About this season
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".
Episodes (16)
1. The Diamond Murder
Aired 5 September 1954
2. Three Motives for Murder
Aired 12 September 1954
Rocky 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.
3. Too Many Wives
Aired 19 September 1954
4. Key to Murder
Aired 26 September 1954
5. Death Wears a White Carnation
Aired 3 October 1954
6. Seen of the Crime
Aired 10 October 1954
7. All Cats are Gray
Aired 17 October 1954
8. Design for Murder
Aired 31 October 1954
9. The Sound of Murder
Aired 7 November 1954
10. Mute Evidence
Aired 14 November 1954
11. Pattern for Death
Aired 21 November 1954
12. Death Set to Music
Aired 28 November 1954
13. Bullet Proof
Aired 5 December 1954
14. Payment Deferred
Aired 12 December 1954
15. Death of a Heel
Aired 19 December 1954
16. The Eye of Death
Aired 26 December 1954