Naked City (Portrait of a Painter / Don't Knock It 'Till You've Tried It / Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant / The Tragic Success of Alfred Tiloff)

Gritty and realistic, Naked City is one of television's best police dramas, first broadcast in the early '60s. Starring Paul Burke as Detective Adam Flint and Horace McMahon as his boss, Lt. Mike Parker, this DVD contains four episodes.

"Portrait Of A Painter": A struggling artist (William Shatner) awakens to find his wife has been murdered. He swears that he didn't do it, but Detective Flint is not convinced.

"Don't Knock It 'Till You've Tried It": Walter Matthau is a stressed psychiatrist who seeks solace in a Las Vegas dancer, who kidnaps him and threatens to kill him if he doesn't marry her.

"Alive And Still A Second Lieutenant": A frustrated junior executive who erupts with anger when a man named Mr. Binks (Jon Voight) taunts him must deal with his guilt.

"The Tragic Success Of Alfred Tiloff": Lifelong failure Alfy Tiloff (Jack Klugman) tries for a big payoff when he kidnaps a little girl, but his scheme's success may have a price that he can't afford.

Offering more noir-infused tales from the NAKED CITY, this release offer a selection of black and white hard-bitten reality from the popular television show. As was often the case with the show, a surprising amount of future stars are present throughout. "Portrait of a Painter" features William Shatner as an artist attempting to convince police of his innocence when his wife is found brutally murdered; "Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant" follows the torrid tale of a man berated by a fellow office worker (played by Jon Voight); Walter Matthau features in "Don't Knock it Till You've Tried It," playing a kidnapped psychologist; Finally, "The Tragic Success of Alfred Tiloff" is a further tale of kidnapping woes, and stars Jack Klugman from QUINCY.