Front Page Detective

Front Page Detective

1951 1 Seasons 36 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Drama

Front Page Detective is an American crime drama series which aired on the DuMont Television Network on Fridays at 9:30pm ET from July 6, 1951 to September 19, 1952, with a few more episodes shown in 1953. The program was then in broadcast syndication for several years thereafter. It chronicles the stories of David Chase a newspaper columnist who helps police solve especially difficult mysteries. The title derived from a popular mystery magazine of the same name.

Front Page Detective is an American crime drama series which aired on the DuMont Television Network on Fridays at 9:30pm ET from July 6, 1951 to September 19, 1952, with a few more episodes shown in 1953. The program was then in broadcast syndication for several years thereafter. It chronicles the stories of David Chase a newspaper columnist who helps police solve especially difficult mysteries. The title derived from a popular mystery magazine of the same name.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Honey for Your Tea

David Chase, newspaperman and amateur sleuth, writes a column on famed dramatic coach, Allan Rubio, who is disabled and

EP 2

The TV Murder Mystery

A perfect crime is committed during the filming of a television drama about a murder taking place. David Chase witnesses

EP 3

Alibi for Suicide

Don Lawton needs to spend the night with David and Sharon to establish an alibi. He needs the alibi because he says some

EP 4

The Other Face

EP 5

Man with the Lisp

EP 6

The Triangle

EP 7

A Friend of the Corpse

EP 8

The Devil's Bible

EP 9

Death of a Hero

Chase tries to convince a hero-worshiping youth that the life of a flamboyant gangster isn't as much fun as it appears.

EP 10

Gold Venom

Dave is trying to deliver a golden cobra to a museum but several people try to get it for themselves.

EP 11

Frame for Murder

EP 12

Seven Seas to Danger

While researching a human interest story on the waterfront, David Chase stumbles upon a smuggling operation and is shot

EP 13

Echo from the Dead

David Chase tries to find the real murderer before a family exacts vengeance upon the man's wife.

EP 14

Murder Rides the Night Train

When a notorious gangster is subpoenaed to testify before a Congressional committee, reporter David Chase takes the same

EP 15

Ringside Seat for Murder

EP 16

Little Miss Fortune

EP 17

Napoleon's Obituary

EP 18

The Intruder

EP 19

The Deadly Curio

David Chase learns of a jade figurine that seems to bring death to those who possess it. The intrepid reporter seeks to

EP 20

Recipe for Murder

EP 21

Shadow Over Hollywood

EP 22

Murder Can't Win

When a bookie is murdered, his innocent young female employee is framed for the crime.

EP 23

Dead Wrong

EP 24

Clean Sweep

EP 25

The Murderer Is Anonymous

A debutante, a fight promoter, and a producer are all suspects in a threatened murder. The potential victim is David.

EP 26

The Invisible Hand

EP 27

The Deadly Root

A fellow columnist, Eddie Kinetti is killed, and David Chase almost meets a like fate when he investigates the blackmail

EP 28

The Lonely One

Chase receives a mysterious package containing a glass ball and corny love poem. 2 murder victims receive similar gifts,

EP 30

The Little Black Book

Upon returning from two weeks of investigative reporting in Washington, David Chase discovers his room ransacked and a d

EP 31

The Case of the Perfect Secretary

Newsman David Chase is angry when Dr. Owens, the inventor of synthetic cortisone, fails to show up for a lecture. Seekin

EP 32

Worth a Plugged Nickel

Newspaper columnist David Chase investigates when a gangster rushes out of a night club into a machine gun ambush, just

EP 33

Galahad

David Chase investigates a blackmail scheme perpetrated by a former newspaper photographer

EP 34

You Kill Me

While on vacation David reads in the newspaper that he has been killed. He must now masquerade as his brother in order t

EP 35

Toying with Murder

EP 36

Penthouse Jungle

In pursuit of a story reporter David Chase encounters a native princess who is adept at using poison darts.

EP 37

Troubles with Doubles

Popular Cast

Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe
David Chase