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Season 5 (ABC) (1954-55)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox, Tom Alger, Sal Crisanti, Jeannette Sloniowski
Wendy Marshall (granddaughter of Director William Beaudine)
, Jim Davidson
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Video -
Treasury Men in Action
-aka- Federal Men: #5.33 THE CASE OF THE MAN TRAP
########### Treasury Men in Action ###########
############## season 5 1954-55 ##############
############### (final season) ###############
36 New episodes
subsequently syndicated under the title "Federal Men"
a change of network
ABC Thursdays 8:30pm ET (07Oct54-09Jun55)
ABC Fridays 8:30PM ET (17JUn55-30Sep55)
5.01 [--] Treasury Men In Action: THE CASE OF THE LONELY PEOPLE
07Oct54 NBC Thurs
starring Walter Greaza as the Chief
Synopsis:
The investigation leads the T-men to a couple that steal government checks
made out to disabled vets. [RF]
5.02 [--] Treasury Men In Action: THE CASE OF THE STILL WATERS
[restaged OR rerun from episode of 03Apr52]
14Oct54 ABC Thur
Guest Cast:
Patrick O'Neal
5.03 [--] Treasury Men In Action: THE CASE OF THE
GENTLEMAN CHEAT
(verified -RF)
DVD Volume 2 - Alpha
Video ALP 4660D
21Oct1954 ABC Thurs
Produced by Robert Sloane
Written by Alvin Boretz
Directed by William Beaudine
starring Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest cast:
Ted de Corsia ........... Al Baldwin
Randy Stuart ............ Gerry
Christopher Dark ........ Martin Pollard
Tom McKee ............... Agent Collins
Nesdon Booth ............ Thomas Gruder
*
Director of Photography ..... Joseph F. Biroc, A.S.C.
Assistant Director....... Gilbert L. Kay
Art Director ............ C. Daniel Hall
Film Editor ............. Everett Dodd
Editorial Supervisor .... Jason H. Bernie
Set Decorator ........... Alfred E. Spencer
Property Master ......... Leigh H. Carson
Makeup .................. Curly Batson
*
Hair Dress .............. Edith Keon
Casting Director ........ John Stephens
Wardrobe ................ Jack Masters
Film Effects ............ Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt
Music ................... Melvyn Lenard
Sound Mixer ............. Ben Winkler
Script Continuity ....... Mary Yerkes
Synopsis:
A tax evader settles with the Government by agreeing to raise the money
he owes within 10 days. A suspicious agent, however, believes he is
selling illegally hidden assets in order to make the payment. [Alpha Video DVD] [RF]
5.04 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE TARNISHED LADY
28-Oct-1954 ABC Thursday
Directed by William Beaudine
Guest Cast:
Mary Anderson
Steven Bekassy
Jacques Verdum
Kenneth Tobey
Synopsis 1:
A woman's past comes back to haunt her when her former partner in
confidence schemes returns to recruit her into committing further
crimes. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The chief opens the files of Customs Division the U.S. Treasury Department
to us and we sea some of the hazards of the smuggling game.
5.05 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE MAN
OUTSIDE [verified on film]
DVD Volume 4 - Alpha
Video ALP 4662D
04-Nov-1954 ABC Thursday (copyright 1954)
Executive Producer Everett Rosenthal
Produced and Written by Robert Sloane
Directed by Will Jason
Guest Cast:
Eduard Franz ......... Ed Emery
Harry Landers ........ Joe Navaro
Robert Lynn .......... The Warden
Bob Bice ............. Agent Herndon
John Truax ........... Sid
Julian Upton ......... Guard
Juli Mason ........... Kitty
Synopsis:
A clever prison gang discovers a way to print and distribute counterfeit money
from behind bars. [RF]
5.06 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE ONE WAY RIDE
11Nov54 ABC Thur
Directed by William Beaudine
Guest Cast:
Stanley Clements
Pamela Duncan
5.07 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE
LITTLE TIN BOX [verified on film]
DVD Volume 3 - Alpha
Video ALP 4661D
18-Nov-1954 ABC Thur (copyright 1954)
Executive Producer Everett Rosenthal
Produced and Written By Robert Sloane [SC]
Directed By William Beaudine [SC]
Starring: Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast: [SC]
Joan Vohs.............. Gloria Loomis
Joseph Warring......... Ramon Orosi
Nestor Paiva........... Gil Henry
Vernon Rich............ Agent Colton
*
Director of Photography: Joseph F. Biroc, A.S.C.
