Manhunt is an American syndicated half-hour television crime drama starring Victor Jory as a San Diego police detective Lt. Howard Finucane, Charles Bateman as his partner Det. George Peters (in the first 13 episodes), and Patrick McVey as police beat newspaper reporter Ben Andrews, who also narrated the episodes. Seventy-eight episodes were broadcast between April 15, 1959, and 1961.
Filmed on location in San Diego, the series regularly showcased local sites such as the Pacific Highway district, police headquarters, the San Diego Zoo, the Star of India, San Diego Bay, the Bali Hai Restaurant and the Hotel Del Coronado. A panorama of the cityscape was featured during the closing credits.
The character Ben Andrews was based on the San Diego Union police beat reporter Pliny Castanien.
Cast
- Victor Jory as Det. Lieutenant Howard Finucane
- Patrick McVey as Ben Andrews
- Todd Armstrong as Det. Carl Spencer (episodes 66–78)
Episodes
Season 1 (1959–60)
Season 2 (1960–61)
Recognition
In 1960 the National Conference of Police Commissioners recognized the program for depicting "an accurate and realistic picture of the modern police officer".