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21st Precinct

1950s CBS police drama
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Broadcast from July 7th 1953 through November 1st 1956 on the CBS network.

21st Precinct was a very dramatic police drama. CBS decided to use New York City as the backdrop for this series and to focus on the happenings in an actual police precinct. The premise was to put the listener into the drama from the opening phone call until the final report was written.

The 21st was described as "just lines on a map of the city of New York. Most of the 173,000 people wedged into the nine-tenths of a square mile between Fifth Avenue and the East River wouldn't know if you asked them that they lived or worked in the 21st." The detail was made up of 160 patrolmen, eleven sergeants, and four lieutenants, under the command of one captain - Frank Kennelly. It was mentioned in each episode's closing that, "21st Precinct is presented with the official cooperation of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association an organization of more than 20,000 members of the Police Department, City of New York."

The Captain was the primary character and also acted as the narrator. Three actors played the Captain's role: Everett Sloane as Kennelly for the first 109 episodes and returned briefly in episode 135; James Gregory as Vincent Cronin for episode 109-144; and Les Damon as Thomas Keough starting in episode 145 through the remainder of the series. In supporting roles were Ken Lynch as Lt. Matt King and Harold Stone as Sgt. Waters. Santos Ortega appeared frequently as Lt. Patrick "Red" Gorman.

Ninety-two episodes are in circulation for this series. It is generally believed that they were all recorded off the air by one collector as they were broadcast; however, many episodes appear to have been circulating independently of one another in the early 1970s. Several dealer catalogs from that period list them for sale, stating 'dubbed from the original transcription disks'.

  1. The Nolen Brothers (unknown file size)
  2. Case of the Young Incorrigible (23.4Mb)
  3. The Bartender (unknown file size)
  4. The Twins (unknown file size)
  5. Case of the Sailor's Family (unknown file size)
  6. Post Number Seven (unknown file size)
  7. The Mainliner (unknown file size)
  8. The Bookkeeper (unknown file size)
  9. The Friend (unknown file size)
  10. The Certified 600 (unknown file size)
  11. The Dog Day (25.8Mb)
  12. The Homecoming (unknown file size)
  13. The Shooting Gallery (unknown file size)
  14. The Bird (unknown file size)
  15. Case of the Picture (unknown file size)
  16. Case of the Foundling (unknown file size)
  17. Case of the Fall (unknown file size)
  18. Case of the Patient (unknown file size)
  19. Case of the Basket (unknown file size)
  20. Case of the Ditch (24.4Mb)
  21. Case of the L.D. 80 (unknown file size)
  22. The Plant (unknown file size)
  23. Case of the Stairs (unknown file size)
  24. The Platform (27.7Mb)
  25. The Visitors (unknown file size)
  26. The Kid (unknown file size)
  27. The Baker (unknown file size)
  28. Case of the Drive (unknown file size)
  29. The Cure (unknown file size)
  30. The Door (24.5Mb)
  31. The Package (unknown file size)
  32. The Collar (unknown file size)
  33. The Brother (unknown file size)
  34. The Story (unknown file size)
  35. The Cabinet (24.6Mb)
  36. The Dollar (unknown file size)
  37. The Day (23.5Mb)
  38. The Father (unknown file size)
  39. The Needle (unknown file size)
  40. The Book (unknown file size)
  41. The Sprinter (unknown file size)
  42. The Will (unknown file size)
  43. The Red Tiger (unknown file size)
  44. The Mover (27.6Mb)
  45. The Shotgun (unknown file size)
  46. The Ledge (unknown file size)
  47. The DOA (unknown file size)
  48. The Job (unknown file size)
  49. The Iron (25.9Mb)
  50. The Wreck (unknown file size)
  51. The Copperhead (unknown file size)
  52. The Trip (unknown file size)
  53. The Suit (unknown file size)
  54. The Walker (unknown file size)
  55. The Jet (unknown file size)
  56. The Number (unknown file size)
  57. The Virtuoso (unknown file size)
  58. The Mark (unknown file size)
  59. The Glass (unknown file size)
  60. The Sticks (unknown file size)
  61. The Bottle (unknown file size)
  62. The Beaver (unknown file size)
  63. The Purse (unknown file size)
  64. The Jump (unknown file size)
  65. The Loser (unknown file size)
  66. The Giver (unknown file size)
  67. The Wife (unknown file size)
  68. The Trade (unknown file size)
  69. The Notes (unknown file size)
  70. The Fire Escape (unknown file size)
  71. The Daughter (25.1Mb)
  72. The Surety (unknown file size)
  73. The Lender (unknown file size)
  74. The Museum (unknown file size)
  75. The Dowager (unknown file size)
  76. The Declaration (unknown file size)
  77. The Communication (unknown file size)
  78. The Doctor (unknown file size)
  79. The Artery (24.3Mb)
  80. The Pair (unknown file size)
  81. The Summons (unknown file size)
  82. The Tree (unknown file size)
  83. The Special Orders (unknown file size)
  84. The Friend (unknown file size)
  85. The Son (unknown file size)
  86. The Heirs (unknown file size)
  87. The Beard (unknown file size)
  88. The Slugger (unknown file size)
  89. The Platform (unknown file size)
  90. The Baker (unknown file size)
  91. The Homecoming (unknown file size)
  92. The Six Hundred (unknown file size)
  93. The Shopping Bag (unknown file size)
  94. The Poodle (unknown file size)
  95. The Gorilla (unknown file size)
  96. The Basket (unknown file size)
  97. The Partners (unknown file size)
  98. The Paperhanger (unknown file size)
  99. The Neighbor (unknown file size)
  100. The Books (unknown file size)
  101. The Brother (unknown file size)
  102. The Foundling (unknown file size)
  103. The Fall (unknown file size)
  104. The Bottle (unknown file size)
  105. The Glass (unknown file size)
  106. The Ledge (unknown file size)
  107. The Red Tiger (unknown file size)

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