Schlitz Playhouse Ambitious Cop (Season 4, Episode 44)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Schlitz Playhouse

Ambitious Cop (Season 4, Episode 44)

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

A policeman who wants to be a district attorney kills an old friend in a gun duel. He now has to reckon not only with the public, which thinks of him as a killer, but with angry mobsters.

Director

Hollingsworth Morse

Writers

William Jerome Fay (original story) (as William Fay) | Philip MacDonald (teleplay)

Producer

William Self

Cinematographer

George T. Clemens

Editor

Sam Gold

See all filmmakers & crew (8)

Edit Released

Updated Jul 8, 1955

Release date

Jul 8, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Ambitious Cop.

Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Watson Downs Actor Actor See fewer	The Magnetic Monster (1953)
Gene Evans Joe Devlin Joe Devlin See fewer	Ace in the Hole (1951)
Byron Foulger Superintendent Superintendent See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Lou Krugman Albert Stewart Albert Stewart See fewer	Not for Hire (1959)
Dayton Lummis Arthur Healy Arthur Healy See fewer	The Wrong Man (1956)
James Mason Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Lolita (1962)
Irving Mitchell Actor Actor See fewer	Freckles Comes Home (1942)
Noreen Nash Mary Gerski Mary Gerski See fewer	Phantom from Space (1953)
Walter Reed Actor Actor See fewer	Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)
K.L. Smith Actor (as Kenneth L. Smith) Actor (as Kenneth L. Smith) See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
John Stephenson Dr. Jacob Gerski Dr. Jacob Gerski See fewer	Charlotte's Web (1973)
Bernadette Withers Actress Actress See fewer	Bachelor Father (1957)