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Big Town
TV Series1954 · 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
S5E1
Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Molester
S5E2Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Harbor Story
Steve Wilson investigates mysterious waterfront characters: a man with a hook for a hand; a blonde beauty; and a bogus policeman, on a trail where he almost makes a serious blunder.
S5E3Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Semper Fi
S5E4Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Who Am I?
S5E5Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Baby Story
Steve Wilson learns that baby-sitting can be a hazardous occupation, especially when a kidnapper is nearby.
S5E6Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Ferry Boat
S5E7Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Juvenile Crime Pack
S5E8Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Hot Car Murder
When a crippled wor veteran is murdered in the attempted robbery of his specially equipped car, Steve Wilson joins the police in looking for the brutal killers.
S5E9Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Saucer Story
S5E10Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Bubonic Plague
Though his ship has been quarantined because of the plague, Seaman Hackett sneaks off to keep a date. The police spread the alarm for the disease carrier and ask Steve Wilson and the Illustrated Press to help publicize the danger.
S5E11Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Senator Story
S5E12Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Boys Week
After a boy is tied up and his girlfriend taken from his car by a lover's lane bandit, he's psychologically devastated by her obvious enjoyment of the adventure. He starts hanging out at the waterfront, not coming home. The reporters stage an event to show him the gal's not worth his suffering.
S5E13Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Race Track Story
S5E14Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Airplane Story
S5E15Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The School Teacher
S5E16Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Randolph's Bomb
S5E17Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Grand Almost
S5E18Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Sniper
A sniper is killing policemen with a high-powered rifle. Newspaper editor Steve Wilson investigates.
S5E19Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Lovers
An old friend of Steve's is found murdered, and her husband is the chief suspect. But Steve has faith in the man, and keeps digging deeper for answers.
S5E20Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
An Eye for an Eye
A condemned murderer asks Steve Wilson to find the man he blinded twenty years before so that he can donate his eye corneas to him.
S5E21Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Frame Up
S5E22Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Police Story
S5E23Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Egomaniac
S5E24Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Used Car Finance Racket
S5E25Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Firetrap
S5E26Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Phoney Hero
When a man is honored at a dinner there are some dissenting opinions of him.
S5E27Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Hurricane
S5E28Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Coroner Probe Report
S5E29Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Too Old for Work?
S5E30Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Mercy or Murder?
Steve Wilson becomes involved in a moral issue after receiving a tip that a prominent doctor is planning a "mercy killing."
S5E31Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Foreign Correspondent
S5E32Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Blood Profiteer
S5E33Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Teacher's Ordeal
S5E34Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Material Witness
S5E35Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Out on Parole
A woman can't figure out why her husband who is in prison for negligent manslaughter continually gets denied parole, but vicious killers are quickly released back out onto the streets.
S5E36Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Comic Book Murder
A brutal killing, inspired by horror comic books, puts Steve Wilson and the Illustrated Press into action.
S5E37Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Fight Game
A severely beaten prizefighter helps Steve Wilson's investigation of crooked boxing in Big Town.
S5E38Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Honest Cop
S5E39Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Big Roadblock
S5E40Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Deadly Cargo
S5E41Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Last Assignment
S5E42Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Shield of a Killer
S6E1Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Gambling Syndicate
S6E2Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Source of Information
Steve Wilson is threatened with jail time by the District Attorney if he refuses to disclose the identity of a murder witness.
S6E3Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Illegal Aliens
S6E4Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Juvenile Gangs
The Illustrated Press launches a campaign to fight juvenile delinquency after a boy becomes the victim of a zip-gun killing.
S6E5Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Sleeping Pills
S6E6Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Prison Riot
Steve Wilson attempts to negotiate with a crazed convict who is holding the warden and a guard as hostages.
S6E7Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Mental Health
A mentally ill woman accuses the Illustrated Press of persecuting her and her husband refuses to seek medical help for her believing her disorder is something to be ashamed of.
S6E8Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Columnist
Steve Wilson is forced to suppress his star columnist's efforts to expose a powerful mystery man.
S6E9Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Gang Leader
Gang boss Tony Castle is convicted of racketeering, and is sent up for several years. When he's finally released, he finds his former friends have taken over his operations and combined into a larger mob. He threatens to tell Steve all about "The Old Days", and they try to stop him.
S6E10Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Sunday Editor
S6E11Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Handicapped Worker
S6E12Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Probation
Steve assigns a reporter to the case of an ex-probation officer who was discharged for no apparent reason.
S6E13Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Narcotics
When Steve Wilson sets out to clear one of his reporters of a narcotics charge he becomes involved with an illegal door ring that he's determined to break up.
S6E14Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Reservoir Story
S6E15Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Debt Consolidators
A libel suit threatens the Illustrated Press when Charlie Anderson, the city editor, investigates a report of supposed graft in the district attorney's office.
S6E16Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Bulldog Reporter
S6E17Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Hit and Run
A friend of Diane's is the victim of a hit-and-run driver and Steve's paper looks into the incident.
S6E18Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Press Photographer
A photographer, recovering from a nervous breakdown, is unable to get a job until Steve Wilson is willing to give him a chance.
S6E19Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Hung Jury
S6E20Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Skid Row
S6E21Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Extradition
S6E22Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
School Scandal
A high school principal's job is in jeopardy when an expelled teenager decides to "get even."
S6E23Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Train Wreck
To get the facts behind a train wreck the Illustrated Press joins forces with a rival newspaper.
S6E24Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Trial Lawyer
S6E25Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Intern
S6E26Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Policeman
A policeman jeopardizes his career when he injures a teen-age law breaker. The stories told by the policeman and the youth are completely contradictory and Steve Wilson attempts to find the truth.
S6E27Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Beauty Contest
Steve investigates a beauty contest sponsored by the Illustrated Press for charity after a reporter on his staff claims it is a racket.
S6E28Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Arsonist
Steve Wilson works with city editor Charlie Anderson to trap an arsonist by arranging for him to burn down a factory.
S6E29Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Waterfront
An investigative reporter from the Illustrated Press is brutally beaten by the henchman of the waterfront boss after the paper publishes a series on waterfront racketeering.
S6E30Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Country Editor
The editor of a small-town newspaper discovers that the entire community is boycotting his paper for no apparent reason.
S6E31Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Adult Delinquents
Steve Wilson discovers that the delinquency of a young boy is attributed to his parents' lack of attention.
S6E32Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Crime in the City Room
A fugitive murderer arranges with Steve to come to the city room to surrender himself but things do not go as planned when the killer pulls a gun.
S6E33Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Marine Story
Steve Wilson attempts to help an old Marine Corps buddy suffering from guilt about 100 men under his command who were killed in battle.
S6E34Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
The Vacation Story
S6E35Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Insane Criminal
A distraught wife asks Steve Wilson for help when her husband, about to be released from a mental hospital, is headed for the death house.
S6E36Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Blackmail
S6E37Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Detective Agency
Steve Wilson investigates a detective agency which is attempting to frame the fashion editor of his paper.
S6E38Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Smear Magazine
A smear magazine with plans to publish a distorted version of a distinguished judge's life causes havoc and Steve Wilson tries to persuade the magazine editor not to proceed.
S6E39Mark Stevens as Steve Wilson (Mark Stevens)30 min
Fake S.O.S.
Steve Wilson suspects a young stowaway of making a phony call for help that caused a serious injury to an Illustrated Press reporter who covered the call.