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Rocky King, Detective
Overview
Rocky King, Inside Detective is an American television series broadcast on the DuMont Television Network on Sundays at 9pm ET from January 15, 1950 to December 26, 1954. This series was one of DuMont's most popular programs, and was a live crime series set in New York City. The show not only kept Roscoe Karns from retirement, but cast him opposite his son, Todd Karns. The DuMont offices and corridors were used as sets. At the end of each program, King would exchange telephone small talk with his unseen wife Mabel and, after hanging up, say to no one in particular, "Great girl, that Mabel".
Top Cast
Roscoe Karns
Police Inspector Rocky King
Seasons
Season 1 (1950)
No overview available.
27 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot
1950-01-14Episode 2: Episode 2
1950-01-21Episode 3: Episode 3
1950-01-28Episode 4: Episode 4
1950-02-04Episode 5: Episode 5
1950-02-04Episode 6: The Name Thief
1950-02-11Episode 7: Episode 7
1950-02-18Episode 8: The Carnival Dancer
1950-02-25Episode 9: Shakedown
1950-03-04Episode 10: Too Tall for Love
1950-03-11Episode 11: Case of the Gambler's Blonde
1950-03-18Episode 12: Blind to Murder
1950-03-25Episode 13: The April Fool Murder
1950-04-01Episode 14: Episode 14
1950-04-08Episode 15: Spotlight on Revenge
1950-04-15Episode 16: Such a Nice Young Man
1950-04-22Episode 17: The Old Handkerchief Game
1950-04-29Episode 18: The Man Who Bragged about Murder
1950-05-06Episode 19: I'll Know My Mother's Killer
1950-05-13Episode 20: The Dancing Killer
1950-05-20Episode 21: Lowest Man in the World
1950-05-27Episode 22: Strange Obsession
1950-06-03Episode 23: The Case of the Crooked Brothers
1950-06-10Episode 24: The Deadly Mouse
1950-06-17Episode 25: Take a Small Dose of Murder
1950-06-24Episode 26: The Hit & Run Killer
1950-07-01Episode 27: The Beauties & the Beast
1950-07-08Season 2 (1950)
No overview available.
50 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Trigger Happy
1950-09-08Episode 2: 3 Time Loser
1950-09-15Episode 3: The Redhead & the Robbers
1950-09-22Episode 4: The Schoolteacher & the Killers
1950-09-29Episode 5: Episode 5
1950-10-06Episode 6: You Can't Hang a Man Twice
1950-10-13Episode 7: The Goofball Murders
1950-10-20Episode 8: Gang Fight
1950-10-27Episode 9: You Can't Buy Your Way Out
1950-11-10Episode 10: The Frightened Witness
1950-11-17Episode 11: Trail of Vengeance
1950-11-24Episode 12: The Case of the Unfaithful Wife
1950-12-01Episode 13: The Hold-Up Man
1950-12-08Episode 14: The Looters
1950-12-15Episode 15: The Case of the Christmas Card Clue
1950-12-22Episode 16: Adventure of the Unhappy Bride
1950-12-29Episode 17: Gun Moll
1951-01-05Episode 18: The Mad Sniper
1951-01-12Episode 19: Web of Deceit
1951-01-19Episode 20: Where the Death Flowers Grow
1951-01-26Episode 21: The Muscle Man
1951-02-02Episode 22: Allotment Annie
1951-02-09Episode 23: Your Number's Up
1951-02-16Episode 24: They'll Never Take Me Alive
1951-02-23Episode 25: Shooting Script
1951-03-02Episode 26: The Lead Pipe Cinch
1951-03-09Episode 27: Big Sadie
1951-03-18Episode 28: The Fire in the East
1951-03-25Episode 29: Murder Gums the Works
1951-04-01Episode 30: The Careless Killer
1951-04-08Episode 31: Murder of a Mannequin
1951-04-15Episode 32: Frame for Murder
1951-04-22Episode 33: Murder with a Punch
1951-04-29Episode 34: The Tablet Spells Murder
1951-05-06Episode 35: Teen Age Terror
1951-05-13Episode 36: The Lion Roared Murder
1951-05-20Episode 37: Murder on the Dotted Line
1951-05-27Episode 38: Right Shoe, Wrong Foot
1951-06-03Episode 39: Murder by the Serpent's Tooth
1951-06-10Episode 40: The Black Spots
1951-06-17Episode 41: Murder is a Chinese Puzzle
1951-06-24Episode 42: The Knife & the Number
1951-07-01Episode 43: Death in the Harbor
1951-07-08Episode 44: A Permanent Curl
1951-07-15Episode 45: The Telltale Murder
1951-07-22Episode 46: Swing Low, Sweet Life
1951-07-29Episode 47: The Mad Sniper
1951-08-05Episode 48: All Tied Up
1951-08-12Episode 49: The House on Bleak Street
1951-08-19Episode 50: No Soap
1951-08-26Season 3 (1951)
No overview available.
