ClownVamp: ‘The Studio Reels’ on SuperRare

A few decades ago, a determined studio executive attempted to turn the story of Detective Jack Crimson into a major network television show. Set in the 1960s, Detective Jack follows the only honest cop in the LAPD. With a square jaw and an unavailable heart, he fights for justice—if he can get out of his own way. Hard-drinking and fast-loving, he prefers vodka on the rocks and often falls for women who seem to be out to get him killed.

Underwritten by an orange juice company, the show received the green light and was set in a pink-washed noir version of Los Angeles. However, chaos on set and internal squabbling over casting led to its quick demise. The only remaining footage from this thwarted effort, Detective Jack: The Studio Reels, is presented for the first and only time, alongside audio from a potential soundtrack that was never released in record stores.