Series
M Squad
CrimeDramaMystery
Lt. Frank Ballinger is a no-nonsense plain clothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The Squad's task is to root out organised crime and corruption in America's Second City, Chicago.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 38 epS2 · 40 epS3 · 39 ep
- 1The Golden Look20 Sept 1957 · 30mThe Squad is on the lookout for a bank robbery suspect with a unique feature, witnesses say he has gold teeth.
- 2The Watchdog27 Sept 1957 · 30mBallinger and the Squad are out to catch a burglar who may have rabies.
- 3Neighborhood Killer4 Oct 1957 · 30mThe squad hunts down a cop killer.
- 4Pete Loves Mary11 Oct 1957 · 30mThe squad goes after a jail inmate who's just escaped.
- 5Face of Evil18 Oct 1957 · 30mBallinger investigates the murders of four women. The victims were all connected to the same church and lived within two miles of each other.
- 6Street of Fear1 Nov 1957 · 30mChicago cop Frank Ballinger stages a rescue in order to gain the confidence of Alice, a young woman who works for suspected jewelry fence Louis Prince. Pretending to be furniture salesman Bob Steele, Ballinger romances Alice and gets friendly with her boss. But Alice falls for "Bob" and Ballinger must weigh her feelings and safety against his duty as a police officer.
- 7The Matinee Trade8 Nov 1957 · 30mLt. Frank Ballinger investigates the case of a gambling ring and its connection to an unidentified police officer. The deeper into the investigation he gets, the more Ballinger becomes concerned that the crooked cop may be an old friend.
- 8The Hard Case15 Nov 1957 · 30mA jewelry store robbery sends the thief to prison, but his claim that the night watchman, a former big-league ballplayer named Lightnin' Joe Adams, was in on the heist costs Adams his job. Lt. Frank Ballinger goes undercover in prison to find out from the robber whether Adams was involved in the crime and what happened to the loot.
- 9Killer in Town22 Nov 1957 · 30mFrank Ballinger and his colleagues on the M Squad have to find a needle in a haystack: a cop killer somewhere in the city of Chicago. Their only clues are an old magazine and the killer's habit of saying "You bet."
- 10Diamond Hard29 Nov 1957 · 30mLt. Frank Ballinger keeps an eye on Hazel, a bar girl with a record who nonetheless wants to go straight. He discovers she is involved with Joe Mazzerin, a safecracker. Ballinger goes undercover to get the goods on Mazzerin and to learn who his mysterious partner is.
- 11The Alibi Witness6 Dec 1957 · 30mWhen perennial loser Wally Gardner is identified as the perpetrator of a robbery-murder, he tells police unique details of a stranger he met miles away at the time of the crime. But when that stranger is found, he says he can prove that HE was miles from where Gardner says they met at the time of the crime. Lt. Frank Ballinger must determine who's lying.
- 12The Specialists13 Dec 1957 · 30mWhen a hired gunman gets himself tossed in jail following a fistfight, Lt. Frank Ballinger takes his place undercover as protection for a group of three businessmen who meet once a year to commit a specialized crime.
- 13Family Portrait20 Dec 1957 · 30mWhen his partner in an investigation is killed, Lt. Frank Ballinger makes it a personal business to pin the crime on narcotics lord Sam Hinder. But, as Ballinger discovers, Hinder has an unusual reason for wanting to keep the police out of his own personal business.
- 14The Palace Guard27 Dec 1957 · 30mGangster Tommy Hatch is wanted for murder, but the police have to keep him safe from other gangsters who want him dead before he can testify against them. Lt. Frank Ballinger is assigned to protect Hatch even though he despises him.
- 15The Slow Trap3 Jan 1958 · 30mBallinger investigates the case of a security courier who is charged with robbing himself of $75,000.
- 16The Cover Up10 Jan 1958 · 30mDistrict Attorney Grover calls for Ballinger to help him sort out a potentially embarrassing situation involving the murder of a former business associate.
