Red Light And Siren 1956. TV Pilot to the Code 3 television series.

[@BlackSheeproadstar]

Never heard of this show, I enjoyed it; thanks for uploading it.

[@MoviecraftInc]

Our pleasure!

[@Neal_R]

Fascinating. You are certainly the KZbin *King of Obscure*, THANK YOU!!!

[@MoviecraftInc]

Wow, thank you!

[@LostTV-sy3gb]

You deserve the title, after coming up with this show. Awesome!

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

This was terrific - thanks for posting. I’m going to watch all the Code 3 episodes I can find now.

[@LostTV-sy3gb]

For some reason I thought the name of the show was Red Light and Siren. Code 3? I'll be looking for more.

[@jimkilleen9130]

on Amazon now (2024)..really IS a good show.

[@sarahshouse1890]

Same here!!👍👍😊

[@sarahshouse1890]

​@jimkilleen9130 Thank you very much for that information! I didn't know that!

[@kindredspirit3875]

Also

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

Another great find, the wife and I really enjoyed this it had a bit of a twist in the end.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Sheriffs are driving new 1957 Fords in the opening sequence. At 09:16 cruiser is a '56 Ford. Both have base model trim ('56 Mainline, '57 Custom). Enter a 1955 Ford at 11:20 , then parked behind '56 at 11:28 . Bad guy drives a 1953 Ford.

[@pgh45rpms]

Vehicle provided by Ford Motor Company.

[@daleterry882]

Thanks for that excellent info on these old cars!!

[@SallySallySallySally]

40-year-old James Griffith played the role of "Orville Greer." He was in hundreds of productions during his four-decade-long career and, coincidentally, he was a Marine in WW II. Many of his roles followed this type of smarmy character because they were plentiful and kept him working, but he was in some comedies too. He passed away in 1993 at age 77. 34-year-old William Schallert played the role "Max McKinney" (the crime lab guy.) He was also in many hundreds of productions over his seven-decade career. His biggest recurring role was "Martin Lane" in the three seasons of "The Patty Duke Show" in the mid 60's. He married Leah Waggner when he was 27 and they remained married for 66 years until her death in 2015. William passed away the following year at 93 years of age. 43-year-old Richard Travis played the role of the sheriff. Most of his movie roles before this were either un-credited or credited as "William Justice" (his birth name.) This was a recurring role for him in all 40 episodes of "Code 3," which was syndicated for one season. He played the role of "Bert Jefferson," Bette Davis's love interest, in the classic 1941 movie comedy "The Man Who Came to Dinner." He passed away in 1989 at the age of 76.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

James would have been a good choice for Norman Bates had Tony Perkins not aced that role. Incidentally, he apparently was a musician and was in Spike Jones' band, so he must have been really good. He also scored a couple of movies including one of Russ Meyers' early films.

[@craigkennedy4418]

Lots of background information you gave us 👏👏 Your better than a couple of Podcasts I no longer listen to because of just this reason,no side notes Thanks Buddy 😎👊🎬🎥🍿

[@truthadvocacy]

"He married Leah Waggner when he was 27 and they remained married for 66 years until her death in 2015." A freak case by US modern standards.😂

[@davidhogan7020]

Mr. Griffith could always be depended on to play a top-notch weasel.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Is there anything that William Shalleret is not in?

[@-oiiio-3993]

14:30 - "I noticed also that the radio was playing; real long haired stuff. Yeah, real long hair..."

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@BackToTheBlues Why do you assume that I am unaware of this?

[@-oiiio-3993]

​@@BackToTheBlues Many who enjoy 20th Century films are aware of their context, historic and cultural. Ain't that just the cat's pajamas?

[@johncaldwell-wq1hp]

That is "Hi-Brow"music-(totally foreign to "you-tubers"!!

[@paulsheehan5010]

I miss red lights, now as of 1968, Emergency vehichles can have blue.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Subscribed

[@janhelgerson3055]

Interesting watching movies from when my parents were young.

[@ShakespeareCafe]

This is superbly done. “I buy my wrenches from Harbor Freight” is what he wanted to say

[@raylamp4505]

The city looked so clean. Not now.

[@paulbranham]

Another possibility is that they intended to re-title "Code 3" to "Red Light and Siren" for later syndication. This was a common practice during the Golden Age of Television.

[@MoviecraftInc]

Interesting possibility. It's my understanding syndicated titles were used for network programming, where network contracts would not allow another station to air a TV show at the same time due to contractual agreements. So in order to syndicate or air the shows the same year the titles of the show were changed. This is when the network wanted to avoid confusion with first run vs. reruns on the same channel too. Code 3 was released by Hal Roach Jr. as syndicated series, so I don't believe in a one year run (39 episodes at the time) Roach would have needed to create a "syndicated" title. Code 3 was first run syndicated, so they would sell to a TV market or network for a year, and since the second run was already "reruns" the series wouldn't need a syndicated title. I admit there are exceptions to every rule. Thanks for the possibility.

[@louk231]

Thanks for making this gem available.

[@MoviecraftInc]

My pleasure!

[@RonGreeneComedian]

James Griffith is one of my all-time favorite bad guys.

