Madigan The Midtown Beat (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Madigan

The Midtown Beat (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Shady businessman Balinger's deal with equally shady Cravat is ruined when Balinger is robbed by juvenile Billy Fix. Balinger hires homosexual hitmen Blue and Kraft to kill Billy. Madigan must find the juvenile in Harlem before they do.

Director

Jack Smight

Writers

David Freeman (adapted for television by) | Roland Kibbee (written by) | Dean Hargrove (written by) | Oliver Crawford (story consultant) | William P. McGivern (written by)

Producer

Roland Kibbee

Composer

Dick DeBenedictis (music score)

Cinematographer

Jack Priestley

Editor

Ronald LaVine

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Updated Oct 4, 1972

Release date

Oct 4, 1972 (United States)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Widmark Sgt. Dan Madigan Sgt. Dan Madigan See fewer	Kiss of Death (1947)
Marlene Warfield Clara Clara See fewer	Network (1976)
Robert Moore Hal Ivy Hal Ivy See fewer	Endless Love (1981)
Charles Durning Sid Balinger Sid Balinger See fewer	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Nathan George Roscoe Blue Roscoe Blue See fewer	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Cab Calloway Doc Pizer Doc Pizer See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Michael McGuire Mike Cravat Mike Cravat See fewer	Hard Times (1975)
Dennis Hines Billy Fix Billy Fix See fewer	Buck and the Preacher (1972)
Dolores Sutton Mrs. Balinger Mrs. Balinger See fewer	The Trouble with Angels (1966)
Michael Lombard Caterer Caterer See fewer	Pet Sematary (1989)
Joyce Walker Tina Tina See fewer	Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Madge Sinclair Boots Boots See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
Tim Pelt Kraft Kraft See fewer	Coming Home (1978)
Gilbert Lewis Smokey Fix Smokey Fix See fewer	Candyman (1992)
Fred Ottaviano Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	The Code Conspiracy (2002)