Synopsis:
Three people running an all-cash nightclub attempt to evade income taxes by
skimming money from the cash register. [RF]
5.08 [--] Treasury Men In Action: THE CASE OF THE GREEN
FEATHERS
(verified -RF)
DVD Volume 2 - Alpha
Video ALP 4660D
25-Nov-1954 ABC Thur
Executive Producer Everett Rosenthal
Produced & Written by Robert Sloane
Directed by Gerald Mayer
Starring: Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest cast:
George Wallace ....... Ralph Kane
Martin Garralaga ..... Papa Reynosa
Anna Navarro ......... Maria Reynosa
Bill Boyett .......... Agent Lansing
Eddie Garr ........... Mr. Fulton
*
Director of Photography ..... Joseph F. Biroc, A.S.C.
Assistant Director....... Gilbert L. Kay
Art Director ............ C. Daniel Hall
Film Editor ............. Everett Dodd
Editorial Supervisor .... Jason H. Bernie
Set Decorator ........... Alfred E. Spencer
Property Master ......... Leigh H. Carson
Makeup .................. Curly Batson
Hair Dress .............. Edith Keon
*
Casting Director ........ John Stephens
Wardrobe ................ Jack Masters
Film Effects ............ Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt
Music ................... Melvyn Lenard
Sound Mixer ............. Ben Winkler
Script Continuity ....... Mary Yerkes
Synopsis:
United States Customs agents go after racketeers who are smuggling
rare parrots across the US-Mexico border. [Alpha Video DVD][RF]
5.09 [--] Treasury Men In Action: "The Case of the Dangerous Dollars"
(12-2-54)
Guest Cast
Wally Cassell, Kay Stewart, Dan Seymour, Harry Lauter
5.10 [--] Treasury Men In Action: THE CASE OF THE DESPERATE MEN
[verified on film]
aka "The Case of the Escaped Convict"
09-Dec-1954 ABC Thur
Ex. Producer: Everett Rosenthal/ Producer: Robert Sloane
Written by Alvin Bioretz
Directed by William Beaudine
Guest Cast:
Charles Bronson ........ Oliie
Aaron Spelling ......... Leon
Joyce McCluskey ........ Mona
Tom McKee .............. Daniels
Isabel Jewel ........... Sheila
John DeSimone .......... Used Car Salesman
5.11 [--] Treasury Men In Action: "The Case of the Losing Gamble"
(12-16-54)
Guest Cast:
Steven Roberts, John Hoyt, Claire Carleton
5.12 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE BAD
BARGAIN (verified -JS)
DVD Volume 1 - Alpha
Video ALP 4659D
23Dec54 ABC Thur
Ex. Producer: Everett Rosenthal/ Producer: Robert Sloane
Writer: Alvin Boretz
Directed by William Beaudine
Starring: Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast:
Stanley Clements ........ Mickey
Harry Lauders ........... Morsby
Hugh Sanders ............ Keller
Lewis Charles ........... Leonard
Larry Hudson ............ Duncan
LeRoy Lennert ........... Bristol
Synopsis :
A U.S. Agent goes undercover to bust an opium smuggling ring that
operates out of an east coast port. [Alpha Video DVD][RF/JS]
5.13 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE
BROKEN BOND
(verified on film by Jim Davidson)
30-Dec-54 ABC Thur
Directed by WILLIAM BEAUDINE
A Pyramid Production
Executive Producer EVERETT ROSENTHAL
Produced by ROBERT SLOANE
Written by ALVIN BORETZ
Production by CONNE-STEPHENS, INC.
Produced with the Facilities of AMERICAN NATIONAL STUDIOS,
Hollywood, California.
