I'm the Law

This article is about the TV show. For other uses, see I Am the Law (disambiguation).

I'm the Law is the title of a 30-minute syndicated American television police drama series which aired in 1953 starring George Raft as Lt. George Kirby, a New York Police Department detective involved in solving a variety of crimes in New York City.^[1][2]

I'm the Law
Genre	Police drama
Developed by	Cosman Productions Television Corporation of America
Directed by	Jean Yarbrough George Archainbaud Robert G. Walker
Starring	George Raft
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Pat Costello Lou Costello
Production locations	New York City, United States
Editor	William Austin
Running time	25 mins.
Original release
Network	Syndicated
Release	February 13 (1953-02-13) – July 31, 1953 (1953-07-31)

Filming began in March 1952.^[3]

The series first aired on February 13, 1953 and ended on July 31, 1953.^{[citation needed]} It was filmed at Hal Roach Studios by a production company owned by Lou Costello. Costello's brother, Pat, was the executive producer.^[4] Jean Yarbrough was the director. The series was distributed by MCA-TV.^[5]

Cast and guest stars

Besides Raft, Rochelle Hudson and Gordon Jones were members of the show's cast.^[5] Other actors seen on the program included those indicated in the table below.

Actor	Role	Appearances
June Vincent	Dorothy Hill	2 episodes
Lawrence Dobkin	Fred Harms	2 episodes
J. Anthony Hughes	Police officer	2 episodes
Frank Marlowe	Murderer	2 episodes
Robert Bice	Detective Bill	2 episodes
Rex Lease	Officer Johnny	2 episodes

Reception

The New York Times TV critic said Raft's "show is not bad at all, at least not by the TV standard for detective stories... Mr Raft is still playing Mr Raft... however his limited histrionic abilities in some way work to his advantage."^[6]

References

1. Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 189
2. Vagg, Stephen (February 9, 2020). "Why Stars Stop Being Stars: George Raft". Filmink.
3. "Coast Activity". Variety. March 12, 1952. p. 40. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
4. Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987'. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 32. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8.
5. "Reviews of TV Film Shows". Billboard. October 3, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
6. J. G. (Feb 18, 1953). "TELEVISION IN REVIEW". New York Times. ProQuest 112610898.

External links

• I'm the Law at IMDb
• I'm the Law at CTVA