NAKED CITY – Meridian – 1958
This is the first episode of the 1958 to 1963 Police series, THE NAKED CITY. The series covered stories of New York's 65th Precinct. The leads were played by John McIntire, James Franciscus, Harry Bellevar, Paul Burke and Horace McMahon. The first 39 episodes of the 138 episode run were half hour productions. The remaining episodes were expanded to an hour running time.
Two dirt poor slum kids, Pat DeSimone and Joseph Walsh decide it is time to move up in the world. They get hold of a gun and plan to pull a stick up. The pair hit a small out of the way jeweller just as it closes for lunch. They knock the old guy down and start rifling the take into a sack.
Their first job and things immediately start to go wrong. A passing beat cop looks in and sees the robbery in progress. He pulls his weapon but Walsh fires first and the cop goes down. The two gunmen hightail it down the street but run into another cop coming their way. Off in the other direction they flee.
Every which way they go there seems to be Police. The two duck into a sporting goods store and are quickly cornered. The two grab a pair of hostages and arm themselves with a couple of shotguns on display. The detectives are summoned to try and get everyone out alive. Detectives, John McIntire and James Franciscus get the call. McIntire uses the bullhorn to ask the boys to surrender. He gets a couple of blasts from a shotgun in response.
DeSimone decides that perhaps the life of crime is not what he wants. He is all for letting the hostages go and surrendering. Walsh however intends to go out in a blaze of gunfire and damn the hostages. The Police use the novel method of using the store fire sprinklers to "flush" the boys out.
A pretty good first episode of a gritty, shot on location, series. The episode was written by one time Oscar winner, Stirling Silliphant. His Oscar was for, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.
This is the first episode of the 1958 to 1963 Police series, THE NAKED CITY. The series covered stories of New York's 65th Precinct. The leads were played by John McIntire, James Franciscus, Harry Bellevar, Paul Burke and Horace McMahon. The first 39 episodes of the 138 episode run were half hour productions. The remaining episodes were expanded to an hour running time.
Two dirt poor slum kids, Pat DeSimone and Joseph Walsh decide it is time to move up in the world. They get hold of a gun and plan to pull a stick up. The pair hit a small out of the way jeweller just as it closes for lunch. They knock the old guy down and start rifling the take into a sack.
Their first job and things immediately start to go wrong. A passing beat cop looks in and sees the robbery in progress. He pulls his weapon but Walsh fires first and the cop goes down. The two gunmen hightail it down the street but run into another cop coming their way. Off in the other direction they flee.
Every which way they go there seems to be Police. The two duck into a sporting goods store and are quickly cornered. The two grab a pair of hostages and arm themselves with a couple of shotguns on display. The detectives are summoned to try and get everyone out alive. Detectives, John McIntire and James Franciscus get the call. McIntire uses the bullhorn to ask the boys to surrender. He gets a couple of blasts from a shotgun in response.
DeSimone decides that perhaps the life of crime is not what he wants. He is all for letting the hostages go and surrendering. Walsh however intends to go out in a blaze of gunfire and damn the hostages. The Police use the novel method of using the store fire sprinklers to "flush" the boys out.
A pretty good first episode of a gritty, shot on location, series. The episode was written by one time Oscar winner, Stirling Silliphant. His Oscar was for, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.
