M Squad: The Complete Series On DVD

One of the most memorable of the early television police dramas, M Squad debuted in 1957 running for three seasons on NBC.

There were many black and white crime dramas competing for viewers in the late fifties, notably Dragnet, Arrest and Trial and Checkmate. M Squad stands apart because of its unique combination of story, production values, musical score and a great cast portraying crime fighters getting down and dirty on the mean streets. Lee Marvin, stars as Lt. Frank Ballinger, a no-nonsense Chicago plainclothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The Squad's (M-for Murder) task is to root out organized crime and corruption in America's Second City. Among the guest stars were Angie Dickinson, Charles Bronson, Janice Rule, Leonard Nimoy, Ed Nelson, DeForest Kelley, H.M. Wynant and a young Burt Reynolds. B&W

Lee Marvin Bonus Disc content:
Wagon Train - The Jose Morales Story (1960)
Checkmate - Jungle Castle (1961)
The Virginian - It Tolls for Thee (1962)
Lee Marvin Presents: Lawbreaker - Pittsburgh (1963). B&W and Color episodes