The Telltale Clue

*The Telltale Clue*
The Telltale Clue
Starring	Anthony Ross
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer	Charles E. Martin
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	CBS Television

The Telltale Clue, sometimes billed as The Tell-Tale Clue, is an American police drama that aired on CBS Television on Thursday nights at 10pm ET from July 18, 1954, to September 23, 1954. aired on CBS in the same time slot from March to June 1954, and resumed the same time slot from September 30 until the end of the run in June 1955.^[1]

The program was produced by Charles E. Martin (1910-1983), and sponsored by Philip Morris cigarettes. At least two episodes were written by novelist and essayist Gore Vidal.^[2]

Synopsis[]

The series centered on Det. Lt. Richard Hale, the head of the criminology department of the police department of an unnamed city, who used scientific equipment and analytical skills to solve 'perfect crimes'.

Cast[]

Guest stars included Anthony Ross as Det. Lt. Richard Hale and Darren McGavin.

Preservation status[]

Two episodes are available on YouTube, see CTVA entry at External Links.

References[]

^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 203. p. 1178. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
^ The Telltale Clue at CTVA

External links[]

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[1] The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 203. p. 1178. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

[2] The Telltale Clue at CTVA

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v t Gore Vidal
Plays	Visit to a Small Planet (1957) The Best Man (1960) Weekend (1968) An Evening with Richard Nixon (1972)
Novels	Williwaw (1946) The City and the Pillar (1948) Dark Green, Bright Red (1950) Messiah (1954) Julian (1964) Washington, D.C. (1967) Myra Breckinridge (1968) Two Sisters (1970) Burr (1973) Myron (1974) 1876 (1976) Kalki (1978) Creation (1981) Duluth (1983) Lincoln (1984) Empire (1987) Hollywood (1990) Live from Golgotha: The Gospel According to Gore Vidal (1992) The Smithsonian Institution (1998) The Golden Age (2000)
Screenplays	The Catered Affair (1956) I Accuse! (1958) The Left Handed Gun (1958) The Scapegoat (1959) Ben Hur (1959) (uncredited) Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) The Best Man (1964) Is Paris Burning? (1966) Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) Caligula (1979) Dress Gray (1986) The Sicilian (1987) (uncredited) Billy the Kid (1989) The Palermo Connection (1989)
Teleplays	The Telltale Clue Danger Climax! Suspense The Best of Broadway Goodyear Television Playhouse Studio One NBC Matinee Theater General Electric Theater NBC Sunday Showcase Ford Startime
People	Eugene Luther Vidal (father) Nina Auchincloss Straight (half-sister) Burr Steers (nephew) Hugh Auchincloss Steers (nephew) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (stepsister)