M Squad
The Palace Guard
TV Flash files “The Palace Guard” as hour 14 of 117 in the TV Flash guide — M Squad (1957–1960) on NBC, season 1, episode 14, aired 1957-12-27, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E14: listed hour 14 of 117 in the M Squad guide, hour 14 of 38 in season 1. It aired 1957-12-27 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Family Portrait” (S01E13). Next is “The Slow Trap” (S01E15).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Palace Guard sit in the M Squad guide?
S01E14 is listed hour 14 of 117 — hour 14 of 38 in season 1, season 1 episode 14.
When did M Squad S01E14 air?
The Palace Guard aired 1957-12-27 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Marvin's Ballinger on the Chicago squad. Minimal smiles, noir half-hours; the jazz bite is the extra.
In the series
Why this series still plays
M Squad is Lee Marvin's hard cop in a hard Chicago: noir procedural with a jazz bite, later meaner when Count Basie got a theme. Tough urban police drama before Marvin's film cool peaked. Watch it now as badge television with bruise — jazz, alleys, and a star practicing lethality in half-hour form.
The bruise is already on the badge. Lee Marvin as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, NBC 1957–1960, a special plainclothes squad cleaning up Chicago crime with minimal smiles: M Squad, noir procedural with a jazz bite, 117 episodes, three seasons, Latimer Productions and Revue Studios. Paul Newlan as Capt. Grey holding the office while Marvin walked the alleys. Tougher than earlier badge shows. Later meaner in memory when Count Basie recorded a well-known version of the theme. Marvin practicing lethality in…
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- Lee Marvin as Det. Lt. Frank Ballinger
Lee Marvin's Det. Lt. Frank Ballinger made M Squad a hard cop in a hard Chicago — noir procedural with a jazz bite, later meaner when Count Basie got a theme, badge television with bruise. Tough urban police drama before film cool peaked.…
- Paul Newlan as Capt. Grey
Paul Newlan played Capt. Grey on M Squad, Lee Marvin’s 1950s hard cop in a hard Chicago — noir procedural with a jazz bite, later meaner when Count Basie got a theme. Tough urban police drama before Marvin’s film cool peaked. TV Flash…