53 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Money Baits the Hook
1951-09-02Episode 2: Jewel Song
1951-09-09Episode 3: A Shot in the Dark
1951-09-16Episode 4: Slightly Suicide
1951-09-23Episode 5: The Missing Stranger
1951-09-30Episode 6: Bottled Secret
1951-10-07Episode 7: Obits, Please Copy
1951-10-14Episode 8: Over the Counter
1951-10-21Episode 9: The Comic Strip
1951-10-28Episode 10: Bride of Fear
1951-11-04Episode 11: Properly Booked
1951-11-11Episode 12: The Relentless Doll
1951-11-18Episode 13: Wanted Driver
1951-11-25Episode 14: Diamonds in the Rough
1951-12-02Episode 15: Message for Murder
1951-12-09Episode 16: The Careless Chemist
1951-12-16Episode 17: Yuletide Murder
1951-12-23Episode 18: Face Powder Murder
1951-12-30Episode 19: The Bearded Lady
1952-01-06Episode 20: Take a Card
1952-01-13Episode 21: Darkroom Murder
1952-01-20Episode 22: Speedway to Death
1952-01-27A daredevil race car driver is found beaten to death at the track. Rocky and Sgt. Hart arrive on the scene and find a oil smudge near the murder which may provide the clue to break the case.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 23: Judge for Yourself
1952-02-03A gun is found next to a body, giving the appearance of suicide. Rocky believes the weapon was planted and launches an investigation of murder.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 24: Corner on Murder
1952-02-10Episode 25: Merder is Misprint
1952-02-17Episode 26: Mr. Lazarus
1952-02-24Rocky's new case is curious because the victim is first killed by a fireplace poker, then flung out of a high rise window. With few clues, Rocky stubbornly persists.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 27: Murder Redoubled
1952-03-02Episode 28: Past, Present and Future
1952-03-09Episode 29: The Blind Tiger
1952-03-16A big game hunter is found dead and Rocky is called in to solve the unusual killing.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 30: The Fine Art of Murder
1952-03-23A murdered artist's existing works are sought after by several heirs. Rocky zeros in on three suspects in solving the killing.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 31: A Fine Display
1952-03-30Episode 32: The Tie-Clip Murder
1952-04-06Episode 33: Vault of Death
1952-04-13Episode 34: The Pencil that Wrote Murder
1952-04-20A blind man is found dead with his money untouched, but the pencils he sells are gone. Rocky tries to crack the curious case.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 35: Sunlight & Murder
1952-04-27Rocky finds himself learning about plants when a professor specializing in horticulture is found murdered.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 36: Murder Keeps an Appointment
1952-05-04Rocky finds few clues when he investigates a well-planned killing.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 37: Murder is Money
1952-05-11A wealthy man is discovered stabbed next to his wall safe. Rocky uncovers a disturbing number of suspects when he takes on the case.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 38: Shares in Murder
1952-05-18A body is discovered and Rocky suspects ties to the criminal underworld. In cracking the case Rocky hope to bring down the syndicate and its illegal activities.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 39: Poison's Too Slow
1952-05-25Episode 40: The Gravel Murder
1952-06-01A rich beautiful woman has vanished and Rocky takes on the case. There is a minimum of clues but Rocky thinks the contents of a fish bowl may provide the solution to the lady's whereabouts.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 41: The Homesick Shoemaker
1952-06-08Episode 42: Murder on the Doorstep
1952-06-15An unidentified girl is found in front of a house. The occupants claim no knowledge of the deceased but when Rocky finds the murder victim's purse stashed in the grand piano, the mystery deepens.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 43: Zip Guns Don't Pay
1952-06-22Rocky, with Sgt. O'Hara, returns to school for the first time in years and finds many changes. A seemingly unloved principal is found dead and the two work together to find the culprit.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 44: Love from a Strangler
1952-06-29Episode 45: Dial M for Murder
1952-07-06Episode 46: Murder Scores a Knockout
1952-07-13When Lionel the great, a stage magician, is poisoned at a theatrical boarding house, the two most likely killers are his wife and agent. But when valuable jewels are reported lost, King suspects another culprit.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 47: Death Dissolves a Partnership
1952-07-20Episode 48: Your Number is Up
1952-07-27Episode 49: The Drinks are on Death
1952-08-03Episode 50: Dressed for Death
1952-08-10Episode 51: Love, Money and Murder
1952-08-17Episode 52: Pressed to Kill
1952-08-24Episode 53: The Hermit's Cat
1952-08-31Season 4 (1952)
No overview available.
