I'm the Law
{{about|the TV show|other uses|I Am the Law (disambiguation)}}
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| genre = Police drama
| creator =
| director = Jean Yarbrough
George Archainbaud
Robert G. Walker
| developer = Cosman Productions
Television Corporation of America
| presenter =
| starring = George Raft
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 26
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| executive_producer = Pat Costello
Lou Costello
| producer =
| editor = William Austin
| location = New York City, United States
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| runtime = 25 mins.
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| first_aired = {{Start date|1953|02|13}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1953|07|31}}
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I'm the Law is the title of a 30-minute syndicated American television police drama series which aired in 1953 starring George Raft as Lt. George Kirby, a New York Police Department detective involved in solving a variety of crimes in New York City.Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 189{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/stars-stop-stars-george-raft/|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|title=Why Stars Stop Being Stars: George Raft|date=February 9, 2020}}
Filming began in March 1952.{{cite magazine |date=March 12, 1952 |title=Coast Activity |url=https://archive.org/details/variety185-1952-03/page/n123/mode/1up |magazine=Variety |page=40 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}
The series first aired on February 13, 1953 and ended on July 31, 1953.{{Citation needed |date=May 2022}} It was filmed at Hal Roach Studios by a production company owned by Lou Costello. Costello's brother, Pat, was the executive producer.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987' |date=1989 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |isbn=0-7864-1198-8 |page=32}} Jean Yarbrough was the director. The series was distributed by MCA-TV.{{cite magazine |title=Reviews of TV Film Shows |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Famous+Fights+from+Madison+Square+Garden%22&pg=PA12 |access-date=May 26, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |date=October 3, 1953 |page=12}}
Cast and guest stars
Besides Raft, Rochelle Hudson and Gordon Jones were members of the show's cast. Other actors seen on the program included those indicated in the table below.
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! Actor !! Role !! Appearances | ||
June Vincent | Dorothy Hill | 2 episodes |
Lawrence Dobkin | Fred Harms | 2 episodes |
J. Anthony Hughes | Police officer | 2 episodes |
Frank Marlowe | Murderer | 2 episodes |
Robert Bice | Detective Bill | 2 episodes |
Rex Lease | Officer Johnny | 2 episodes |
Reception
The New York Times TV critic said Raft's "show is not bad at all, at least not by the TV standard for detective stories... Mr Raft is still playing Mr Raft... however his limited histrionic abilities in some way work to his advantage."{{Cite news|title=TELEVISION IN REVIEW|author=J. G.|date=Feb 18, 1953|work=New York Times|id={{ProQuest|112610898}}}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0045398|title=I'm the Law}}
- [http://ctva.biz/US/Crime/ImTheLaw.htm I'm the Law at CTVA]
Category:1950s American crime drama television series
Category:1953 American television series debuts
Category:1953 American television series endings
Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Category:Black-and-white American television shows
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