Front Page Detective – Penthouse Jungle (1951) | Silent Death by Poison Darts – DuMont Network
From the shadows of early network television comes Front Page Detective — a rare crime-drama series from the DuMont Network, first broadcast in 1951. Starring veteran actor Edmund Lowe as newspaper columnist David Chase, the show dramatized stories of intrigue and danger inspired by the popular Front Page Detective true-crime magazine. In this episode, “Penthouse Jungle” (1951), a heated confrontation inside a restaurant sends reporter David Chase looking for a story. He seeks out the psychiatrist involved in the scuffle for an interview — but during that visit, Chase unexpectedly encounters a native princess and learns of her deadly skill [See More…]