52 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Murder Lays the Odds
1952-09-07Episode 2: Model for Murder
1952-09-14Episode 3: The Toy Dagger Murder
1952-09-21Episode 4: One Minute for Murder
1952-09-28There appears to be three prime suspects in the backstage of a theater where the murder of a blackmailing gossip columnist is committed. Sergeant Lane heads up the investigation when Detective Rocky King is ill with food poisoning.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Vagrant C-Note
1952-10-05Episode 6: Personal Vendetta
1952-10-12Rocky is called to a rooming house because of a mystery involving three of the lodgers.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 7: Death has Dark Hands
1952-10-19Famed chemist Dr. Sloan is found murdered and Rocky has three suspects to interview. Sloan's secretary Miss Merrick has been bequeathed the deceased man's estate and Rocky zeros in on the lady.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 8: Murder, Ph.D.
1952-10-26Three hours before Dayton Merrill is to be executed for murder, Inspector King receives a taunting phone call from a man who claims to have really committed the crime. Unable to get a stay of execution based on the man's confession, King and Detective Lane must re-investigate the crime and find sufficient evidence to save an innocent man's life.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 9: Murder by Natural Death
1952-11-02Episode 10: Cop Killer
1952-11-09Episode 11: Sucker Bait
1952-11-16Episode 12: Recoil
1952-11-23Episode 13: Death Does a Double Take
1952-11-30Episode 14: Prowler in the Night
1952-12-07Episode 15: The Stain of Murder
1952-12-14Episode 16: Double Jeopardy
1952-12-21Episode 17: Docked for Murder
1952-12-28Episode 18: Double Cross
1953-01-04Episode 19: The Grapevine
1953-01-11Episode 20: Checkmate
1953-01-18Episode 21: Canceled Out
1953-01-25Episode 22: The Pay Off
1953-02-01Episode 23: The Gentle Murder
1953-02-08Episode 24: The Needle's Eye
1953-02-15Episode 25: Stranger's Doom
1953-02-22Episode 26: King's Gambit
1953-03-01Episode 27: The Abandoned House
1953-03-08Episode 28: The Fatal Sign
1953-03-15Episode 29: Arsenic for Two
1953-03-22Episode 30: The Lethal Ratio
1953-03-29Episode 31: Murder Goes to College
1953-04-05Episode 32: Ordeal by Fire
1953-04-12Episode 33: Caged
1953-04-19Episode 34: Thy Will Be Done
1953-04-26Episode 35: The Trunk
1953-05-03Episode 36: The Old Mansion
1953-05-10Episode 37: Win, Place and Murder
1953-05-17Episode 38: Playback
1953-05-24Episode 39: The Ledger
1953-05-31Episode 40: Room Service
1953-06-07A hotel guest is found murdered and Rocky is called to the scene to decipher to the case.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 41: Door to Happiness
1953-06-14A member of a dating club is found dead and Rocky gets the case. His suspicions are aroused when he learns the deceased man was recently engaged to the secretary of the lonely hearts organization.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 42: Dead Weight
1953-06-21One of three owners of a radioisotope factory is killed and Rocky must uncover the culprit plus the reason for the crime.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 43: Deadly Target
1953-06-28A bodyguard of a wealthy industrialist is murdered and the police are called. Rocky must determine who the actual intended victim was before the case can precede.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 44: Hook, Line & Sinker
1953-07-05A wealthy fisherman who was an expert is pulled from a boat and drowned. Rocky thinks it's murder with three possible suspects; the man's widow, the captain and the deckhand are all questioned.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 45: Breakout
1953-07-12Episode 46: The Silencer
1953-07-19Episode 47: Jack of Diamonds
1953-07-26Episode 48: Money & Murder
1953-08-02Episode 49: The Best of References
1953-08-09Episode 50: Murder on the Downbeat
1953-08-15Episode 51: The Final Curtain
1953-08-23Episode 52: Time Table
1953-08-30Season 5 (1953)
No overview available.
