Stand By for Crime
| Stand By for Crime | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Starring | Boris Aplon Myron (Mike) Wallace George Cisar |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 11 – August 27, 1949 |
Stand By for Crime is an American television police drama that aired on ABC on Saturday nights from January 11 to August 27, 1949. The series stars veteran newsman Mike Wallace under his real name, Myron Wallace. The series is notable for being the first program to be transmitted from Chicago to New York City. It was ABC's component when each network presented 15 minutes of its programming on January 11, 1949, when the Bell System opened its coaxial cable linking TV's Midwestern and Eastern networks.