Naked City - Season 4 - Eps 34: Barefoot on a Bed of Coals
A man who failed to qualify for the NYPD takes to impersonating a uniformed patrolman.His motives have to do with wanting to serve the public and also wanting to attract more desirable women. When he becomes involved in stopping a robbery and uses his non-regulation firearm the real NYPD searches him out.
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