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The FBI in Peace and War

91 episodes · 1949–1958 · Armed Forces Radio Service, CBS · Detective

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A CBS crime drama created by Frederick L. Collins. Martin Blaine and Don Briggs head the cast in half-hour cases of bank robbers, swindlers, blackmailers and racketeers.

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Episodes

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19491 episode
  • The Fourth Round November 3, 1949 · 25 min
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19503 episodes
  • Criminal Proposition AFRS February 23, 1950 · 25 min
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  • The Crackup September 14, 1950 · CBS · 28 min
    Three bank robbers hide out after a job, and one of them has a bad case of nerves.
  • The Fix December 28, 1950 · 25 min
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19514 episodes
  • The Big-Time Charlie March 8, 1951 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 26 min
    A case titled “The Big-Time Charlie.”
  • Unfinished Business August 2, 1951 · CBS · 29 min
    Eddie took the rap for Joe after a bank job and was paid $100,000 to do it. Now he's out of prison, and Joe wants the money back.
  • No Insurance November 22, 1951 · 26 min
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  • Top Man December 13, 1951 · 26 min
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19523 episodes
  • The Pipe Dream April 3, 1952 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 26 min
    A case titled “The Pipe Dream.”
  • The Fence August 7, 1952 · CBS · 28 min
    A double-crossing fence gets double-crossed in return.
  • The Solid Citizen October 15, 1952 · 30 min
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19534 episodes
  • The Traveling Man June 10, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
    A young man double-crosses the stolen-car ring he works for and heads west with his new bride.
  • The Realistic Touch August 19, 1953 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 26 min
    Two con men try to fleece a small town by letting the residents "take part" in a television movie.
  • The End of the Rope September 2, 1953 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 26 min
    A case titled “The End of the Rope.”
  • Overexposure September 23, 1953 · 22 min
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195424 episodes
  • Forty-Eight State Alarm March 24, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 26 min
    A case titled “Forty-Eight State Alarm.”
  • The Go-Getter July 21, 1954 · 20 min
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  • The Boat Race July 28, 1954 · 25 min
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  • The Gentleman Friend August 4, 1954 · 20 min
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  • Strictly Corn August 18, 1954 · 20 min
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  • The Dream Men August 25, 1954 · 20 min
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  • The Heart Case September 1, 1954 · 24 min
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  • Grave Error September 8, 1954 · 24 min
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  • Lucky Smith September 15, 1954 · 24 min
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  • The Windfall September 22, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 24 min
    A woman picks the wrong gang to blackmail.
  • The Executive Type September 29, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 24 min
    A husband-and-wife extortion team find that their victim is an embezzler himself.
  • The Carnival Act October 6, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 23 min
    Lily Champagne bathes in wine while she soaks the suckers.
  • One in a Hundred October 13, 1954 · 23 min
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  • The Smoke Ring October 20, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 24 min
    A racket in cigars without tax stamps, and a reluctant son.
  • The Eighty-Grand Exit October 27, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 25 min
    A foolproof embezzlement of eighty thousand dollars, foolproof except for the double-cross.
  • The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Dollar Bond November 3, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 25 min
    A foreign agent romances a government worker's wife and then blackmails her.
  • Trigger Finger November 10, 1954 · 24 min
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  • The Good Boy November 17, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 25 min
    The nicest kid in town turns out to be a professional hoodlum.
  • The Poll Cats November 24, 1954 · 24 min
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  • The Fourflusher December 1, 1954 · 23 min
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  • The Collector December 8, 1954 · 24 min
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  • The Club Date December 15, 1954 · 23 min
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  • The Handyman December 22, 1954 · 24 min
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  • Reproduction Line December 29, 1954 · 23 min
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195538 episodes
  • Accidental Death January 5, 1955 · 24 min
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  • Strangle Hold January 12, 1955 · 23 min
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  • Last Will and Testament January 19, 1955 · 24 min
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  • The Bookmakers January 26, 1955 · 23 min
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  • The Sentimental Streak February 2, 1955 · 23 min
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  • Big Shot February 9, 1955 · 23 min
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  • Strictly Business February 16, 1955 · 20 min
    A case titled “Strictly Business.”
  • Specialty Act February 23, 1955 · 20 min
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  • The Courier March 2, 1955 · 29 min
    A case titled “The Courier.”
  • Hot Ice March 9, 1955 · 23 min
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  • The Father Leon Story March 16, 1955 · 23 min
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  • Nuisance Value March 23, 1955 · 23 min
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  • The Neighborhood Boy 1 March 30, 1955 · 23 min
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  • The Business Trip April 6, 1955 · 23 min
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  • The Literary Touch April 13, 1955 · 23 min
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  • Expert Testimony April 20, 1955 · 23 min
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  • The Old Man May 4, 1955 · 23 min
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  • Inside Track May 11, 1955 · 23 min
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  • The Fast Pace May 18, 1955 · 20 min
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  • The Schemers May 25, 1955 · 20 min
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  • Gray Matter June 1, 1955 · 20 min
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  • Hostage June 15, 1955 · 20 min
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  • The Protection Copy June 22, 1955 · 20 min
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  • Will Power June 29, 1955 · 23 min
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  • Thirty to One July 6, 1955 · 20 min
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  • The Serious Type July 13, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 25 min
    A lonely-hearts racket preys on innocent people through a "Friendship Club."
  • Star Performance July 27, 1955 · 25 min
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  • The Target August 10, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 25 min
    A bank robber hides from other gangsters on a broken-down freighter.
  • The Weakest Link August 17, 1955 · 25 min
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  • Double Play August 24, 1955 · 25 min
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  • The Scientific Touch September 7, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 25 min
    A former police technician has been teaching crooks how to beat the lie detector.
  • The Bungler September 14, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 23 min
    An embezzler and stickup man who can't seem to do anything right.
  • Scandal Sheet September 21, 1955 · 25 min
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  • Something for Nothing September 28, 1955 · 25 min
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  • Nothing but the Best October 19, 1955 · 25 min
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  • Paid in Full November 2, 1955 · 25 min
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  • The Forty-Five Automatic November 9, 1955 · 25 min
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  • Room for Improvement November 16, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 24 min
    The FBI breaks a housing-loan kickback racket when Eddie Norris falls for a gangster's daughter.
19565 episodes
  • The Silver Pearl January 25, 1956 · 23 min
    A case titled “The Silver Pearl.”
  • Cross Country July 8, 1956 · 25 min
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  • The Mail Order Man July 15, 1956 · 25 min
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  • Return Trip July 22, 1956 · 25 min
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  • A Book of Matches August 12, 1956 · 24 min
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19576 episodes
  • AFRTS - "Ladies in Lace" January 20, 1957 · 25 min
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  • Knock on Wood February 10, 1957 · 22 min
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  • Out of Retirement March 3, 1957 · 26 min
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  • A Pair of Glasses March 17, 1957 · 25 min
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  • Retirement Plan May 19, 1957 · 25 min
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  • Dumb Luck September 22, 1957 · CBS · 20 min
    A not-so-bright blonde tries an inheritance swindle and ends up marrying the insurance man she meant to cheat.
19583 episodes
  • The Boyfriend March 23, 1958 · 23 min
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  • The Suburbanite May 11, 1958 · CBS · 24 min
    A case titled "The Suburbanite." The final commercial and closing are missing.
  • The Royal Treatment November 2, 1958 · 24 min
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