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{{Short description|American TV police drama}}
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'''''Stand By for Crime''''' is an American [[police drama]] that aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on Saturday nights from January 11, 1949, to August 27, 1949. The series stars veteran newsman [[Mike Wallace]] under his real name, Myron Wallace.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present]]|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=1116}}</ref> The series is notable for being the first program to be transmitted from [[Chicago]] to [[New York City]].
'''''Stand By for Crime''''' is an American television [[police drama]] that aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on Saturday nights from January 11 to August 27, 1949.<ref name="slts">{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops |date=October 6, 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0515-9 |pages=10–11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ty21CgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Stand+By+for+Crime%22&pg=PA10 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> The series stars veteran newsman [[Mike Wallace]] under his real name, Myron Wallace.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present]]|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=1116}}</ref> The series is notable for being the first program to be transmitted from [[Chicago]] to New York City.<ref name="slts" /> It was ABC's component when each network presented 15 minutes of its programming on January 11, 1949, when the Bell System opened its coaxial cable linking TV's Midwestern and Eastern networks.<ref>{{cite news |title=East, Midwest join in television net |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1949/01/12/archives/east-midwest-join-in-television-net-link-by-cable-extends-service.html |access-date=February 12, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=January 12, 1949 |page=23|url-access=subscription }}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
''Stand By For Crime'' was unique in its format. The series was seen up to the point of the murder, with Inspector Webb, later Lt. Kidd, looking through the clues. However, before the killer was revealed, viewers were invited to phone in their own guesses as to who the killer was.
''Stand By For Crime'' was unique in its format. The series was seen up to the point of the murder, with Inspector Webb, later Lt. Kidd, looking through the clues. However, before the killer was revealed, viewers were invited to phone in their own guesses as to who the killer was.{{Citation needed |date=January 2023}}


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Boris Aplon]] as Inspector. Webb
* Boris Aplon as Inspector. Webb<ref name="slts" />
* [[Mike Wallace|Myron Wallace]] as Lt. Anthony Kidd<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hawes |first1=William |title=Live Television Drama, 1946-1951 |date=November 16, 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0849-5 |page=35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l8z-CgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Stand+By+for+Crime%22&pg=PA35 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mike Wallace|Myron Wallace]] as Lt. Kidd
* [[George Cisar (actor)|George Cisar]] as Sgt. Kramer
* [[George Cisar (actor)|George Cisar]] as Sgt. Kramer<ref name="slts" />
Wallace replaced Aplon as the lead in May 1949 because Aplon, a radio actor, had difficulty working without a script.<ref name="slts" />

== Production ==
[[Greg Garrison (television producer)|Greg Garrison]] was the producer. Jane Ashman and Nancy Goodwin were writers<ref name="slts" /> for this [[sustaining program]]. It originated from [[WLS-TV|WENR]] in Chicago.<ref name="v" />

==Critical reception==
A review of the January 11, 1949, episode in the trade publication ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' began, "With a little better pacing, perhaps more blood and guts, there seems to be no reason why this package couldn't become standard TV fare."<ref name=v>{{cite magazine |date=January 19, 1949 |page=27 |title=Standby (sic) for Crime |magazine=Variety |url=https://archive.org/details/variety173-1949-01/page/n368/mode/1up?view=theater |accessdate=January 12, 2023}}</ref> It also said that the characters were "all keenly etched", and it compliment Aplon for his portrayal of Webb.<ref name="v" />


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 6 April 2024

Stand By for Crime
GenreCrime drama
StarringBoris Aplon
Myron (Mike) Wallace
George Cisar
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 11 (1949-01-11) –
August 27, 1949 (1949-08-27)

Stand By for Crime is an American television police drama that aired on ABC on Saturday nights from January 11 to August 27, 1949.[1] The series stars veteran newsman Mike Wallace under his real name, Myron Wallace.[2] The series is notable for being the first program to be transmitted from Chicago to New York City.[1] It was ABC's component when each network presented 15 minutes of its programming on January 11, 1949, when the Bell System opened its coaxial cable linking TV's Midwestern and Eastern networks.[3]

Plot

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Stand By For Crime was unique in its format. The series was seen up to the point of the murder, with Inspector Webb, later Lt. Kidd, looking through the clues. However, before the killer was revealed, viewers were invited to phone in their own guesses as to who the killer was.[citation needed]

Cast

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Wallace replaced Aplon as the lead in May 1949 because Aplon, a radio actor, had difficulty working without a script.[1]

Production

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Greg Garrison was the producer. Jane Ashman and Nancy Goodwin were writers[1] for this sustaining program. It originated from WENR in Chicago.[5]

Critical reception

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A review of the January 11, 1949, episode in the trade publication Variety began, "With a little better pacing, perhaps more blood and guts, there seems to be no reason why this package couldn't become standard TV fare."[5] It also said that the characters were "all keenly etched", and it compliment Aplon for his portrayal of Webb.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  2. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1116. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
  3. ^ "East, Midwest join in television net". The New York Times. January 12, 1949. p. 23. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Hawes, William (November 16, 2015). Live Television Drama, 1946-1951. McFarland. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4766-0849-5. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Standby (sic) for Crime". Variety. January 19, 1949. p. 27. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
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