Pumps' Perplexities

In the early days of television there was a detective show named
Rocky King, Inside Detective.....Believe it or not the show was on
the air for about 5 years and was LIVE, in a weekend time slot,
and only one half hour long......Before Dragnet, before Naked City,
there was Rocky King.....

What makes this show so memorable was that is was produced
so cheaply and still so good.....It was 'aired' on a small, New York
City based, network that never got off the ground.....Dumont......
I doubt if a lot of people in the US saw it, in those days.....The
early '50s.......

Each week Roscoe Karns would solve a crime case with the only
thing he had.....A good script and plot......The poor lighting,
set furniture and store bought clothing were the simplest at
best.....But when it was broadcast there you were glued to
the new "box with a picture tube" watching the latest adventures
of Rocky King, Inside Detective......Come to think of it, he never
did really go "outside"......Pumps