Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop

Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop is an American crime show that aired on the DuMont Television Network[1] from May 8 to July 3, 1953.Jimmy Hughes (William Redfield) returns from the Korean War when his policeman father is killed by criminals.Inspector Ferguson (Rusty Lane) becomes his mentor when Jimmy joins the police to find his father's killers.[citation needed] Columnist C. E. Butterfield of The Evening Star expressed disappointment that the DuMont Network had dropped Dark of Night "in favor of a who-dun-it" whose "opening performance seemed amateurish".[5][6] Other newspapers, however, showed Guide Right moved to the Friday 8:30 pm time slot on DuMont stations.
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