Director of Photography...JOSEPH F. BIROC, A.S.C.
Assistant Director...GILBERT L. KAY
Art Director...C. DANIEL HALL
Editorial Supervisor...JASON H. BERNIE, A.C.E.
Film Editor...IRVING BERLIN
Set Decorator...JACK MCCONAGHY
Property Master...LEIGH H. CARSON
Makeup...CURLY BATSON
Hairdress...EDITH KEON
guest cast
Ed Begley (Sr.) .......... Frank Shelby
Evelyn Scott ............. Wilma Shelby
Burt Mustin .............. Mr. Summers
(info supplied by Jim Davidson)
[Remainder of credits cut off]
5.14 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE CARELESS MURDER
06Jan55 ABC Thur
Guest Stars:
Claude Akins
Carolyn Jones
Strother Martin
Synopsis:
The T-Men investigate moonshiners operating in the backwoods after
a tip off from an anonymous source. During a gunfight the federal
agent is killed, and Agent Grady arrives to take over the case.
5.15 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE CHARTERED CHISELER
[verified on film]
Source: DVD Volume 1 - Alpha
Video ALP 4659D
13Jan55 ABC Thur
(see ep. #3.02 - 11Sep52) (rerun or remade?)
aka "The Case of the Exaggerated Charity"
(featured on the European compilation "Serie Noire" 1992)
(c) 1954
Ex. Producer: Everett Rosenthal/
Produced and Written by Robert Sloane
Directed by Leigh Jason
director of photography, Joseph F. Biroc, A.S.C.
Guest Cast:
Frances Rafferty ......... Louise
Emory Parnell ............ Malone
Paul Dubov ............... Crawford
Alan Reynolds ............ Logan
Nancy Evans .............. Mrs. Eustice
Synopsis:
The owner of a bus company becomes a tax swindler when he reports
false charitable donations as tax deductions. [RF]
5.16 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE IRON CURTAIN
(verified -RF)
DVD Volume 2 - Alpha
Video ALP 4660D
20Jan55 ABC Thur
Ex. Producer: Everett Rosenthal/ Produced by Robert Sloane
Written by Alvin Boretz
Directed by Leigh Jason
starring
Walter Greaza ........... The Chief
Guest Cast:
Ben Wright ............... Jean Brielle
Louis Jean Heydt ......... Tyler
Veronica Pataky .......... Marie Brielle
Russ Conway .............. Agent Fremont
Kurt Katch ............... Novak
*
Director of Photography ..... Ellsworth Fredricks A.S.C.
Film Editor ............. Henry L. DeMond
Assistant Director....... Gilbert L. Kay
Art Director ............ C. Daniel Hall
Editorial Supervisor .... Jason H. Bernie
Set Decorator ........... Ray Boltz
Property Master ......... Leigh H. Carson
Makeup .................. Curly Batson
Hair Dress .............. Edith Keon
*
Casting Director ........ John Stephens
Wardrobe ................ Jack Masters
Film Effects ............ Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt
Music ................... Melvyn Lenard
Sound Mixer ............. Herman Lewis
Script Continuity ....... Doris Miller
Synopsis:
A sleazy criminal takes advantage of a troubled Holocaust survivor. [Alpha Video
DVD] [RF]
5.17 [--] Treasury Men In Action: "The Case of the Unfair Verdict"
(1-27-55)
Guest Cast:
Barney Phillips, Gene Reynolds, John Hamilton, John Close
5.18 [--] Treasury Men In Action: THE CASE OF THE FATAL ERROR
[verified on film]
03-Feb-1955 ABC Thur
Ex. Producer: Everett Rosenthal/ Produced by Robert Sloane
Written by Leonard Heideman
Directed by Leigh Jason
director of photography: Ellsworth Fredricks A.S.C.
