Decoy (TV series)

Decoy
Beverly Garland as Officer Casey Jones in Decoy (1958)
Also known asDecoy Police Woman
GenreCrime drama
Written by
Directed by
StarringBeverly Garland
Music byWladimir Selinsky
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producerEverett Rosenthal
Producers
  • David Alexander
  • Stuart Rosenberg
  • Arthur H. Singer
CinematographyMaurice Hartzband
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseOctober 14, 1957 (1957-10-14) –
July 7, 1958 (1958-07-07)
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Decoy (also titled Policewoman Decoy)[1] is an American crime drama television series created for syndication and initially broadcast from October 14, 1957, to July 7, 1958, with 39 black-and-white 30-minute episodes. The series was the first American police series with a female protagonist.[2] Many Decoy episodes are in the public domain.[3]

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947–1987. McFarland & Company. p. 39. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8.
  2. ^ "My Three Sons stepmom dies". CBC News. December 7, 2008.
  3. ^ "Decoy", Festival Films