M Squad Season 3

(1959) September - June | # of Episodes : 39

Ratings

5.2

8.5

Series Details

Seasons: 3

Total Episodes: 117

Creators:

Networks: NBC

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Sep 20, 1957

Recent Air Date: Jun 21, 1960

Run Time: m

In Production: No

Original Language: English

Age Rating: TV-PG

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Production Companies: Revue Studios , Latimer Productions

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Main Cast

Lee Marvin

Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Paul Newlan

Police Capt. Grey

Age : 70 | Popularity : 32%

Episodes

Episode 1

18 September 1959 - Ten Minutes to Doomsday

M Squad hunts for a bomb before it blows up a hospital. Jonas Blecker, an embittered bank clerk who went to prison for dipping in the till to loan money to depositors down on their luck, wants to commemorate his 1st anniversary as a free man by killing the judge who gave him the maximum sentence. The judge is in Columbus Hospital for a delicate operation and he can't be moved.

Episode 2

25 September 1959 - The European Plan

Mrs Ashton is killed during a house robbery. The M squad are brought in to try and work out what happened. A very open and shut case suddenly becomes exceedingly complex.

Episode 3

02 October 1959 - Sunday Punch

When a well-liked retired couple is found brutally murdered, evidence points to their curmudgeonly neighbor. Lieutenant Ballinger is initially skeptical of his story, but thorough investigation reveals that things are not always as they seem.

Episode 4

09 October 1959 - Jeopardy by Fire

The M squad is called in after a series of factory fires occur in the Chicago area. The case become complex after the unusual chemical signature of the fire accelerants is identified.

Episode 5

16 October 1959 - Murder in C-Sharp Minor

Detective Ballinger is brought in to investigate the murder of night club owner Joe Dalio. The case seems open and cut with a suspect in custody, however Ballinger has just enough doubt to continue the investigation.

Episode 6

23 October 1959 - The Human Bond

A bail bondsman's son is kidnapped to force his father to post an $80,000 bond for the release of a murderous extortionist. Lieutenant Ballinger finds himself on a dangerous high-speed boat chase when the culprit attempts to avoid trial (and a likely death sentence) by escaping to Canada.

Episode 7

30 October 1959 - Mama's Boy

Detective Ballinger is called in after what seems to be a professional hit on a desk clerk at a hotel. A witness identifies who may have done the killing, but Ballinger is concerned he can not find any connection for why the clerk should have been shot.

Episode 8

06 November 1959 - Shred of Doubt

Ballinger is called in to investigate when a burning car is found with the body of a young woman bound with wire inside. The chief suspect, playboy lawyer Paul Crater, seems to have an air tight alibi. Ballinger needs to cast his net wider to solve this mystery.

Episode 9

20 November 1959 - Death by Adoption

Used car salesman Larry Colman has argument with Art Brunswick, a man who claims to the be the father of Colman's daughter. Colman unearths evidence Brunswick is not who he claims to be leading to a deadly altercation.

Episode 10

27 November 1959 - Another Face, Another Life

Ballinger is part of an ongoing investigation into racketeering in the night club industry. After a fight breaks out in a club, Ballinger thinks he might have the break he has been looking for.

Episode 11

04 December 1959 - Voice from the Grave

Harry Conklin is killed while on the way to a secret Senate hearing into stand over tactics in the trucking industry. Suspicion falls heavily on a rival Martin Bodie. It is up to Ballinger to fight through the silence and uncover the truth.

Episode 12

11 December 1959 - The Upset

Danny Sutton is arrested. During the interview a rookie detective makes a mistake and Sutton gets access to a gun and Ballinger finds himself caught in a tense hostage situation.

Episode 13

18 December 1959 - One of Our Armored Cars Is Missing

An armored car is hijacked during a pickup at a government installation. There are surprisingly fews clues left behind by the criminals and Ballinger needs to try and unravel the mystery.

Episode 14

25 December 1959 - The Ivy League Bank Robbers

A woman and her baby are hospitalized after a group of bank robbers run them down during an escape. Ballinger wants the men for the robbery but more importantly he wants them to pay for what happened to the woman and her baby

Episode 15

01 January 1960 - The Twisted Way

A witness fingers the gangster who cut a rival in half with a shotgun blast, but the killer's alibied by a beautiful actress. The thesp is beloved in ChiTown and has a sterling rep that'll guarantee acquittal. Lt. Ballinger must discredit her story and find out why Tammy's lying for smarmy hood Sandy, who now controls the Loop liquor racket.

Episode 16

08 January 1960 - The Man Who Went Straight

Ballinger gets a tip from John Clavell, that an old drug dealer Manny Franchette is coming back into town to re-establish his old network. Clavell wants no part of it having decided to got straight.

Episode 17

15 January 1960 - The Second Best Killer

Herbie Ryder gains fame for stopping a bank robbery. After a media interview he is shot and killed. Ballinger is brought in in the belief that organized crime has ordered the hit.