[@GilbertRios-o8l]

Great old classic " Rivers 13

[@sarahshouse1890]

Love this show and episode!! Fantastic!!👍✨️🫠

[@robertdesantis6205]

Similar true life scenario. Someone survives military service, returns to civilian life, and is a victim of a brutal crime.

[@MoviecraftInc]

Isn't that the truth!

[@DCShaneTours]

You mean like the country abandoning him at an airport not even giving him a bus ticket home? Abandoned by a country and not building up enough Veteran Administration hospitals? Abandoned by his country and not giving him universal basic income for the rest of his life? Lied to by politicians and sent to Vietnam in Iraq on lies?

[@sarahshouse1890]

You are absolutely one hundred percent correct.

[@thisravenhasflown010]

Oh stop. 😂

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

Barbaric criminal. The Chair.

[@mikeo.9838]

Thanks for sharing, subscribed.

[@MoviecraftInc]

Welcome!

[@mikeo.9838]

@@MoviecraftInc We love the old action black and white series. Merry Christmas.

[@alandesouzacruz5124]

Cool episode

[@holoholohaolenokaoi2299]

that dude was convincing psycho killer

[@stringlarson1247]

Man, just a smear of petroleum jelly or something like it for Orville's makeup was perfect to make him look sinister.

[@MrMenefrego1]

Great program; an excellent and rare find! BTW., I wonder if anyone has actually caught a Boobie in a Boobie Trap?

[@paul-u2y9y]

My mom gave me that same ST.Christopher medal before i went in the navy, it went half way around the world with me. more than a few sailors had one.

[@dizzman5546]

My dad had one in his car all his life😢

[@truthadvocacy]

👍👍

[@davidcouch6514]

James Griffith usually plays a beachcomber.

[@Joeblow-ms3cv]

Indubidubly 🙂

[@HassoBenSoba]

"Usually"?

[@elvispresley3340]

And - there are 'disturbed' people out there like the criminal depicted here - CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.

[@mikeh.7499]

Cheers and hello b ack at you from San Fracisco.

[@Joeblow-ms3cv]

The scientist is none other than Patti Duke's daddy. But Patti's only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights.

[@pgh45rpms]

12:08 That's William Schallert in the crime lab.

[@mikeh.7499]

When cousins... are two of a kind...😊

[@davidtaylor5204]

He should have lawyered up the moment they wanted to search his residence.

[@paintnamer6403]

I thought he was going to put some of that cactus on his seat. That might make my back feel on fire.

[@Luvoldmovies-Kat.St.Aug.]

My Father -in-law served as a Marine in the Korean War. His helicopter crashed in combat , he was the only Survivor. When he came to and was walking among people in a town they thought he was drunk and laughed at him calling him a drunk gringo…? I quess he reminded them of a drunk gringo staggering around town .He was dazed and bloody . ….Never Hitch a ride from a stranger. That’s sad this is based on a true crime story . Burn in hell 👍💕love the actor. Seen him in a ton of stuff 🎥📺⭐️🎭😍 My Point being I would Be really pissed off if my father-in-law had went through all that survived a helicopter crash and then picked up hitchhiking and this was done to him, this is my point of the whole comment.

[@truthadvocacy]

Koreans don't call European-looking men "gringos".

[@Luvoldmovies-Kat.St.Aug.]

@@truthadvocacy for some reason they did laughing I am going to take the sole Survivor of the incident word for it myself other than a textbook or the Internet I’m gonna go with real life

[@fromthesidelines]

Narrated by Rye Billsbury {Michael Rye}.

[@AnnacolleenEtters]

I've never heard my maiden's name used for anything, but cooking oil. I just love the automobiles. I kind of wish they were in color

[@truthadvocacy]

B&W is right for that era!

[@Lforaday3]

Also, the CSI tech played the ambulance driver in the same movie 😊

[@Jstme303]

CSI of the the 50's

[@Lforaday3]

The actor playing the marine looks like the actor in the movie Them who was the cop attacked by the giant ants near the beginning of the film.

[@harrietweber2520]

I eant to know the perps punishment

[@fromthesidelines]

Well, let's just say the jury gave Orville Greer "the perfect punishment": *life imprisonment in the State Prison.* 😠

[@ralphsanchico2452]

@@fromthesidelines I doubt it, probably a stinch in the "Rubber Room Rest Home"!

[@paul-u2y9y]

not a bad print, thanks.

[@fromthesidelines]

William Schallert is "McKay".

[@bevaconme]

i guess wagner's music was in the public domain by this time.

[@dizzman5546]

The killer reminded me of our highway murderer Ivan Milat in Australia,😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

👍

[@dizzman5546]

Is that Dobi Gillis 's teacher.

[@Joeblow-ms3cv]

Orville did his time @ Q, then turned over a new leaf and changed his last name to Redenbacher, and the rest is history. 😃

[@myronbledsoe44]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brianturner7214]

😇😇😇

[@barbarajohnson3876]

Hal roach

[@SSRN_SEAVIEW]

nice f ing guy.........

[@randytaylor1258]

All those ugly old Fords. What happened ti all thr classic '55, '56, and '57 Chevys?

[@GilbertRios-o8l]

Chevy number One 😭!! Rivers 13

[@joeh5483]

The original "forensic files" episode...