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Big Town
TV Series1950 · Drama · 30 min
Shot in film-noir style, the series focused on the exploits of Steve Wilson and the staff of 'The Illustrated Press' newspaper as they reported on the important social issues of the day. "Big Town" was a long-running, highly-successful network radio series (1937- 1952) and film series ("I Cover the Underworld," "Underworld After Dark," and "Underworld Scandal") before becoming a hit television series.
Episodes with Steve Appearances
S1E1
Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Pay-Off
Steve Wilson, editor of the Illustrated Press, is threatened with a lawsuit by a district boss for writing about political graft in the district where a policeman was killed. Wilson uses the cop's widow to bring down the boss.
S1E2Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Door to Nowhere
S1E3Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Mid-Air
S1E4Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Sleep No More
S1E5Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Prisoner 1001
S1E6Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Danger Detour
S1E7Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Episode # 1.7
S1E8Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Money to Burn
S1E9Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Off-Beat
S1E10Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Thirty Thousand Dollars
S1E11Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Respectable Living Room
S1E12Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Girl in Flight
S1E13Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Episode # 1.13
S1E14Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Cry Danger
S1E15Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Episode #. 1.15
S1E16Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Run of Luck
S1E17Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Third Floor Back
S1E18Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Strawberry Blonde
S1E19Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Dark Window
S1E20Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Overcoat
S1E21Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Miss Cinderella
S1E22Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Episode # 1.22
S1E23Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Lady's Man
S1E24Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Medical Report
S1E25Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Warning
S1E26Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Anything for Money
S1E27Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Palmer Methods
S1E28Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Return
S1E29Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Box
S1E30Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Dangerous
S1E31Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Sunburst
S1E32Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Episode # 1.32
S1E33Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Window Cleaner
S1E34Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Key Witness
S1E35Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Honeymoon Cottage
S1E36Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Spotlight
S1E37Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The First Robin
S1E38Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Lady of the House
S1E39Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Cottage in the Woods
S1E40Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Box
S1E41Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Man at the Desk
S1E42Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Neighborhood Story
S1E43Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Woman's Page
S1E44Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Turning Point
S1E45Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Success Story
S1E46Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Girl in the Glass
S1E47Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Many Happy Returns
S1E48Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Off Beat
S2E1Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
House By the Tracks
S2E2Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Red for Danger
S2E3Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Black Room
S2E4Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Juke Box
S2E5Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Fifth Floor
S2E6Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Suitor
S2E7Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Three Rs
S2E8Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Night Trip
S2E9Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Table for Two
S2E10Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Doll
S2E11Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Girl Next Door
S2E12Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Daner Detour
S2E13Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Christmas Trimmings
S2E14Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Solitaire
S2E15Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Brother
When a father (Hugh Beaumont), his wife (Marjorie Lord), and their son (Bobby Hyatt) are pulled over by the police, they discover that the car loaned to them by the father's brother (Alan Wells) was stolen. Told that he would probably get probation, the father agrees to "take the rap" for his three-time loser brother. All goes horribly wrong when the father is sentenced to ten years.
S2E16Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Song and Dance
S2E17Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Canary Shop
Remember the 'Saved by the Bell' when Zack Morris framed Slater for a hate crime? Zack Morris is trash.
S2E18Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Honeymoon
S2E19Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Bargain
S2E20Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Wallflower
S2E21Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Laundress
S2E22Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Midnight Story
S2E23Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Breaking Point
S2E24Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Funland
S2E25Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Blindspot
S2E26Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Nightfall
S2E27Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Caught
S2E28Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Man Who Wanted to Die
S2E29Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Lady in Black
S2E30Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Hit and Run
S2E31Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Chinese Story
S2E32Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Child for Sale
A mother who gave up her child to a shady adoption agency comes to blackmail a small time TV repairman who received the baby several years before. Due to his status as an ex-con, he isn't legally permitted to adopt, and she demands he give her the child-or maybe a lot of money instead.
S2E33Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Dead Men Talk Too Much
S2E34Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Guilty Package
S2E35Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Cinder Dick
S2E36Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Marry My Past
S2E37Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Wedding in Coral Point
S2E38Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Baby Sitter
Lorelei has a nightmarish experience when researching a series on baby sitting.
S2E39Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Tape Recorder
S2E40Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Tough Guy
S2E41Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Locomotive Story
S3E1Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Youngest Yegg
S3E2Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Firebug
S3E3Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Paint Set
S3E4Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Dr. Damon's Dilemma
S3E5Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Please Murder Me
A retired mob boss agrees to sing if Steve takes care of his ex by delivering a bag of cash to her. The plan goes awry, however, when the current mob boss catches Steve with the cash.
S3E6Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Moss Rose
S3E7Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Father and Son
The son of a homicide detective friend of Steve Wilson is arrested for narcotics violation.
