M Squad

M Squad
Lee Marvin as Lt. Frank Ballinger, from NBC's M Squad in 1959.
GenreCrime drama
StarringLee Marvin
Paul Newlan
ComposersMain theme by
Count Basie
Stanley Wilson
Incidental music and arrangements by
Sonny Burke
Pete Carpenter
Benny Carter
John T. Williams
Orchestra conducted by
Stanley Wilson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes117 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJohn Larkin
Richard Lewis
ProducersRobert Bassler
Maxwell Shane
EditorsLee Huntington
John B. Moss
Stanley Rabjohn
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesLatimer Productions
Revue Studios
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 20, 1957 (1957-09-20) –
June 21, 1960 (1960-06-21)
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M Squad is an American crime drama television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on NBC. It was produced by Lee Marvin's Latimer Productions and Revue Studios. Its main sponsor was the Pall Mall cigarette brand; Lee Marvin, the program's star, appeared in its commercials during many episodes.[1][2] Alternate sponsors were General Electric (GE), Hazel Bishop and Bulova watches.

  1. ^ "Pall Mall Presents M Squad". Tobacco Videos. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010.
  2. ^ Lee Marvin for Pall Mall Cigarettes (TV commercial). YouTube. July 9, 2011. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2020.