M Squad

M Squad was an American television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on NBC. Set in Chicago, Illinois, it starred Lee Marvin as police lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of the department's "M Squad," battling organized crime and corrupt city officials. Paul Newlan starred as his boss, Captain Grey.

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American - Television series - NBC - Chicago, Illinois - Lee Marvin - Paul Newlan

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The theme music for the first season was composed by Stanley Wilson. In the second and third seasons, this was replaced with a new theme composed by Count Basie.

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Theme music - Stanley Wilson - Count Basie

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A soundtrack album, Music from M Squad, with liner notes by Lee Marvin, was released during the run of the show .

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