50 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Cold Fire
1953-09-06Episode 2: Under the Skin
1953-09-13Episode 3: Acid Test
1953-09-20Episode 4: Open & Shut
1953-09-27Episode 5: Change of Ownership
1953-10-04Episode 6: The Final Game
1953-10-11Episode 7: Hot Water
1953-10-18Episode 8: Stamped for Murder
1953-10-25Episode 9: Linked with Murder
1953-11-01Episode 10: The Missing Ticket
1953-11-08Episode 11: Marked for Murder
1953-11-15Episode 12: Murder in Fashion
1953-11-22Episode 13: The Last Drink
1953-11-29Episode 14: Wake Up & Die
1953-12-04Episode 15: Number's Up
1953-12-13Episode 16: The Rare Edition
1953-12-20Rocky is called to investigate when a head librarian is found stabbed to death at their place of work.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 17: Weapon of Murder
1953-12-27A man reports a body, but after incriminating evidence is found on him, he is considered a prime suspect.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 18: The Invisible Man
1954-01-03Episode 19: Wrench of Death
1954-01-10After a man is found murdered, Rocky heads to the scene. The detective is surprised that he has three likely suspects: the widow, the nephew and the deceased man's attorney.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 20: Room for Murder
1954-01-17Episode 21: Gunning for Trouble
1954-01-24Episode 22: Blood from a Turnip
1954-01-31Episode 23: Death & Taxes
1954-02-07Episode 24: Murder by Mistake
1954-02-14Episode 25: Time for Murder
1954-02-21A well-to-do sportsman is found dead and suicide is declared the cause, but Rocky suspects differently and looks for clues that point to murder.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 26: The Frame Up
1954-02-28Episode 27: The Spirit's Willing
1954-03-14Episode 28: Tele-View to Murder
1954-03-21Episode 29: Murder Suits Me
1954-03-28Episode 30: The Wrong Choice
1954-04-04Episode 31: The Eyes Have It
1954-04-11Episode 32: The Pearls of Death
1954-04-18Episode 33: A Will to Murder
1954-04-25Episode 34: Fire of Death
1954-05-02Episode 35: Murder Will Out
1954-05-09Episode 36: Danger, Radiation
1954-05-16Episode 37: Return for Death
1954-05-23Rocky and Detective Hart investigate when a dead body is found at a cemetery.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 38: Bored from Within
1954-05-30Episode 39: A Ticket to Murder
1954-06-06Episode 40: Scared to Death
1954-06-13Episode 41: Red is for Blood
1954-06-20Episode 42: For Love or Money
1954-06-27Episode 43: Miss Murder 1954
1954-07-04Episode 44: Dyeing Can Sometimes be Deadly
1954-07-11Episode 45: Live Bait
1954-07-18Episode 46: Death Dive
1954-07-25Episode 47: In the Bag
1954-08-01A hospital patient dies suddenly and $100,000 disappears from a bag that he kept with him—Rocky suspects murder.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 48: A Pressing Matter
1954-08-08Episode 49: Portrait of Death
1954-08-22Episode 50: Final Payment
1954-08-29Season 6 (1954)
No overview available.
16 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Diamond Murder
1954-09-05Episode 2: Three Motives for Murder
1954-09-12Rocky and Sgt. O'Hara head to the scene of the murder of a young woman. Rocky has trouble narrowing the lists of suspects as there are several reasons for the killing: revenge, jealousy and robbery.
Runtime: N/A min
