Naked City - Season 2 - Eps 27: Make-Believe Man
Officer Gode informs the detectives that one of his homeless men, a Frank Manfred, has disappeared and that some of the other Bowery citizens say he was kidnapped. The detectives are skeptical but follow up. Manfred has become the pawn in a South American Revolution. He is being used by Carlos Ruldan to impersonate a revolutionary leader named Colonel Bryar whom the people loved. When men with South American ties begin turning up dead the detectives believe there may be something to this kidnapping story.
About Naked City
Title: Naked City
First Air Date: 1958-09-30
Last Air Date: 1963-05-29
Status: Ended
Rating: 5.5/10 (from 11 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 138
Network: ABC
Genres: Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
Production Companies: Shelle Productions, Screen Gems Television
Synopsis
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.
Cast
Harry Bellaver
Frank Arcaro
Paul Burke
Adam Flint
Horace McMahon
Mike Parker
Lawrence Dobkin
Narrator (voice)
Nancy Malone
Libby Kingston
