Man with a Camera (1958-1960)
Man with a Camera is an American television crime drama starring Charles Bronson as a war veteran turned photographer and investigator.
Director – Gerald Mayer
Writer – William Jerome Fay
Cast –
Charles Bronson as Mike Kovac
James Flavin as Lieutenant Donovan
Ludwig Stössel as Anton Kovac
Plot
Bronson portrayed Mike Kovac, a former Korean War combat photographer, freelancing in New York City, who specialized in getting the photographs that other lensmen could not. He usually assists newspapers, insurance companies, the police and private individuals, all of whom want a filmed record of an event.
By often acting as a private eye, Kovac gets himself into plenty of trouble involving criminals of every kind, helping with cases the police could not handle.
Besides an array of cameras for normal use, for surreptitious work Kovac employs cameras hidden in a radio, cigarette lighter and even his necktie. He also has a phone in his car, and a portable darkroom in the trunk where he could develop his negatives on the spot.
Kovac’s police liaison is Lieutenant Donovan (James Flavin), though he frequently seeks advice from Anton Kovac (Ludwig Stössel), his immigrant father.
Episode Guide:
Season 1
1 – Second Avenue Assassin
2 – The Warning
3 – Profile of a Killer
4 – Closeup on Violence
5 – Turntable
6 – Double Negative
7 – Another Barrier
8 – Blind Spot
9 – Two Strings of Pearls
10 – Six Faces of Satan
11 – Lady on the Loose
12 – The Last Portrait
13 – Face of Murder
14 – Mute Evidence
15 – The Big Squeeze
Season 2
1 – The Killer
2 – Eye Witness
3 – The Man Below
4 – Black Light
5 – The Positive Negative
6 – Missing
7 – Live Target
8 – Girl in the Dark
9 – The Bride
10 – The Picture War
11 – Touch-Off
12 – Hot Ice Cream
13 – Fragment of a Murder
14 – Kangaroo Court