) 1960
This Man Dawson -(ZIV) HOT SPOT 1960
This Man Dawson -(ZIV) MARKED WOMAN (wga) 1960
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[--] This Man Dawson: One Special Friend
[--] This Man Dawson: Act of Intimidation
[--] This Man Dawson: One by One
[--] This Man Dawson: Crime Commission
[--] This Man Dawson: Fear
[--] This Man Dawson: Loose Cannon
[--] This Man Dawson: Crooked Private Eye
[--] This Man Dawson: Accessory to Murder
[--] This Man Dawson: Eyewitness
[--] This Man Dawson: One Last Friend
[--] This Man Dawson: Brother's Revenge
[--] This Man Dawson: Misfit
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39 episode production nos. are listed on the Library of Congress,
Unfortunately no episode titles are listed.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1001. ODAT: 28Sep59; OREG: PA
75-117.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1002. ODAT: 05Oct59; OREG: PA 75-118.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1003. ODAT: 12Oct59; OREG: PA 75-119.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1004. ODAT: 19Oct59; OREG: PA 75-116.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1005. ODAT: 26Oct59; OREG: PA 75-120.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1006. ODAT: 26Oct59; OREG: PA 75-121.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1007. ODAT: 09Nov59; OREG: PA 75-122.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1008. ODAT: 16Nov59; OREG: PA 75-123.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1009. ODAT: 23Nov59; OREG: PA 75-124.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1010. ODAT: 30Nov59; OREG: PA 75-125.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1011. ODAT: 11Nov59; OREG: PA 75-125.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1012. ODAT: 18Dec59; OREG: PA 75-127.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1013. ODAT: 25Dec59; OREG: PA 75-128.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1014. ODAT: 04Jan60; OREG: PA 75-115.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1015. ODAT: 08Jan60; OREG: PA 75-114.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1016. ODAT: 15Jan60; OREG: PA 75-113.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1017. ODAT: 22Jan60; OREG: PA 75-112.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1018. ODAT: 29Jan60; OREG: PA 75-111.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1019. ODAT: 05Feb60; OREG: PA 75-110.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1020. ODAT: 12Feb60; OREG: PA 75-109.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1021. ODAT: 19Feb60; OREG: PA 75-108.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1022. ODAT: 26Feb60; OREG: PA 75-107.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1023. ODAT: 04Mar60; OREG: PA 75-106.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1024. ODAT: 11Mar60; OREG: PA 75-105.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1025. ODAT: 18Mar60; OREG: PA 75-104.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1026. ODAT: 25Mar60; OREG: PA 75-103.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1027. ODAT: 01Apr60; OREG: PA 75-102.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1028. ODAT: 08Apr60; OREG: PA 75-101.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1029. ODAT: 15Apr60; OREG: PA 75-100.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1030. ODAT: 22Apr60; OREG: PA 75-099.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1031. ODAT: 29Apr60; OREG: PA 75-098.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1032. ODAT: 06May60; OREG: PA 75-097.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1033. ODAT: 13May60; OREG: PA 75-096.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1034. ODAT: 20May60; OREG: PA 75-095.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1035. ODAT: 27May60; OREG: PA 75-094.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1036. ODAT: 03Jun60; OREG: PA 195-037.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1037. ODAT: 10Jun60; OREG: PA 195-035.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1038. ODAT: 17Jun60; OREG: PA 195-036.
This man Dawson; ZIV-UA Release No. 1039. ODAT: 24Jun60; OREG: PA 195-038.
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