S3E8Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Embezzlement
An embezzler skips town, abandoning his wife and teenage daughter; complications arise when the daughter and the son of the cop assigned to track down the father fall for each other.
S3E9Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Waterfront
S3E10Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Hero
S3E11Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Shill
A young man, a young woman, and her older husband have a nightclub act. In between acts, the young couple commit big crimes, and the old husband is a shill in more ways than one.
S3E12Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Hot Rod
S3E13Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Carnation Charlie
Carnation Charlie sets out to con a wealthy widow. However, it is apparent early on that the widow is up to something herself.
S3E14Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Brothers
S3E15Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Ticket Racket
S3E16Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Twelth Avenue Pirates
S3E17Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Good Citizen
S3E18Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Assassination Story
S3E19Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Sea Story
S3E20Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Homestretch
S3E21Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Long Way Home
S3E22Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Big Wash
S3E23Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Nightclub Shakedown
S3E24Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Crime and Punishment
S3E25Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Lynch Law
S3E26Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Pot O' Gold
S3E27Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Rich Kid
S3E28Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
I'll Ask Minnie
Lorelei and Steve encounter a psychological hurdle when they probe the story of a disabled medical vet.
S3E29Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Confession
S3E30Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Emperor
A harmless old man believes himself emperor of a Chinatown neighborhood. Sadly, mobsters take advantage of the situation to inflict murder and mayhem.
S3E31Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Secret Past
S3E32Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Rugged Reverend
S3E33Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Yesterday's Hero
S3E34Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Gold Watch
S3E35Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Comeback
S3E36Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Eliminator
S3E37Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Big Cheat
S3E38Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Radiology Story
S3E39Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Mother's Day
S3E40Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Story of Jerry Baxter
S4E1Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Baseball Story
A baseball star learns he has glaucoma and is going blind.
S4E2Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Fear, Inc.
S4E4Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Murder by Messenger
S4E4Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Applejack
S4E5Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Innocence Will Out
S4E6Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Watch the Birdie
A famous stage actress friend of Steve's reports a valuable necklace stolen. Then she recants. Then she is found dead. Her death is ruled a suicide but neither Steve nor Lt. Jameson are buying it.
S4E7Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
On Their Own
S4E8Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Train Story
S4E9Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Blind Justice
S4E10Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Room
When gambler and tax-cheat Ed Stendahl is released from prison, Steve and Lorelei expect him to track down his long lost loot. Their investigation takes them to the long abandoned Cottage Inn, Stendahl's old gambling establishment.
S4E11Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Chance of a Lifetime
S4E12Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
An Honest Man
An honest and respected veteran who's been elected to the city council in part due to Steve's favorable press coverage, now looks like he's betrayed everyone by taking a bribe to vote for an unwanted race track to be built that will be run by a gangster.
S4E13Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Shoplifter
S4E14Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Fall Guy
Steve agrees to help on of the town's notorious gangsters who wants to confess to the police but is afraid of other powerful mobsters.
S4E15Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Dangerous Man
A convict is working on a medicine that will cure the common cold when he's released.Seeing the fortune to be made with it, another prisoner conspires to seize the formula, and escapes by luring Steve and his editor to the prison, then threatening to blow them up with a homemade bomb unless they drive him out, where he can hunt down his former cell mate.
S4E16Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Return of the Hoodlum
S4E17Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Taxi Dancer
A Dime-a-dance girl knows too much about her gangster boss and wants out - he lets her out by a high window to her death. The girl's twin sister comes to the News for help after the police rule it a suicide, so Merrilee goes undercover as one of the girls at the dance hall.
S4E18Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Stranger
A socialite has a dark secret in her past; she and her first husband are ex-convicts. He shows up to blackmail her into giving him a huge amount of money or forcing her to running away with him. Steve and Lorie investigate and find that he doesn't realize they have a son that was born in prison.
S4E19Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Consulate
S4E20Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Killer for Hire
S4E21Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Kid Stuff
S4E22Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Planned Danger
S4E23Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Heir
S4E24Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Deadline
S4E25Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Auctioneer
Steve and Merrilee investigate a crooked auction house.
S4E26Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Fifty Dollar Bill
S4E27Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Walking Dead
S4E28Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Mute Justice
A deaf mute sues for damages after being run over at a crosswalk. But at trial he gives testimony that sinks his own case. Steve smells a rat.
S4E29Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Pursuit
S4E30Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
The Jurist
S4E31Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Innocent Target
S4E32Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Babies for Sale
S4E33Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Thirty Days to Live
S4E34Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Lost Lady
S4E35Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Jeopardy
S4E36Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Lovers Lane Bandit
S4E37Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Dead to Rights
S4E38Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Invitation to Death
A condemned killer's son swears vengeance on the judge that sentenced his father to the electric chair.
S4E39Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Four Hours to Live
S4E42Patrick McVey as Steve Wilson (Patrick McVey)30 min
Episode # 4.42