1955

S1On Trial

Thu, Sep 22, 1955

The pilot film for the series of the same title. The pilot episode dramatizes the case of a U.S. Attorney who is asked to prosecute a seaman who is accused of ejecting six refugees from a lifeboat, which he felt was necessary in an attempt to prevent all on the lifeboat from drowning due to overcrowding.

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S1.E1 ∙ The Trial of Edward Pritchard

Thu, Sep 13, 1956

At the turn of the century in Glasgow, Scotland, an eminent physician is charged with poisoning his wife.

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S1.E2 ∙ We Who Love Her

Thu, Sep 20, 1956

Libby and Carl Wilson want to adopt their niece who has been living with them since her parents were killed in an auto accident. But before the youngster came to live with them Libby was arrested for shoplifting, which ordinarily would make her ineligible to adopt a child. It's up to the court to decide whether the couple's devotion to the child is enough to outweigh Libby's criminal record.

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S1.E3 ∙ The Nevada Nightingale

Thu, Sep 27, 1956

A singer in a Nevada night club accepts a job offered her by an opera impresario. The owner of the night club thereupon sues her for breach of contract, and the court must decide whether or not her services are special, unique and irreplaceable.

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S1.E4 ∙ Twice in Peril

Thu, Oct 18, 1956

The rope is cut while a young trapeze artist is doing her act, and she is killed. The other members of the act suspect one another of the murder.

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S1.E5 ∙ The De Santre Story

Thu, Oct 25, 1956

The wife of a member of the French Academy is charged with the murder of a gossip columnist. She testifies that she had to kill him to save her husband from being blackmailed.

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S1.E6 ∙ Law Is for the Lovers

Thu, Nov 08, 1956

When the son of an immigrant owner of a cream parlor gets engaged to the town banker's daughter the banker, opposing the marriage, attempts to prevent a wedding by opening a rival ice cream parlor across the street.

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S1.E7 ∙ Death in the Snow

Thu, Nov 15, 1956

A group of gold prospectors isolated in the frozen wastes of Alaska bring their leader to trial for the murder of their Indian guide.

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S1.E8 ∙ The Trial of Mary Surratt

Thu, Nov 22, 1956

An ex-cavalry officer of the U.S. Army returns to his law practice after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He is convinced of Mary Surratt's guilt in the conspiracy, but friends persuade him to talk to Mary and possibly defend her.

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S1.E9 ∙ The Person and Property of Margery Hay

Thu, Dec 06, 1956

An old lady, whose only wrongdoing is that she doesn't like to open her mail, is served an eviction notice due to an unpaid property tax.

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S1.E10 ∙ The Jameson Case

Thu, Dec 13, 1956

Comm. Andrew Jameson is called before a court-martial in 1852. While at sea, he was responsible for the hanging of three seamen suspected of planning a mutiny.

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S1.E11 ∙ The Fourth Witness

Thu, Dec 20, 1956

A paint salesman is accused of three fires in a factory. He was seen in the vicinity and had just recently lost the account.

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S1.E12 ∙ The Trial of Colonel Blood

Thu, Jan 03, 1957

In the 1660's, Col. Blood was a courageous rebel against the throne of Charles II of England. He is accused of a number of crimes, including an attempt to steal the crown jewels, and Charles II himself tries him.

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S1.E13 ∙ Dog vs. Biddeford

Thu, Jan 10, 1957

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S1.E14 ∙ Libel in the Wax Museum

Thu, Jan 17, 1957

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S1.E15 ∙ The Tichborne Claimant

Thu, Jan 31, 1957

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S1.E16 ∙ The Lie Detector Game

Thu, Feb 07, 1957

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S1.E17 ∙ The Case of the Forgotten Man

Thu, Feb 14, 1957

A prominent attorney who aspires to the governorship is confronted by the wife of a man jailed for forgery. The attorney was involved in the case against the convict five years before, and the woman still believes her husband is innocent.

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S1.E18 ∙ The Case of the Double Trouble

Thu, Feb 28, 1957

A man is arrested for robbery at the Hollywood Bowl.

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S1.E19 ∙ The Case of the Panicky Man

Thu, Mar 07, 1957

A man is accused of murdering his wife on the basis of his unusual behavior on the day she died. He was seen scrubbing traces of blood off the porch and burning her clothes.

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S1.E20 ∙ The Freeman Case

Thu, Mar 14, 1957

Attorney William Seward accepts the case of a man who murdered five members of the same family. In this case, Seward, who later became Lincoln's secretary of state, set a legal precedent in American courts.

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S1.E21 ∙ The Ghost of Devil's Island

Thu, Mar 28, 1957

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S1.E22 ∙ The Case of the Jealous Bomber

Thu, Apr 04, 1957

An insanely jealous man suspects his wife of secretly meeting his business partner. He decides to murder his rival and works on an ingenious scheme.

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S1.E23 ∙ The Case of the Abandoned Horse

Thu, Apr 11, 1957

An Indian girl, Delores Whitecloud, graduates from law school. She learns that a government official, allied with neighboring ranchers, has confiscated her tribe's horses in an attempt to force the Indians back to a reservation. She pleads the case for her people and the suit goes to the Supreme Court.

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S1.E24 ∙ Alibi for Murder

Thu, Apr 25, 1957

A trio of men discover uranium. Then, one is found murdered and one of the survivors is accused of the crime. The other survivor then supplies a phony alibi for the accused. Will it hold up?

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S1.E25 ∙ The Case of the Absent Man

Thu, May 02, 1957

After a man has been missing for seven years, his wife seeks to have the court declare him legally dead. Coincidentally her missing husband's business partner also wants the court to pass the official ruling.

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S1.E26 ∙ A Case of Sudden Death

Thu, May 09, 1957

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S1.E27 ∙ The Gentle Voice of Murder

Thu, May 23, 1957

A young woman wanting to avoid spinsterhood is taken with Lacosta, a hypnotist. Soon the woman becomes confused about reality and her actual emotions.

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S1.E28 ∙ The Secret of Polanta

Thu, May 30, 1957

A successful young junior partner in a law firm is accused by an Italian village of stealing valuables from townsfolk during military action in World War 2.

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