Guest Cast:
Ted D'Corsia ........ Barney
Emile Mayer ......... Larry
Lewis Charles ....... Steve
Simon Scott ......... Agent Duncan
Joey Barnum ......... Seibert
Grazio Narciso ...... Mama
Mel Ford ............ Frazer
5.19 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE ELDER BROTHER [verified on film]
© 1954 / 10-Feb-1955 ABC Thur
Ex. Producer: Everett Rosenthal/ Produced by Robert Sloane
Written by Leonard Heideman
Directed by Leigh Jason
director of photography: Ellsworth Fredricks A.S.C.
Guest Cast:
Carolyn Jones ....... Judy
Elisha Cook Jr. ..... Roy
Robert Knapp ........ Jim
Vernon Rich ......... Agent Clark
Robert E. Griffin .... Dawson
Synopsis:
Jealousy prompts Roy Weber to involve his brother Jim, in an income-tax-evasion
scheme. [RF]
5.20 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE PRINCELY PAUPER
[verified on film]
DVD Volume 4 - Alpha
Video ALP 4662D
© 1954 / 17-Feb-1955 ABC Thur
Produced and Written by Robert Sloane
Directed by Will Jason
Guest Cast:
Skip Homeier ........... Jimmy Randall
Amzie Strickland ....... Kay Randall
John Stephenson ........ Agent Trumbull
Don Dillaway ........... Customs Inspector
Joseph Hamilton ........ Deckers
William Tannen ......... Brewster
Synopsis:
Customs suspects a young man, who is obviously living beyond his means, of
smuggling jewels in from Europe.
The officials search his bags carefully after every trip, but can find no hidden
jewelry. [RF]
5.21 [--] Treasury Men In Action: THE CASE OF THE SWINDLER'S GOLD
[verified on film]
24-Feb-1955 ABC Thur (copyright 1954)
Produced and Directed by Robert Sloane
Written by Leonard Heideman
Guest Cast:
Jesse White ............ Terni
Beverly Washburn ....... Rita
Jack Kruschen .......... Cuenca
Tom McKee .............. Agent Cook
Alan Harris ............ Seward
Nancy Evans ............ Mrs. Clayton
Joel Marston ........... Agent Dunlap
5.22 [--] Treasury Men In Action: "The Case of the Little Big Shot"
[restaged from episode of 12/4/52] (3-3-55)
5.23 [--] Treasury Men In Action: "The Case of the Lady in Hiding"
(3-10-55)
Guest Cast:
Isabel Jewel, Nancy Gates, Harry Lauter, Joseph Downing
5.24 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE TIGHT
SQUEEZE
DVD Volume 3 - Alpha
Video ALP 4661D
17-Mar-1955 ABC Thursday
Written, Produced And Directed By Robert Sloane [SC]
Starring: Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast: [SC]
Paul Dubov............as Prescott
Hugh Sanders............as Spencer
Dani Nolan............as Charlotte
Russ Conway............as Agent Ross
Paul Bryar............as Stuart
Leroy Lennert............as Lucas
Synopsis:
U.S. Customs discover large amounts of expensive Cuban perfumes in the
marketplace. They uncover a clever racket
that is smuggling the goods from Havana into the country. [RF]
5.25 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE
DEADLY DILEMMA [verified on film by Jim Davidson]
24-Mar-1955 ABC Thursday
A Pyramid Production / Production by Conne-Stephens, Inc.
Produced with the Facilities of American National Studios, Hollywood,
California.
Distributed by MCA TV Ltd. Exclusive Representatives
Executive Producer Everett Rosenthal / Produced by Robert Sloane
Written by Leonard Heideman / Directed by Leigh Jason
*
Starring: Walter Greaza as The Chief
Guest Cast:
Charles Bronson ..... Ames
Lewis Charles ....... Kerry
LilliaN Buyeff ...... Molly
Ralph Moody ......... Seth
Clark Howat ......... Dalton
Julian Upton ........ Chester
John Beradino ....... Troy
*
Director of Photography...LESTER SCHORR
Assistant Director...GILBERT L. KAY
Art Director...C. DANIEL HALL
Editorial Supervisor...JASON H. BERNIE, A.C.E.
