As the original TV version of Dragnet was winding down, Jack Webb added another series with the mid-season entry, The DA's Man, which told the story of an investigator in the District Attorney's office (John Compton). Unfortunately, both series were cancelled at the end of the 1958-9 season.
Webb's Dragnet co-star, Ben Alexander, directed the episode, "The Unlucky Dutchman", with a pre-General Hospital John Beradino.
Co-star Ralph Manza would take on a number of guest roles throughout the 60's and early 70's before being cast as George Peppard's sidekick, if you will, in Banacek. Like Dragnet, The DA's Man was sponsored by Liggett & Myers (L & M, Chesterfield cigarettes), which sponsored the radio Dragnet as well.
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