- 17Blue Indigo17 Jan 1958 · 30mThe room mate of the third murder victim of the Blue Indigo serial killer may be the only link Ballinger has to catching him.
- 18The Long Ride24 Jan 1958 · 30mWhen a convicted murderer gets the upper hand on Lieutenant Ballinger during a train ride back to Chicago, his last best hope for recapturing the felon is the persistence of an alert young boy.
- 19The Shakedown31 Jan 1958 · 30mBallinger suspects an inside job when a dry cleaning company refuses to knuckle under to a shakedown mob.
- 20Dolly's Bear7 Feb 1958 · 30mKathy Bane, an old flame of Ballinger's, needs his help when a blackmailer trying to extort money turns up dead-- in her apartment.
- 21Lover's Lane Killing14 Feb 1958 · 30mBallinger investigates a murder with multiple motives.
- 22The Frightened Wife21 Feb 1958 · 30mA man's aunt reports her nephew is missing. Ballinger investigates.
- 23The Black Mermaid28 Feb 1958 · 30mBallinger goes undercover to capture a robbery suspect.
- 24The Man in Hiding7 Mar 1958 · 30mBallinger investigates after a bank robber leaves a pencil at the scene.
- 25Chicago Bluebeard14 Mar 1958 · 30mA woman dies. Ballinger investigates.
- 26Girl Lost21 Mar 1958 · 30mA woman loses her memory. Bellinger investigates.
- 27Hideout28 Mar 1958 · 30mBank robbers hide in a suburban house.
- 28Shot in the Dark4 Apr 1958 · 30mA sniper is terrorizing Chicago. Ballinger joins the hunt.
- 29The Twenty-Six Girl11 Apr 1958 · 30mA young wife is shot by an unknown assailant when she drives with her ex-con husband to an isolated woods in search of their dream home. No one even reports the couple missing until after the police find them dead in the snow. The wife's sister is a wealthy spinster, who takes her time even coming to Chicago, claiming her brother-in-law was threatened with death by a blackmailer. Det. Ballinger suspects the sister knows more than she reveals.
- 30Fight18 Apr 1958 · 30m · ★ 10.0A boxer's (Lancaster) life is being threatened soon after another fighter dies after fighting with Lancaster. Suspicion falls on the other fighter's trainer who feels Lancaster is responsible for the death of the other fighter.
- 31Guilty Alibi25 Apr 1958 · 30mA man confesses to a crime he may not have committed. Meanwhile the president of the company where the man works has been shot to death.
- 32The Healer2 May 1958 · 30mLieutenant Ballinger searches for a mentally ill young woman who shot a psychiatrist, hoping all the while that he can also find sufficient evidence to obtain a felony conviction against the charlatan who was "treating" her.
- 33Day of Terror9 May 1958 · 30mFrank Ballinger investigates a illegal adoption racket.
- 34The $20 Plates16 May 1958 · 30mBallinger investigates a rash of counterfeit $20 bills.
- 35The Double Face23 May 1958 · 30mA professional man is identified as a jewelry-store robber, threatening his freedom, not to mention his wife's reputation "from being married unknowingly to such a character". Ballinger investigates.
- 36The System30 May 1958 · 30mAn illegal roving casino eludes the police and cheats players with crooked games. When Ballinger investigates, he encounters additional, unforeseen threats.
- 37Woman from Paris6 Jun 1958 · 30m
- 38Accusation13 Jun 1958 · 30mA millionaire is found dead in a locked room. His young pretty wife (Fay Spain), and the big hansom driver (Ken Clark), are suspected of the crime. Lee Marvin figures out how the crime was committed.
Details
- First aired
- 20 Sept 1957
- Last aired
- 21 Jun 1960
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- NBC
- Episodes
- 117
- Votes
- 7 on TMDB
Cast
Lee MarvinDetective Lt. Frank Ballinger
Paul NewlanPolice Capt. Grey