Film Editor...IRVING BERLIN
Set Decorator...RAY BOLTZ
Property Master...LEIGH H. CARSON
Makeup...CURLY BATSON
Hairdress...EDITH KEON
*
Casting Director...JOHN STEPHENS
Wardrobe...JACK MASTERS
Film Effects...JACK RABIN and LOUIS DEWITT
Music...MELVYN LENARD
Sound Mixer...BEN WINKLER
Script Continuity...WILLIAM HOLE
Sound...RYDER SOUND SERVICE
COPYRIGHT MCMLIV BY PROCKTER TELEVISION ENTERPRISES
Western Electric RECORDING
Synopsis:
An undercover Secret Service agent joins the gangster underworld to uncover a
counterfeiting ring. His position is
threatened when he is given a contract to "rub out" a man, which of course he
cannot do! [RF]
5.26 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE BLACK SHEEP
(verified
-JS)
DVD Volume 1 - Alpha
Video ALP 4659D
(copyright 1954) 31-Mar-1955 ABC Thur
Executive Producer: Jerome Robinson (not Everett
Rosenthal)
Produced & /Written by Robert Sloane
Directed by Leigh Jason
director of photgraphy: Stuart Thompson
Starring: Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast:
Christopher Dark ....... Steve
Carolyn Jones .......... Eadie
John Doucette .......... Marty
Robert C. Carson ....... Agent Putnam
Parley Baer ............ Mercar
Harry Fleer ............ Mal
Marjorie Stapp ......... Operator
Nancy Evans ............ Woman
Synopsis 1:
"A gang of bootleggers strike a deal with a legitimate businessman to use his
shipping company to transport their illegal goods"
Alpha video -- actually this description is not very accurate -- it is really
about a spoiled son who sells sugar from his father's company
to bootleggers. The description you have is better than the Alpha one, but you
might add bootlegging to it. [JS]
Synopsis 2:
The son of a sugar distributor falls for a gangsters moll. [TA]
5.27 [--] Treasury Men In Action: THE CASE OF THE BURIED TREASURE
(DVD title) [verified on film -JS]
DVD Volume 1 - Alpha
Video ALP 4659D
aka "The Case of the Avoided Taxes" (TV Guide title)
07-Apr-1955 ABC Thur
Produced by Robert Sloane
Written by Malvin Wald
Directed by Leigh Jason
director of photography, Stuart Thompson
Starring: Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast:
Byron Foulger ........ Paul Lacoste
Vivi Janiss .......... Marie Lacoste
Harvey Lauter ........ Agent
Philip Van Zandt ..... Jasper
Sam Flint ............ Pollock
Synopsis 1:
A middle-aged couple try to avoid paying income taxes on their gambling
winnings. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Rather than placing his cash in the bank, a man attempts to hide his earnings
from the IRS by burying the money in a barn. [Alpha Video DVD][RF/JS]
5.28 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE SMUGGLED HERION
(aka THE CASE OF THE LEATHER BAGS)
DVD Volume 3 - Alpha
Video ALP 4661D
14Apr55 ABC Thursday
Directed By Will Jason [SC]
Written By Tony Barrett and Robert Sloane [SC]
Starring: Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast: [SC]
Joanne Davis............as Laura
Robert Tafur............as Miguel
Russ Conway............as Agent Lindsey
Howard Culver............as McGraw
Edward Colmans............as Pepe
Betty Hanna............as Alice
Rozene Kemper............as The Mexican Woman
Synopsis 1:
Customs agents investigate a luxury liner suspected of smuggling huge
quantities of heroin from Mexico into the U.S. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A failing cruise ship entertainer smuggles a large quantity of heroin
into the United States with no regard to the horrors it will bring
others. [RF]
5.29 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE STEADY HAND
DVD Volume 3 - Alpha
Video ALP 4661D
21Apr55 ABC
Thursday
Ex. Producer: Jerome Robinson
Written,Produced And Directed By Robert Sloane [SC]
Starring: Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast: [SC]
Tony Barrett............as Harry Malan
Gloria Talbott............as Mae Loomis
John Stephenson............as Agent Grant
Harry Tyler............as Benny
Paul Brinegar............as The Teller
Carlyle Mitchell............as Talbot
Synopsis 1:
Agent Grant is assigned to the case of a young criminal who has been
stealing U.S. savings bonds, and cashing them by means of phony
identification. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
To find empty homes that he can rob, burglar Harry Malan looks up funeral
notices in the newspapers. His plan goes unnoticed until agents trace a
stolen bond that he redeemed. [JS]
Synopsis 3:
Federal agents try to obtain evidence on a forger. [RF]
5.30 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE ONLY SON
28Apr55 ABC Thursday
Starring: Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast:
Elizabeth Risden,
Claude Akins,
Russ Conway
Synopsis:
An old woman living in the Tennessee hills successfully deals in
illicit liquor until her son becomes involved with Treasury Men. [RF]
5.31 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE MAN NEXT DOOR
(verified on film)
DVD Volume 4 - Alpha
Video ALP 4662D
05May55 ABC Thursday
(featured on the European Compilation "Serie Noire"
1992)
Copyright MCMLV (1955) Prockter Television Enterprises
A Bernard J. Prockter Production /
Production by Conne-Stephens Inc.
