“When I first saw Anthony Mann’s film Side Street (1949), I hadn’t yet seen the television series Naked City. Seeing Side Street again, I’m excited to realize that its last shot must be the inspiration for the last shot of the last Naked City episode, ‘Barefoot on a Bed of Coals’ (1963).”
Eight members of the jury from 12 Angry Men appeared on Naked City. Five of those eight also appeared on Route 66, along with two more. Much of that casting was by Marion Dougherty.