Episode 18

22 January 1960 - Pitched Battle at Bluebell Acres

Ballinger is brought in when a robbery and murder occurs at an armory. He is puzzled by the list of weapons stolen including a bazooka and other heavy weapons. He knows they cant sell the weapons, so what is their plan?

Episode 19

26 January 1960 - The Man Who Lost His Brain

When an "electronic brain" worth $2,000,000 is stolen and held for ransom of $300,000, Captain Grey and Lieutenant Ballinger devise an elaborate ruse that they hope will lead them to the computer and the thieves.

Episode 20

02 February 1960 - Debt of Honor

During a crack down on Chicago crime, Bugsy Page makes threats against the Attorney General Russel Madison. Ballinger needs to decide if the threats are real or simply an attempt to throw the man off.

Episode 21

09 February 1960 - The Man with Frank's Face

A badly beaten man is admitted to hospital. He does not have long to live and the police need to work fast to solve the mystery. The man appears unremarkable other than being an identical twin of Ballinger.

Episode 22

16 February 1960 - Burglar's Nightmare

A trio of bank robbers try to blow a safe. It all goes wrong and one of the criminals is killed in the explosion. Ballinger thinks there is a connection between other bank vault jobs in the area.

Episode 23

23 February 1960 - Needle in the Haystack

Lanny Cord escapes from a court room and disappears. Ballinger is interested in the case because he's originally arrested Cord and had always sworn to kill Ballinger if he had the opportunity.

Episode 24

01 March 1960 - Race to Death

British racing car driver Morrison is killed in a local race. The driver's chief mechanic presents evidence to M Squad that indicated the car may have been tampered with before the accident.

Episode 25

08 March 1960 - The Velvet Stake-out

Conrad Brenner is found dead in an apparent suicide. As Ballinger continues the investigation it becomes evident that he's actually been murdered, when a personal diary can't be found, Ballinger realizes the truth of the case.

Episode 26

15 March 1960 - Anything for Joe

After a narcotics robbery, Ballinger makes an arrest, but is concerned the collar was too easy. Everything about the arrested person does not seem to add up and Ballinger pushes hard for answers.

Episode 27

22 March 1960 - A Kid Up There

Frank Ballinger becomes involved in a tense hostage situation, he must restrain his instinct to simply shoot it out because of fears their may be a young child involved.

Episode 28

29 March 1960 - Diary of a Bomber

Ballinger is on a case involving threats against a visiting prince to Chicago. Mo one is taking the situation too seriously until a little girl accidentally finds the detonating device for a home made bomb.

Episode 29

05 April 1960 - Let There Be Light

During a robbery one of the criminals is hit in the eye and blinded. Ballinger has a fair idea who is behind the crime. Urgency increases when news comes through an eye specialist has been kidnapped.

Episode 30

12 April 1960 - A Gun for Mother's Day

Lieutenant Ballinger works to solve a series of armed holdups as a means toward the capture of shotgun-wielding Ma Phelan, who murdered a detective while helping her son Pete escape from police custody.

Episode 31

19 April 1960 - The Man with the Ice

Ballinger is working a jewelry theft when he becomes convinced one of thieves is a clean skin amateur. He realizes by putting pressure on this individual he has a chance to crack the entire racket open.

Episode 32

03 May 1960 - Dead Parrots Don't Talk

A penny arcade owner is robbed and murdered. Suspision falls on a local peddler. But Ballinger thinks there is more to this case than anyone is admitting.

Episode 33

10 May 1960 - Grenade for a Summer Evening

A man is killed while sleeping Ballinger begins to investigate and discovers very different opinions about the dead man's character exist.

Episode 34

17 May 1960 - Two Days for Willy

Willy Nichols is due to testify in a narcotics investigation, although under police protection he receives a threatening phone call and suddenly disappears. Ballinger must find Nichols to save the case.

Episode 35

24 May 1960 - Badge for a Coward

Accompanied by a female reporter, Lieutenant Ballinger investigates an elderly woman's charge that the man who robbed her store and killed a police officer was able to escape as a direct result of Officer George Maxwell's cowardice.

Episode 36

31 May 1960 - Closed Season

Sonny Bradley is charged with murder. Ballinger begins to investigate and quickly realizes something is not right about the statements from the witnesses, and starts see a much bigger game being played.

Episode 37

07 June 1960 - Fire in the Sky

A plane is blown up killing ten people. Evidence begins to indicate that it wasn't an accident. Ballinger begins to follow the trail and starts to discover a complicated insurance scam in action.

Episode 38

14 June 1960 - The Tiger's Cage

A bookkeeper is robbed and murdered at a circus. A clown named Laslo is identified as the killer. Ballinger and the rest of M squad have to deal with how Laslo could have committed the crime while performing in front of 5000 people in the main tent.

Episode 39

21 June 1960 - The Bad Apple

Ballinger and M squad are called in to investigate a diamond robbery. All the evidence points to an inside job. M squad have the tough task of working out who was the inside connection.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Maxwell Shane
Department	Role	Name

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