Follow That Man - aka Man Against Crime
(1949-1954) "Man Against Crime" is one of the earliest detective series, premiering in 1949 on CBS, switched to film in its fourth season, and leaving in 1954. Ralph Bellamy, a distinguished actor known for movies like "His Girl Friday", played the man against crime, Mike Barnett, a New York PI who solves crimes with his mind, and occasionally his right hook. He doesn't even carry a gun. Imagine that... a private investigator without a gun. And in New York City, no less. Plus, he's chummy with the local police. Somewhere in Brooklyn, Mike Hammer wishes he had that kind of luck solving the kind of cases Barnett has.
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Ralph Bellamy is a crime busting PI named Mike Barnett in this somewhat violent series.
Black Leg, White Tie Wealthy New Yorkers are being ripped off by a "charity" gambling operation.
Cube Root of Evil A patient witnesses a woman being murdered in her hotel room across the street through his dentist's office window. Once Barnett is on the case, he suspects that more than just the witness's tooth is being pulled.
Death Takes a Partner A six-day international bicycle race turns treacherous when an old foe of Barnett's muscles in to fix the outcome.
Doll Bandit A chance encounter with a beautiful blonde provides Mike with the clue he needs to capture the glamorous bank robber.
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Ferry Boat Barnett gets a strange phone call asking for him to meet at the Staten Island Ferry. The caller explains he has important information about a communist spy ring active in New York.
Fraternity of Five Mike Barnett is accused of stealing diamonds by four smugglers and killing their partner. Barnett gets the smugglers to second guess each other. He finally determines who is the killer and thief is.
Free Ride Barnett receives a call from an amusement park maintenance man. By the time he arrives the man has been killed and a surprising number of people seem to be hanging around the park that is currently closed. Barnett realizes diamonds from a recent theft have been hidden somewhere in the park. He not only has to find the killer but the diamonds as well.
Get Out of Town At gunpoint, Mike is forced to leave town and put on a plane to Mexico.
High Ambush While visiting his old neighborhood, Barnett inadvertently disrupts the ambush of a local merchant.
Hitch Heisters Two seemingly innocent young girls hitchhiking are actually a pair of murderous con artists.
Hot Fur Barnett is called in when the owner of a fur company suspects his security has been compromised. Barnett realizes a major robbery is imminent and sets about trying to stop those involved before they can complete their crime.
Ice Man Mike goes after a pair of thieves who specialize in robbing the rooms of hotel guests.
Joy Ride
Killer cat Barnett accepts a case from the Pacific North West where he discovers a wealthy textile merchant fears for his life. The situation becomes grimmer after a man is found dead from apparent attack by a cougar, but Barnett has his doubts.
Murder Mountain Barnett's car breaks down near an old hotel. Deciding to stay the night he discovers things are not as expected, and despite being on holiday becomes dragged into a very strange situation.
Paradise Lost Barnett becomes involved when a man is found dead and assumed to be a suicide until it is realized some very odd clues are found in the margin of the man's favorite novel "Paradise Lost".
Room 505 Mike becomes involved when a man reports to him that he's seen a murder through the window of a hotel. There are three possible rooms, each with its own story. Barnett has to figure out who the person murdered was and who may have killed them.
Silken Touch While investigating theft at a trucking company Barnett is kidnapped when he gets too close to the truth. It takes all his wits and courage to stay alive and get the authorities involved.
Third Rail Barnett is on the hunt for a subway carriage he rode the night before. A group of mobsters who also have a vested interest in the train follow him.
Washington Story Mike Barnett has been called to testify at a hearing regarding organized illegal gambling operations. The people behind these operations know that Barnett's testimony could be extremely damaging and takes steps to stop him testifying.
