Federal Men, which ran for five seasons (1950-55) on ABC, is an episodic crime series based on “real life cases” involving squeaky clean federal agents investigating everything from smugglers and counterfeiters to gamblers and bootleggers. There’s never a doubt that the good guys will get their man in the end, but it’s still fun to watch the stories unfold thanks to good acting, generally well written scripts and some slick production values that make each episode look and feel like a mini-film noir classic. The list of actors making guests appearances on the shows is impressive, ranging from Charles Bronson to Ben Gazzarra, and be sure to keep your eyes peeled for a young James Dean. Tying it all together is the work of Walter Greaza (The Edge of Night) as ‘The Chief’ of whatever bureau is doing the particular investigation.
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