The global adventures of Ken Franklin, ace operative of the William J. Burns Detective Agency, qualify as a pop-culture curio if only for star Arthur---later Art---Fleming, who hosted the original `Jeopardy!'
International Detective (Season 1)
The Conway Case (Episode 1)
Writer: Edward J. Mason
Air date: 1959-12-26
Runtime: 30 min
The Carrington Case (Episode 2)
Air date: 1960-01-02
Runtime: 30 min
The Dimitrios Case (Episode 3)
Air date: 1960-01-09
Runtime: 30 min
The Cumberland Case (Episode 4)
Air date: 1960-01-16
Runtime: 30 min
The Winthrop Case (Episode 5)
Air date: 1960-01-23
Runtime: 30 min
The Whitley Case (Episode 6)
Air date: 1960-01-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Ken Franklin and the International Detective Agency operatives assist the Paris police when a baby is stolen from a local hospital and held for ransom. The search for the kidnappers sends the detectives scrambling from Marseille, Lucerne and the Montmartre District of Paris in search of the child.
The Prescott Case (Episode 7)
Air date: 1960-02-06
Runtime: 30 min
The Dudley Case (Episode 8)
Air date: 1960-02-13
Runtime: 30 min
The Rose Bowl Case (Episode 9)
Air date: 1960-02-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The Burns International Detective Agency is hired to track down the criminals who printed scores of fake Rose Bowl tickets. The trail leads to England where the crooks pulled the same scam at Wembley Stadium. Franklin discovers the gang is now moving to bigger things - forging Belgian gold certificates.
The Steibel Case (Episode 10)
Air date: 1960-02-27
Runtime: 30 min
The Brenner Case (Episode 11)
Writer: Guy Morgan
Air date: 1960-03-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When a woman engaged to be married to a pilot repeatedly flees from her home, her fiance engages the International Detective Agency to find her and learn what is causing her fear. They decide to look into her past and discover she was put up for adoption by her Austrian parents. The detective follow her parents from Vienna to Paris and ultimately to the United States to discover the roots of her unhappy past.
The Dennison Case (Episode 12)
Writer: Lester Fuller
Air date: 1960-03-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A rich industrialist asks the Burns Agency to investigate the background of a mysterious Countess who is engaged to his son.
The Barnaby Case (Episode 13)
Writer: Lester Fuller
Air date: 1960-03-20
Runtime: 30 min
The Oakland Case (Episode 14)
Air date: 1960-03-27
Runtime: 30 min
The Carter Case (Episode 15)
Air date: 1960-04-03
Runtime: 30 min
The Marino Case (Episode 16)
Air date: 1960-04-10
Runtime: 30 min
The Daniels Case (Episode 17)
Writer: Lester Fuller
Air date: 1960-04-17
Runtime: 30 min
The Kempton Case (Episode 18)
Air date: 1960-04-24
Runtime: 30 min
The Stevenson Case (Episode 19)
Air date: 1960-05-01
Runtime: 30 min
The Raffael Case (Episode 20)
Writer: Guy Morgan
Air date: 1960-05-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When an employee of a movie theater chain represented by the International Detective Agency is shot, the company steps in to assist the police with their investigation. The gang responsible goes on to steal tommy guns from National Guard armories, rob banks and kill cops in the process. The private detectives discover a link between the crooks and confederates in Rome and pursue the gang leader to Italy.
The Bristol Case (Episode 21)
Air date: 1960-05-15
Runtime: 30 min
The Joplin Case (Episode 22)
Air date: 1960-05-22
Runtime: 30 min
The Santino Case (Episode 23)
Air date: 1960-05-29
Runtime: 30 min
The Bismarck Case (Episode 24)
Air date: 1960-06-05
Runtime: 30 min
The Marlowe Case (Episode 25)
Air date: 1960-06-12
Runtime: 30 min
The Raschid Case (Episode 26)
Air date: 1960-06-19
Runtime: 30 min
The Rosario Case (Episode 27)
Writer: Lester Fuller
Air date: 1960-12-10
Runtime: 30 min
The Rainis Case (Episode 28)
Writer: Paul Tabori
Air date: 1960-12-17
Runtime: 30 min
The Medina Case (Episode 29)
Air date: 1960-12-31
Runtime: 30 min
The Orlando Case (Episode 30)
Air date: 1961-01-21
Runtime: 30 min
The Sheridan Case (Episode 31)
Air date: 1961-04-09
Runtime: 30 min
The Somerset Case (Episode 32)
Air date: 1961-04-16
Runtime: 30 min
The Anthony Case (Episode 33)
Air date: 1961-04-23
Runtime: 30 min
The Delores Case (Episode 34)
Air date: 1961-04-30
Runtime: 30 min
The Stanton Case (Episode 35)
Air date: 1961-05-07
Runtime: 30 min
The Dunster Case (Episode 36)
Air date: 1961-05-21
Runtime: 30 min
The Martos Case (Episode 37)
Air date: 1961-05-28
Runtime: 30 min
The Washington Case (Episode 38)
Writer: Guy Morgan
Air date: 1961-06-06
Runtime: 30 min
The Madison Case (Episode 39)
Air date: 1961-06-13
Runtime: 30 min