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21st Precinct

104 episodes · 1953–1956 · Armed Forces Radio Service, CBS · Detective

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A police drama set in a Manhattan station house, produced by Stanley Niss for CBS from 1953 to 1956, with Everett Sloane as the precinct captain. Most surviving copies are Armed Forces rebroadcasts.

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Episodes

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195321 episodes
  • The Nolen Brothers July 7, 1953 · CBS · 28 min
    The first show: three desperate bank robbers trapped in a Bronx apartment, ready to shoot it out.
  • Case of the Young Incorrigible July 14, 1953 · 26 min
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  • The Bartender July 21, 1953 · 29 min
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  • The Twins July 28, 1953 · 28 min
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  • Case of the Sailor's Family August 4, 1953 · 27 min
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  • Post Number Seven August 11, 1953 · 28 min
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  • The Mainliner August 18, 1953 · 27 min
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  • The Bookkeeper August 25, 1953 · 28 min
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  • The Friend (1953) September 1, 1953 · 27 min
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  • The Certified 600 September 8, 1953 · 27 min
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  • The Dog Day September 15, 1953 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 28 min
    A judge's dog bites a cab driver's little girl, and the judge's wife won't let the dog be tested for rabies.
  • The Shooting Gallery September 29, 1953 · 26 min
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  • The Bird October 6, 1953 · 27 min
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  • Case of the Picture October 13, 1953 · 26 min
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  • Case of the Foundling October 20, 1953 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    A woman leaves her baby with a young couple, and the husband wants nothing to do with it.
  • Case of the Fall October 27, 1953 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    A captured burglar accuses a policeman of stealing his loot.
  • Case of the Patient November 3, 1953 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    A wounded gunman won't name his accomplice.
  • Case of the Basket November 17, 1953 · 26 min
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  • Case of the Ditch November 24, 1953 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    A man is found dead at the bottom of a construction ditch.
  • Case of the L.D. 80 December 4, 1953 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    A retired cop of seventy-three needs his gun permit for one more year, but his eyes are failing.
  • The Plant December 25, 1953 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 32 min
195445 episodes
  • Case of the Stairs January 1, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    A man who beat a sixteen-year-old girl 'falls' down the station-house stairs. Did someone help him?
  • The Platform January 13, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 30 min
    A man wanted for killing his wife is a little crazy, and his friend's wife says her husband is trying to help him.
  • The Visitors January 20, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 28 min
    A pair of car thieves are caught with a Cadillac.
  • The Kid January 27, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    A boy suspected of burglary has a friend on the force.
  • The Baker (1954) February 3, 1954 · 28 min
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  • Case of the Drive February 10, 1954 · 27 min
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  • The Cure February 24, 1954 · 26 min
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  • The Door March 3, 1954 · 27 min
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  • The Package March 24, 1954 · 28 min
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  • The Collar April 7, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    Police break up a domestic fight, find a gun on the husband, and a cop gets into trouble.
  • The Brother (1954) April 14, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 30 min
    An officer shoots a young thief who fired at him, but the thief's gun can't be found.
  • The Story April 28, 1954 · 26 min
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  • The Cabinet May 5, 1954 · 27 min
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  • The Dollar May 12, 1954 · 27 min
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  • The Day May 19, 1954 · 26 min
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  • The Father May 26, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    A priest is fingerprinted, a car crash kills someone, and there are rumors of a promotion.
  • The Needle June 2, 1954 · 28 min
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  • The Book June 9, 1954 · CBS · 28 min
    A rookie cop on his first tour won't let an FBI man question his prisoner.
  • The Sprinter June 16, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    A burglar leads the police to his partner.
  • The Will June 23, 1954 · 31 min
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  • The Red Tiger June 30, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 28 min
    A fourteen-year-old boy is killed falling off the back of a newspaper truck.
  • The Mover July 7, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 30 min
    A woman tries to move her furniture out while her estranged husband is out of town.
  • The Shotgun July 14, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    A woman shoots her husband and says it was self-defense.
  • The Ledge (1954) July 21, 1954 · 26 min
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  • The DOA July 28, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    An old man's body is found under a loading dock, and his son is suspected.
  • The Job August 4, 1954 · 28 min
