A young Larry at Oxe Military Institute

Larry Hagman in I Dream of Jeannie on NBC (1965 to 1970)

Roscoe Karns (above) played the title role in the popular DuMont Television
Network series from 1950 to 1954, one of the longest-running programs on
the network. His son, character actor Todd Karns, also appeared in the
series. It was a live crime series set in New York City. The DuMont offices
and corridors were used as sets since the program was produced on a
small budget. .

At the end of each program, Rocky King would exchange telephone small
talk with his unseen wife Mabel and, after hanging up, say to no one in
particular, "Great girl, that Mabel".

Although most episodes were destroyed, some still exist, including 
37 at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Four episodes of the 
series were released to DVD on November 21, 2006. 

Actress/singer Ann Marie Blyth was often cast in Hollywood musicals,
but was also successful in dramatic roles. Her performance as Veda
Pierce in the 1945 film Mildred Pierce was nominated for an Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actress.

From left: Ann Blyth and Joan Crawford in “Mildred Pierce”