Target: The Corruptors!
A newspaper columnist and his assistant expose organized crime.
Target: The Corruptors! is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from September 29, 1961 to September 21, 1962. The series starred Stephen McNally and was broadcast on Fridays from 10 to 11 p.m. In syndication, the series was titled Expose.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Crime drama
- Creator
- Lester Velie
- Writer
- Harry Essex
- Harry Kleiner
- Christopher Knopf
- Dick Nelson
- Lester Pine
- Les Ralston
- Adrian Spies
- Palmer Thompson
- Director
- William Conrad
- Walter Doniger
- Arthur Hiller
- Józef Lejtes
- Don Medford
- John Peyser
- Starring
- Stephen McNally
- Robert Harland
- Harold J. Stone
- Theme music
- Rudy Schrager
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
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Did You Know?
- Gene Roddenberry wrote for at least one episode.
- Sydney Pollack directed the episode 'The Wreckers'.
- The series was considered as part of a U.S. Senate subcommittee investigation into violence and crime on television on July 28, 1961.
Plot
Paul Marino, a newspaper columnist, and his assistant Jack Flood investigate criminal activity and expose organized rackets and corruption. Each episode probes a different type of illegal activity, including bookmaking, charity scams, prostitution, and protection rackets. The New York Times wrote that the first episode indicated the stress may be more on violence and sensationalism than on the social phenomenon under study. Series creator Lester Velie said the program combined the resources of investigative journalism with the drama of television.
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