About this season
Man with a Camera is an American 1950s television crime drama starring Charles Bronson. Former combat cameraman Mike Kovac (Bronson) is now a freelance photographer in New York City, specializing in difficult and dangerous assignments where he can get the kinds of pictures that other photographers can't, or won't take. He sometimes gets help, often reluctantly, from his contact in the police department, Lt. Donovan, and advice from his immigrant father Anton. Throughout the 1950s, Bronson spent most of his early acting career performing in TV shows as well as small parts in films, until he landed the lead in this ABC series. This is the only series in which he played the lead role. He would go on to have supporting roles either as a guest star or a recurring character in dozens of TV shows after this series was cancelled.
Episodes (15)
1. Second Avenue Assassin
Aired 10 October 1958 • 30 min
A friend of Kovac's is in training for his upcoming middleweight-championship fight. Kovac is sent to get photo coverage for a story and learns that a crooked fight promoter is connected with the championship bout.
2. The Warning
Aired 17 October 1958 • 30 min
Mike's life is in danger when he unwittingly photographs a brutal murder.
3. Profile of a Killer
Aired 24 October 1958 • 30 min
Mike Kovac is seized by an oddly dressed gunman.
4. Turntable
Aired 7 November 1958 • 30 min
Mike Kovac investigates when he learns that someone has made a composite picture of a crusading senator and two gambling czars. The senator suspects Kovac of making up the phony picture.
5. Closeup on Violence
Aired 14 November 1958 • 30 min
After Mike Kovac takes a picture of a pretty girl, a gang of thugs steals his camera to destroy the film. Kovac decides to investigate and starts looking for the girl.
6. Double Negative
Aired 21 November 1958 • 30 min
Mike Kovac takes a picture of a woman and learns later that the woman has been reported murdered. Mike decides to learn the real identity of the murdered woman.
7. Another Barrier
Aired 28 November 1958 • 30 min
Mike's doing a story on a test pilot and a new plane. Then both pilot and plane disappear.
8. Blind Spot
Aired 5 December 1958 • 30 min
Mike Kovac learns that a wartime buddy has been murdered in Portugal, and he flies to Lisbon to investigate. The police tell Kovac that his friend was a member of an nternational spy ring.
9. Two Strings of Pearls
4.0Aired 12 December 1958 • 30 min
Mike Kovac meets a woman at a party, Sharon Rogers, whose uncle, a first class con man, attempts to swindle a dealer of a rare and valuable pearl necklace.
10. Six Faces of Satan
Aired 19 December 1958 • 30 min
Mike Kovac joins police in a patrol car as he searches for interesting pictures. They come across a young lady named Carmen who claims to have been beaten by a strange man. Her father and brother point to Phil Pike, a bystander, and accuse him of the crime.
11. Lady on the Loose
Aired 26 December 1958 • 30 min
12. The Last Portrait
Aired 2 January 1959 • 30 min
13. The Face of Murder
Aired 9 January 1959 • 30 min
14. Mute Evidence
Aired 16 January 1959 • 30 min
15. The Big Squeeze
Aired 23 January 1959 • 30 min