Executive Producer Jerome Robinson /
Produced by Robert Sloane
Written by Tony Barrett /
Directed by Leigh Jason
Guest Cast:
Nancy Gates .............. Doris
James Bell ............... Arnold Matthews
Harry Landers ............ Charlie
John Stephenson .......... Weston
Nesdon Booth ............. Renzoni
Alan Harris .............. Adjuster
*
Director of Photography: Harold Stine, ASC
Assistant Director: Arthur Marks
Art Director: James Sullivan
Editorial Supervisor: Jason H. Bernie, ACE
Film Editor: Irving Berlin
Set Decorator: Irving Boltz
Property Master: Leigh Carson
Makeup: Curly Batson
Hairdress: Edith Keon
*
Casting Director: John Stephens
Wardrobe: Jack Masters
Film Effects: Jack Rabin and Louis De Witt
Music: Melvyn Lenard
Sound Mixer: Herman Lewis
Script Continuity: William E. Orr
Sound Services: Ryder Sound Services
Western Electric Recording
5.32 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE STOLEN WATCHES
12May55 ABC Thursday
Starring: Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast:
Tom McKee ............. Agent La Marr
Carl Milletaire ....... Pietro Cataula
Synopsis:
A large number of Swiss watches are stolen from the government warehouse
where they are being held for duty payment. T-men get their first lead
when the watches appear in cut-rate shops. [RF]
5.33 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE MAN TRAP
(verified on film)
DVD Volume 4 - Alpha
Video ALP 4662D
Video -
Treasury Men in Action
-aka- Federal Men: #5.33 THE CASE OF THE MAN TRAP
(c) MCMLIV 1954 Prockter Television Enterprises / Pyramid Production /
Conne-Stephens, Inc.
19May55 ABC Thursday
Executive Producer: Jerome Robinson; Produced & Written by Robert Sloane
Directed by Will Jason
director of photography: Frank Follette
Starring:
Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast:
Bob Knapp ........... Nick (Chandler)
Joseph Downing ........ (Russ) Bagley
Lisa Howard ........... Rita (McDonald)
Tom McKee ............. Agent Keller
Bob Forrest ........... Hatton
Synopsis:
Government agents get a tip on a syndicate which is producing
counterfeit money in a deserted barn near New York City. [RF]
5.34 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE READY GUNS
[verified on film]
26-May-55 ABC Thursday (copyright 1954)
Written by Tony Barrett
Directed by Leigh Jason
director of photography: Harold Stine, A.S.C.
