The Line Up - Single Episodes


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The Line Up is a hard-boiled drama that follows the actions of police officers in the field, showcasing realistic portrayals of their work. Unlike other shows of its time, it was not based on actual police cases but instead created fictional scenarios that felt authentic, ranging from kidnappings to thefts.

The series began as a summer replacement for The FBI in Peace and War in 1950 and quickly gained its own time slot, running until the spring of 1953. It featured Bill Johnstone as Lt. Ben Guthrie and later transitioned to television from 1954 to 1960, starring Warner Anderson.

The show is known for its unique format, starting with a police line-up where the sergeant would engage the audience, setting the stage for the unfolding drama. This structure not only added rhythm to the show but also allowed for moments of humor during suspect interrogations.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Capítulos

The Lineup Synopsis 2:53
William Johnstone Bio 0:34
Wally Maher Bio 0:28
The Anita Cameron Case 32:28
Eddie Gaynor Framed For Murder 29:42
Paradise Murder Case 29:58
Two Young Girls Killed by Hit and Run Driver 29:54
Man Dies of Poisoning 29:59
Gas Station Robbery 22:27
The Candy Store Murder 29:32
The Topaz Earring Case 29:54
The Cop Killer 29:29
The Jersey Parallel 29:44
The Holsteder Case 29:25
The Elsner Case 29:41
The Case of Frankie and Joyce 29:39
The Mad Bomber 29:44
Yudo in Ypsilanti 29:52
The Grocery Store Matter 29:49
The Senile Slugging Case 29:32
The Cigar Box Boys Case 29:18
The Silver Swan Case 29:55
The Molly About Seven Case 29:56
The Check Killer Case 25:51
The Lapinish Lighter-Upper Case 29:34
The Bromell and Bellows Bloody Bullet Case 25:04
The Hiccupping Hamster Hemostatic Case 24:59
The Red Shirt Case 24:39
The Harrowing Handball Haggada Case 24:44
The Malingering Martinelli Madcap Case 24:46
The Mad Bomber 24:54
The Syncopic Sweazy Sweat-Out Case 29:42
The Flightly Fulvous Finch Case 24:45
The Pointless Pierson Polemic Palarity Case 29:36
The Senile Slugging Case 29:38
The Fur Flaunting Floozie 29:43
The Wild, Wild Woman Case 29:43
The Frivolous Forger Fracas 29:42
The Nicely Nixed Nixon Case 29:43
The Jolted Justice Job Case 29:53
The Pixie Picker Pickle 29:48
The Keenly Clipped Kenovak Case 28:22
The Railroad Roundhouse Roundup 29:21
The Potting Peter Case 27:06
Murdering Mercer's Malingering Case 27:05
The Mirthless Moonshiner's Methyl Murders 27:28
The Bakery Bandit's Bad Blooper 29:34
Kastro's Kop Killing Karnage Kase 24:36
The Cornered Cop Killer Case 24:42
Nancy's Nauseating Naivete Case 22:28
The Corny Complainant's Case 22:10
The Big Boy's Brutish Back-Bending Case 22:48
Babs the Baggy Bungling Brunette Bombshell 22:10
Yudo in Ypsilanti 21:40
Wacky Williams' Wooftop Wrangle 24:59
The Aching Arthritics Anxious Antic 29:47
Lobdell's Poodle-Cut Tomato Case 29:20
The Pitiful Patricide Case 29:24
The Cutie-Calling Culprit Case 29:26
The Guided Gang Case 29:21
The Lugar Lugging Laddie Case 29:19
The Twitching Twist's Twenty-Two Tweaking Case 29:26
The Drinkler Kidnapping Case 29:05
The Charles Crocked Clobbering Case 29:00
The Karger Kops a Klinker Case 29:12
The Jane Doe Case 29:06
The Fresno Break Case 29:25
The Poker Party Killings 29:22
The Teacher's Pet 29:25
Bentley's Boo Boo Case 24:20
The Green Cap Case 28:50
The Sobbing Singer Saga 25:56
The Be-Bop Bandits Bungling Bang-Bang 24:28
The Buggered Bunco Boys 29:30
The Modern Sounds Case 29:24
The Matthews-Murray Mish Mosh Case 29:15
The Gasoline Bandit Case 29:18
The Two Tough Thugs Thing 29:06
Cowardly Castro 29:48
Once Upon a Snow-Plow 26:50
Good Enough to Eat 29:52
That Takes Care of Everything 29:13
William Johnstone Biography 0:34

Reseñas

Great Show


(5 estrellas)

Being a big fan of “Dragnet” I find this show to be equally interesting and entertaining. Good scripts/plots and great interaction of characters make this worthy of listening.

it's very, very good


(5 estrellas)

one of the all-time best radio shows, the cast is outstanding