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The Walter Winchell File
Genre Crime drama
Police drama
Anthology
Developed by Desilu Productions
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Jerry Thorpe
Presented by Walter Winchell
Theme music composerE.C. Norton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producer Desi Arnaz
Producer Bert Granet
Production location New York City
Running time30 mins.
Production company Desilu
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseOctober 2, 1957 (1957-10-02) –
March 28, 1958 (1958-03-28)

The Walter Winchell File is a television crime drama series that initially aired from 1957 to 1958, dramatizing cases from the New York City Police Department that were covered in the New York Daily Mirror. The series featured columnist and announcer Walter Winchell, John Larch, George Cisar, Robert Anderson, Robert Brubaker, Dolores Donlon, and Gene Barry, a year before he was cast in the lead of NBC's Bat Masterson.

Thirty-nine episodes were produced; the first twenty-six aired on ABC during the 1957–1958 season (sponsored by Revlon), and the final thirteen were seen in syndication in 1959.

Other notable guest stars

Selected episodes

  • The Steep Hill, directed by Jacques Tourneur (1957)
  • House on Biscayne Bay, directed by Jacques Tourneur (1958)
  • The Stopover, directed by Jacques Tourneur (1958)


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Walter Winchell File
Genre Crime drama
Police drama
Anthology
Developed by Desilu Productions
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Jerry Thorpe
Presented by Walter Winchell
Theme music composerE.C. Norton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producer Desi Arnaz
Producer Bert Granet
Production location New York City
Running time30 mins.
Production company Desilu
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseOctober 2, 1957 (1957-10-02) –
March 28, 1958 (1958-03-28)

The Walter Winchell File is a television crime drama series that initially aired from 1957 to 1958, dramatizing cases from the New York City Police Department that were covered in the New York Daily Mirror. The series featured columnist and announcer Walter Winchell, John Larch, George Cisar, Robert Anderson, Robert Brubaker, Dolores Donlon, and Gene Barry, a year before he was cast in the lead of NBC's Bat Masterson.

Thirty-nine episodes were produced; the first twenty-six aired on ABC during the 1957–1958 season (sponsored by Revlon), and the final thirteen were seen in syndication in 1959.

Other notable guest stars

Selected episodes

  • The Steep Hill, directed by Jacques Tourneur (1957)
  • House on Biscayne Bay, directed by Jacques Tourneur (1958)
  • The Stopover, directed by Jacques Tourneur (1958)



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