DECOY (1957-1958) – Nobody doesn’t like Beverly Garland! For decades, she was a pleasant presence in B-movies and television. Here’s the very first tv show about a female cop, with Beverly pitch-perfect as a tough, savvy undercover policewoman.
Garland starred as Patricia “Casey” Jones (yes, like the train engineer), who did a hard-boiled narration for her character’s adventures in 39 half-hour episodes of this series. Beverly WAS the whole show, being the only recurring character for the entire run.
NOTE: Frank Campanella is sometimes listed as her “co-star” but actually he played a different character in each of the 3 episodes he appeared in.
Always professional, always relentless in bringing down the bad guys, Casey was the original “no-frills” character. The only look into her personal life came from a few vague references to a past romance with a policeman who went on to get killed in the line of duty. Continue reading
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