Starring: Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast:
Lamont Johnson ......... Harry Adams
Mort Mills.............. Ben Adams
Lou Krugman ............ Eddie Sykes
Bob Carson ............. Agent Hamilton
Kay Stewart ............ Julie
Synopsis:
An ex-convict, working in his brother's metal shop, intends to go straight but
finds temptation too great. [RF]
5.35 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN
02Jun55 ABC Thursday
directed by William Beaudine
Guest Cast:
Paul Langton .......... Scottie Barrow
Dorothy Green ......... Cecilia
Betty Lou Gerson ...... Mrs. Barrow
John Stephenson ....... Agent Jennings
Synopsis:
A jealous wife and an opera soprano provie T-men with clues to the
identity of the leader of a gangster syndicate. [RF]
5.36 [--] Treasury Men In Action: THE CASE OF THE SHOT IN THE DARK [RBH]
09Jun55 ABC Thursday [RBH] / rerun? 06-Sep-1955 TUESDAY ?? [RF]
Guest Cast:
Charles Bronson
Randy Stewart,
Harlan Warde,
Tom McKee
Jay Adler
Synopsis 1:
A young woman fears for her life when her ex-husband, a violent and
unpredictable man, locates her after being released from prison.
Shortly after, he kills a Federal Agent who catches him smuggling
drugs across the Mexican border.
Synopsis 2:
A psychopathic ex-con (Charles Bronson) terrorizes his wife while
trying to make it big smuggling heroin. US Customs agents put their
life on the line to stop this madman.
------------------------
ABC Fridays 8:30 pm (17Jun55-30Sep55)
------------------------
5.37 [--] Treasury Men In Action: "The Case of the Betrayed Artist"
17Jun55 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Jack Klugman,
Christopher Dark,
Gloria Talbott
5.38 [--] Treasury Men In Action: THE CASE OF THE FRIGHTENED MAN
[verified on film]
copyright 1954 / 24-Jun-1955 ABC Fri
Executive Producer Everett Rosenthall / Associate Producer, Jerome Robinson
Produced & Written by Robert Sloane
Directed by Leigh Jason
director of photography Joseph F. Biroc, A.S.C.
Guest Cast:
Tim Considine ........... Clyde
Carl Miletaire .......... Sherman
Frank Ferguson .......... Miller
John Marley ............. White
John Stephenson ......... Agent Warwick
Fred Sherman ............ Ruston
Synopsis:
A man buys an interest in a lacquer works to have access to denatured industrial
alcohol, which he sells in
violation of tax laws. But a fourteen-year-old boy leads federal men into a
showdown meeting with him. [RF]
(*Syndication airing on "Federal Men" 26Oct56)
5.39 [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE SLIPPERY EEL
(verified -RF)
DVD Volume 2 - Alpha
Video ALP 4660D
01Jul55 ABC Fri
Produced & Written by Robert Sloane
Directed by Will Jason
director of photography Joseph F. Biroc, A.S.C.
starring Walter Greaza as the Chief
Guest Cast:
Douglass Dumbrille ...... Humbolt
Claire Carleton ......... Kay
John Harmon ............. George Pendleton
Tom McKee ............... Agent Blaine
Darlene Fields .......... Showgirl
*
Assistant Director ...... Arthur Marks
Art Director ............ Claudio Guzman
Editorial Supervisor .... Jason H. Bernie, A.C.E.
Film Editor ............. Irving Berlin
Set Decorator ........... Raymond Boltz
Property Master ......... Leigh H. Carson
Makeup .................. Curly Batson
Hair Dress .............. Edith Keon
Casting Director ........ John Stephens
Wardrobe ................ Jack Masters
Film Effects ............ Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt
Music ................... Melvyn Lenard
Sound Mixer ............. Ben Winkler
Script Continuity ....... William E. Orr
Synopsis:
A local theater owner makes it a standard practice to cheat on his income tax
return, believing he will never get caught. [Alpha Video DVD][RF]
[--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE DISABLED
VETERAN
possibly an aka for "The Case of the Counterfeit Checks"
(see above)
Guest Cast:
Skip Homeier
Frances Rafferty
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Summer Reruns ABC Fridays (22Jul55-30Sep55)
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########### Treasury Men in Action ###########
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5.xx [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE MEN BEHIND THE BADGE (1955)
Directed by William Beaudine
5.xx [--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE IMPERFECT CRIME (1955)
Directed by William Beaudine
(maybe confusion with this and PERFECT GENTLEMAN ?)
[--] Treasury Men in Action: THE CASE OF THE DEADLY FISH
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