Decoy (1957) - Video Detective

Discover

Decoy is a groundbreaking American crime drama television series created for syndication and initially broadcast from October 14, 1957, to July 7, 1958, with thirty-nine 30-minute black-and-white episodes. It was the first American police series with a female protagonist. Many Decoy episodes are in the public domain.

Original Release

10/14/1957

US Release

10/14/1957

Cast

Name

Character

Beverly Garland

Casey Jones

Frank Campanella

Lieutenant Torri / Lieutenant Harris / Lieutenant Cella

Joseph Sullivan

Sergeant Larson / Police Lieutenant / Police Chief

Ed Holmes

Policeman / Charlie the Barker / Captain Doyle

Phyllis Newman

Joanne Kittredge / Elsa Kramer

Ludwig Donath

'Knish' Levin / Fred

Frank Sutton

The Phoner / Hecky

Lois Nettleton

Lois Gray / Lois Bergen

John McLiam

Mike / Father Kelley

Simon Oakland

Sgt. Steve Necclo / Lieutenant

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Stranglehold	Monday, 14 October 1957
2	The Red Clown	Monday, 21 October 1957
3	The Phoner	Monday, 28 October 1957
4	To Trap a Thief	Monday, 04 November 1957
5	Dream Fix	Monday, 11 November 1957
6	The Savage Payoff	Monday, 18 November 1957
7	Deadly Corridor	Monday, 25 November 1957
8	Escape into Danger	Monday, 02 December 1957
9	Necklace of Glass	Monday, 09 December 1957
10	Scape Goat	Monday, 16 December 1957
11	Two Days to Kill	Monday, 23 December 1957
12	Queen of Diamonds	Monday, 30 December 1957
13	My Brother's Killer	Monday, 06 January 1958
14	Bullet of Hate	Monday, 13 January 1958
15	Death Watch	Monday, 20 January 1958
16	Odds Against the Jockey	Monday, 27 January 1958
17	Dressed for the Kill	Monday, 03 February 1958
18	An Eye for an Eye	Monday, 10 February 1958
19	The Challenger	Monday, 17 February 1958
20	Across the World	Monday, 24 February 1958
21	The Showplace	Monday, 03 March 1958
22	Reasonable Doubt	Monday, 10 March 1958
23	Night of Fire	Monday, 17 March 1958
24	Saturday Lost	Monday, 24 March 1958
25	High Swing	Monday, 31 March 1958
26	Earthbound Satellite	Monday, 07 April 1958
27	The Sound of Tears	Monday, 14 April 1958
28	Ladies Man	Monday, 21 April 1958
29	Cry Revenge	Monday, 28 April 1958
30	The Gentle Gun-Man	Monday, 05 May 1958
31	Night Light	Saturday, 12 April 1958
32	Fiesta at Midnight	Monday, 19 May 1958
33	The Lieutenant Had a Son	Monday, 26 May 1958
34	Shadow of Van Gogh	Monday, 02 June 1958
35	Tin Pan Payoff	Monday, 09 June 1958
36	Blind Date	Monday, 16 June 1958
37	The Come Back	Monday, 23 June 1958
38	First Arrest	Monday, 30 June 1958
39	The Lost Ones	Monday, 07 July 1958