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''The Investigators'' is an American adventure/drama television series that aired on CBS from October 5, to December 28, 1961. ==Synopsis== The series starred James Franciscus as insurance investigator Russ Andrews part of the firm of ''Investigators, Inc''. The program was the second of Franciscus's five attempts at series television. The series co-starred James Philbrook as Steve Banks, Alan Austin as Bill Davis, and Mary Murphy as Maggie Peters, the secretary who frequently helped the three investigators with their cases. ''The Investigators'' was based in New York City. The program was similar to ABC's successful detective series ''77 Sunset Strip'' and ''Hawaiian Eye''.〔(Thrilling Detective.com: ''The Investigators'' )〕 ''The Investigators'' faced tough competition. Two ABC sitcoms, Fred MacMurray's ''My Three Sons'', in its second season, and Cynthia Pepper's ''Margie'', in its only season, aired opposite ''The Investigators''. National Broadcasting Company offered two new programs, Richard Chamberlain in ''Dr. Kildare'' and Shirley Booth in ''Hazel'', at the same hour.〔1961-1962 American network television schedule〕 Though the series ran so briefly, it nevertheless featured an array of guest stars, including Joanna Barnes, Edward Binns, Pat Carroll, William Fawcett, Rhonda Fleming, Dennis Hopper, Bethel Leslie, Ida Lupino, Gavin MacLeod, Lee Marvin, Dina Merrill, Mickey Rooney, Richard Rust, Albert Salmi, Vaughn Taylor, Harry Townes, Claire Trevor, and Jane Wyman. After the series ended, Franciscus was later cast in his most successful television role in NBC's ''Mr. Novak'' (1963–1965), as a high school English teacher. He starred later in ABC's ''Longstreet'', as an insurance investigator once again, but this the character, Mike Longstreet, is a blind man. Coincidentally, ''The Investigators'' and ''Longstreet'' aired at the same time, Thursdays at 9 PM (Eastern). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Investigators (U.S. TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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