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  • Naked City Button in the Haystack (Season 2, Episode 16)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Naked City

Button in the Haystack (Season 2, Episode 16)
TV-14
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Ex-con panics when his own loan shark gets killed at his gas station. He tosses his own gun onto a passing truck, doubting the police will buy his story. Idealistic young Det. Adam Flint believes he's chasing justice for a reformed ...See moreEx-con panics when his own loan shark gets killed at his gas station. He tosses his own gun onto a passing truck, doubting the police will buy his story. Idealistic young Det. Adam Flint believes he's chasing justice for a reformed businessman, but everyone one else in the bureau feels he's chasing a phantom. After all, how many thousands of trucks passed through the Naked City that day ? Written by David Stevens See less
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Director
Writer
Composer
Cinematographer
Ernesto Caparrós (as Ernesto Caparros)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Feb 22, 1961

Release date
Feb 22, 1961 (United States)

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36 cast members
Name Known for
Paul Burke
Det. Adam Flint Det. Adam Flint   See fewer
Horace McMahon
Lt. Mike Parker Lt. Mike Parker   See fewer
Nancy Malone
Libby Kingston Libby Kingston   See fewer
Harry Bellaver
Det. Frank Arcaro Det. Frank Arcaro   See fewer
Albert Salmi
Lennard Brewer Lennard Brewer   See fewer
Peggy Ann Garner
Edie Brewer Edie Brewer   See fewer
Joseph Bernard
Assistant D.A. Colby Assistant D.A. Colby   See fewer
Doris Rich
Mrs. Jassy Mrs. Jassy   See fewer
Christopher Barbieri
Stanley Livny Stanley Livny   See fewer
Muriel Franklin
Dierdre Ross Dierdre Ross   See fewer
Phoebe McKay
Mrs. McDade Mrs. McDade   See fewer
Robert Weil
Nesvady (as Robert E. Weil) Nesvady (as Robert E. Weil)   See fewer
Mitchell Ryan
Overton (as Mitch Ryan) Overton (as Mitch Ryan)   See fewer
Joe Warren
Sean Ross (as Joseph Warren) Sean Ross (as Joseph Warren)   See fewer
Tom Ahearne
Patrolman (uncredited) Patrolman (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Alberts
Luna (uncredited) Luna (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Dana
Man in Pit (uncredited) Man in Pit (uncredited)   See fewer
Lawrence Dobkin
Narrator (uncredited) Narrator (uncredited)   See fewer
William Duell
Sam (uncredited) Sam (uncredited)   See fewer
Bo Enivel
Truck Driver (uncredited) Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Griff Evans
Man With Shovel (uncredited) Man With Shovel (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Gumeny
Benevento (uncredited) Benevento (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Guss
Diner owner (uncredited) Diner owner (uncredited)   See fewer
Stephen Hart
Beatnik (uncredited) Beatnik (uncredited)   See fewer
Joey Kennedy
Little Boy (uncredited) Little Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Susan Melvin
Little Girl (uncredited) Little Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Morton
Ivy Leaguer (uncredited) Ivy Leaguer (uncredited)   See fewer
Mac Munroe
Police Stenographer (uncredited) Police Stenographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Roy Pritchard
Ballistics Expert (uncredited) Ballistics Expert (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerome Raphael
Man With Bucket (uncredited) Man With Bucket (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Ratner
Seymour (uncredited) Seymour (uncredited)   See fewer
Bernard Reed
Candy Store Owner (uncredited) Candy Store Owner (uncredited)   See fewer
Brady Rubin
Pretty Girl (uncredited) Pretty Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Ed Simon
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Rickey Sloane
Martin (uncredited) Martin (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Tweddell
Mr. Jassey (uncredited) Mr. Jassey (uncredited)   See fewer
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