Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors! is an American crime drama series starring Stephen McNally which aired on ABC from September 29, 1961 to June 8, 1962. The series was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television.
| Target: The Corruptors! | |
|---|---|
 Logo of Target: The Corruptors
Marino, 1961 | |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Lester Velie |
| Written by | Harry Essex Harry Kleiner Christopher Knopf Dick Nelson Lester Pine Les Ralston Adrian Spies Palmer Thompson |
| Directed by | William Conrad Walter Doniger Arthur Hiller Józef Lejtes Don Medford John Peyser |
| Starring | Stephen McNally Robert Harland Harold J. Stone |
| Theme music composer | Rudy Schrager |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Leonard J. Ackerman John H. Burrows |
| Producer(s) | Mort Abrahams Leonard J. Ackerman John H. Burrows Everett Chambers Joseph Dackow Vincent M. Fennelly Stanley Kallis Don Medford |
| Cinematography | Charles Burke George E. Diskant Gilbert Warrenton |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 48 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Four Star Television Velie-Burrows-Ackerman Productions |
| Distributor | Four Star Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 29, 1961 – June 8, 1962 |
Production notes
The program was created by Lester Velie, who was also a co-producer. Velie had written articles about the New York City slums and the infiltration of organized crime into the garment industry. He also wrote about Teamsters President James Hoffa.
Target: The Corruptors! aired on Friday evenings after 77 Sunset Strip, then at the height of its six seasons on the air. The competition was Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone on CBS and the second half of The Dinah Shore Show, a musical variety series which rotated with The Bell Telephone Hour on NBC.[1] There were also a limited number of Target: The Corruptors! comic books.
Synopsis
McNally stars as newspaper reporter Paul Marino. The character of Jack Flood, Marino's undercover agent, was portrayed by Robert Harland. The pair infiltrated the mob and reported on different crimes in New York City.
Cast
Main cast
- Stephen McNally as Paul Marino
- Robert Harland as Jack Flood
Guest stars
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Million Dollar Dump" | Don Medford | Teleplay by: Palmer Thompson & Don Brinkley & Christopher Knopf Story by: Palmer Thompson | September 29, 1961 |
| 2 | "Pier 60" | Walter Doniger | Palmer Thompson | October 6, 1961 |
| 3 | "The Platinum Highway" | Jules Bricken | Christopher Knopf | October 13, 1961 |
| 4 | "The Invisible Government" | Robert Ellis Miller | Ellis Kadison | October 20, 1961 |
| 5 | "The Poppy Vendor" | John Peyser | Les Pine | October 27, 1961 |
| 6 | "Bite of a Tiger" | John Newland | David Karp | November 3, 1961 |
| 7 | "Touch of Evil" | Irving Lerner | Luther Davis | November 10, 1961 |
| 8 | "Mr. Megalomania" | Don Medford | Adrian Spies | November 17, 1961 |
| 9 | "The Golden Carpet" | Josef Leytes | Teleplay by: Ellis Marcus & Harold Callen Story by: Ellis Marcus | November 24, 1961 |
| 10 | "To Wear a Badge" | Walter Doniger | Teleplay by: Harry Essex Story by: Gene Roddenberry | December 1, 1961 |
| 11 | "Silent Partner" | Don Medford | Teleplay by: Shimon Wincelberg Story by: David Chandler & Shimon Wincelberg | December 8, 1961 |
| 12 | "Prison Empire" | William Conrad | Harry Essex | December 15, 1961 |
| 13 | "The Fix" | James Sheldon | Carey Wilber | December 22, 1961 |
| 14 | "Quicksand" | Josef Leytes | Jack Curtis | December 29, 1961 |
| 15 | "A Man is Waiting to Be Murdered" | John Peyser | Louis Lantz | January 5, 1962 |
| 16 | "One for the Road" | Donald McDougall | Paul King | January 12, 1962 |
| 17 | "Play it Blue" | William Conrad | Teleplay by: Alexander Richards & Harry Essex Story by: Richard Landau | January 19, 1962 |
| 18 | "Chase the Dragon" | Don Medford | Harry Kleiner | January 26, 1962 |
| 19 | "The Middle Man" | David Alexander | Morton Fine & David Friedkin | February 2, 1962 |
| 20 | "Viva Vegas" | Walter Doniger | Les Pine | February 9, 1962 |
| 21 | "Fortress of Despair" | Arthur Hiller | Gilbert Ralston | February 16, 1962 |
| 22 | "The Wrecker" | Sydney Pollack | Dick Nelson | March 2, 1962 |
| 23 | "Babes in Wall Street" | William Conrad | Teleplay by: Daniel Mainwaring & Harry Essex Story by: Daniel Mainwaring | March 9, 1962 |
| 24 | "My Native Land" | William Conrad | Teleplay by: Jerry Sohl & Harry Essex Story by: Bruce Geller | March 16, 1962 |
| 25 | "The Malignant Hearts" | Don Medford | John Wry | March 23, 1962 |
| 26 | "A Man's Castle" | William Conrad | Les Pine | March 30, 1962 |
| 27 | "Journey into Mourning" | William Conrad | Christopher Knopf | April 13, 1962 |
| 28 | "The Blind Goddess" | TBA | Harry Kleiner | April 20, 1962 |
| 29 | "A Book of Faces" | William Conrad | Dick Nelson | April 27, 1962 |
| 30 | "License to Steal" | TBA | TBA | May 4, 1962 |
| 31 | "Yankee Dollar" | TBA | TBA | May 11, 1962 |
| 32 | "The Organizers: Part 1" | TBA | TBA | May 18, 1962 |
| 33 | "The Organizers: Part 2" | TBA | TBA | May 25, 1962 |
| 34 | "Nobody Gets Hurt" | TBA | TBA | June 1, 1962 |
| 35 | "Goodbye Children" | TBA | TBA | June 8, 1962 |
References
- 1961-1962 American network television schedule