Decoy

Decoy is a groundbreaking crime drama series from the late 1950s that follows the story of a female undercover policewoman in New York City, providing a unique perspective into the challenges and risks faced by female officers while showcasing the gritty aspects of the city and highlighting the daily struggles and sacrifices of the protagonist. Decoy is a 1957 American English-language Crime Drama television series featuring Beverly Garland, Frank Campanella, Joseph Sullivan, Ed Holmes, Phyllis Newman, Ludwig Donath and Leo Penn. Decoy was Produced by David Alexander, Stuart Rosenberg and Arthur H. Singer. Decoy is written by Jerome Coopersmith, Don Ettlinger, Steven Gardner, Abram S. Ginnes and Leon Tokatyan and it is directed by David Alexander, Michael Gordon and Donald Medford. Series originally aired on Syndication in English. Peter Rodgers Organization acquired the distribution rights for the series. Decoy has only one season and a cumulative total of 39 episodes which have a running time of 30 mins. each. Cinematography was done by Maurice Hartzband.