21st Precinct "Case Of The Young Incorrigible" (7-14-53) - Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod
21ST PRECINCT was one of the realistic police drama series of the early- to mid-1950's that were aired in the wake of DRAGNET. Hard-boiled private detective series that often portrayed police as inept or incompetent were losing favor. NBC's DRAGNET had proven that a realistic police show could attract and hold an audience. In 1953 CBS decided to use New York City as the backdrop for their own half-hour police series and focus on the ay-to- day operations of a single police precinct.\xa0 Actual cases would be used as the basis for stories.\xa0 It was mentioned in each episode's closing by the announcer\xa0 that, "Twenty-first Precinct is presented with the official cooperation of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association an organization of more than 20,000 members of the Police Department, City of New York."
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