Season 1 • Episode 26
LatestCasey investigates a high-society gambling syndicate.
New York City policewoman Casey Jones' assignment to fight crime often entails her going undercover in some of the seediest and most dangerous parts of the city. Decoy is a groundbreaking American crime drama television series created for syndication and initially broadcast from October 14, 1957, to July 7, 1958, with thirty-nine 30-minute black-and-white episodes. It was the first American police series with a female protagonist. Many Decoy episodes are in the public domain.
Acting
Beverly Garland commits to every ridiculous undercover scenario.
Production
Shot on location in 1957 NYC — time capsule gold.
Writing
Casey breaks fourth wall to moralize directly at YOU.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Decoy predates Cagney & Lacey by 25 years and Charlie's Angels by nearly 20, yet remains virtually unknown in TV canon.
Beverly Garland later played the mom in My Three Sons and built a hotel empire — Casey Jones was just her warmup.
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