Ed here: I watched an episode of this last night because I had fond memories of it. Always a dicey undertaking. But it held up pretty well. Bronson broke the mold as far as TV detectives went. He wasn't all shiny and neat.
From Wikipedia: Man with a Camera is a 1950s television crime drama starring Charles Bronson.
Throughout the 1950s, Charles Bronson spent most of his early acting career in TV-shows as well as small parts in films, until he landed the lead in the ABC series The Man with a Camera.
In the series Bronson portrayed Mike Kovac, a former World War II combat photographer freelancing in New York City, who specialized in getting the photographs that other lensmen could not. He usually assisted newspapers, insurance companies, the police and private individuals, all of whom wanted a filmed record of an event.
By often acting as a private eye, Kovac gets himself into plenty of troubles involving criminals of every kind, helping with cases the police could not handle.
Besides an array of cameras for normal use, for surreptitious work Kovac employed cameras hidden in a radio, cigarette lighter and even his necktie. He also had a phone in his car, and a portable darkroom in the trunk where he could develop his negatives on the spot.
Kovac's police liaison was Lieutenant Donovan (James Flavin), though he frequently came for advice from Anton Kovac (Ludwig Stössel), his immigrant father.
I bought the DVD box set of this show recently and have been enjoying it. I had never seen it before. I've been on a Bronson kick recently, something about his on-screen persona that I really like.
ReplyDeleteI've watched some of these on HULU. I think it holds up pretty well.
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Charles Bronson, perhaps the most rampantly heterosexual geezer who ever lived.
ReplyDeleteHe does look like a man that tramples queers, i wonder if he has a thing for Heather O`Rourke as well ?.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great article which the series Bronson portrayed Mike Kovac, a former World War II combat photographer freelancing in New York City, who specialized in getting the photographs that other lensmen could not. He usually assisted newspapers, insurance companies, the police and private individuals, all of whom wanted a filmed record of an event.Thanks for sharing this article.
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