📺 Golden Age TV
NBC Broadcast
7 Vault Episodes
Martin Kane, Private Eye
Martin Kane, Private Eye is an American crime drama radio and television series sponsored by United States Tobacco Company. It aired via radio from 1949 to 1952 and was simultaneously a television series on NBC from 1949 to 1954. It was the "earliest of successful cops-and-robbers series" on television.
Statutory Public Domain Legal Clearance
The first major private detective series on American television, broadcast live on NBC. 7 preserved vault kinescopes entered the US Public Domain.
👥 Featured Cast & Hollywood Faces
Walter Kinsella
Cast Member
William Gargan
Cast Member
📼 Preserved Studio Vault Episodes 7 Episodes on Drive E:
| # | Episode Title / Holding | Runtime | Vault Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kane -1 The District Attorney Killer | 30 mins | 706x480 |
| 2 | Martin Kane -2 Altered Will | 30 mins | 708x480 |
| 3 | Martin Kane -3 A Jockey is Murdered | 27 mins | 716x480 |
| 4 | Martin Kane -4 A Crooner is Murdered | 26 mins | 716x480 |
| 5 | Martin Kane -5 The Black Pearls | 29 mins | 708x480 |
| 6 | Martin Kane -6 The Comic Strip Killer | 28 mins | 708x480 |
| 7 | Martin Kane Private Eye - Dope Pushers | 23 mins | 706x472 |