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  • The Iron August 18, 1954 · 28 min
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  • The Wreck August 25, 1954 · 30 min
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  • The Copperhead September 1, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    A fourteen-year-old boy has disappeared, and so has his pet copperhead.
  • The Trip September 8, 1954 · 30 min
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  • The Suit September 22, 1954 · 28 min
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  • The Walker September 29, 1954 · 28 min
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  • The Jet October 6, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 28 min
    A woman tries to kill herself with cooking gas.
  • The Number October 13, 1954 · 30 min
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  • The Virtuoso October 20, 1954 · 30 min
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  • The Mark October 27, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    A married couple fall for the pigeon-drop swindle.
  • The Glass (1954) November 3, 1954 · 30 min
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  • The Sticks November 10, 1954 · 30 min
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  • The Bottle (1954) November 17, 1954 · 30 min
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  • The Beaver November 24, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    A furrier won't give back three women's coats.
  • The Purse December 1, 1954 · 30 min
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  • The Jump December 8, 1954 · 30 min
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  • The Loser December 15, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 28 min
    After a bar-and-grill robbery, the hunt is on for a man called Nellie.
  • The Giver December 22, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 28 min
    A neighbor is running a business from his apartment, except he's giving the goods away.
  • The Wife December 29, 1954 · 27 min
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195521 episodes
  • The Trade January 5, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    A drug peddler says a cop took $700 from him, and the captain investigates.
  • The Notes January 19, 1955 · 27 min
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  • The Fire Escape January 26, 1955 · 27 min
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  • The Daughter February 2, 1955 · 27 min
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  • The Surety February 9, 1955 · 27 min
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  • The Lender February 16, 1955 · 27 min
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  • The Museum February 23, 1955 · CBS · 26 min
    A young burglar tries to tip off the police about a killing that's about to happen.
  • The Dowager March 2, 1955 · 26 min
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  • The Declaration March 16, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    A well-known businessman is accused of murdering his wife.
  • The Communication April 13, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    A routine traffic stop turns up something much bigger.
  • The Doctor April 20, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 28 min
    A six-year-old child has disappeared. The last show of the season.
  • The Artery July 2, 1955 · 27 min
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  • The Pair July 30, 1955 · 28 min
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  • The Summons August 6, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 28 min
    A mother has her son's wife arrested for burglary.
  • The Tree August 13, 1955 · 28 min
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  • The Special Orders November 4, 1955 · 29 min
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  • The Friend (1955) November 11, 1955 · 28 min
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  • The Son November 25, 1955 · 26 min
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  • The Heirs December 16, 1955 · 28 min
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  • The Beard December 23, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    A Christmas story about a drunken Santa Claus begging on the street.
  • The Slugger December 30, 1955 · 27 min
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195617 episodes
  • The Baker (1956) January 26, 1956 · 27 min
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  • The Homecoming March 29, 1956 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 26 min
    A policeman's son is killed by a hit-and-run driver.
  • The Six Hundred April 5, 1956 · 26 min
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  • The Shopping Bag April 12, 1956 · 27 min
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  • The Poodle April 19, 1956 · 26 min
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  • The Gorilla April 26, 1956 · 26 min
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  • The Basket May 10, 1956 · 26 min
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  • The Partners May 17, 1956 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    A man is found dead in a borrowed car.
  • The Paperhanger May 24, 1956 · 27 min
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  • The Neighbor May 31, 1956 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    A very polite liar is accused of several break-ins.
  • The Books June 14, 1956 · 26 min
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  • The Brother (1956) June 21, 1956 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 27 min
    An officer is reported shot, but the victim is a boy the officer shot while he was breaking into a car.
  • The Foundling June 28, 1956 · 29 min
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  • The Fall July 12, 1956 · 27 min
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  • The Bottle (1956) August 9, 1956 · 27 min
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  • The Glass (1956) August 16, 1956 · 26 min
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  • The Ledge (1956) August 30, 1956 · 27 min
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