Two veterans, Macdonald Carey and John Doucette, two beginners who became major TV stars, James Drury and Leonard Nimoy, and one young man who, now 91 (in 2019), is still performing, Tom Troupe, make this series entry first class.
Supposedly based on the files of real-life Philadelphia lawyer Herbert L. Maris, the series ran from 1959 to 1961.
The premise here, that a young police officer, studying at nights to get a law degree, can be wrongly accused of murder is certainly realistic. And that an eye-witness (played by another veteran, Tom London, who, according to one source, says he was in more than 2,000 roles!) can wrongly identify him is proven possible practically every day.
It's a plausible story, very well acted and directed, but since it's a 30-minute TV show, most viewers will probably get more of a kick out of seeing Drury and Nimoy as very young men than out of the story.
Still, it is certainly interesting enough I can recommend you see it at YouTube.
Supposedly based on the files of real-life Philadelphia lawyer Herbert L. Maris, the series ran from 1959 to 1961.
The premise here, that a young police officer, studying at nights to get a law degree, can be wrongly accused of murder is certainly realistic. And that an eye-witness (played by another veteran, Tom London, who, according to one source, says he was in more than 2,000 roles!) can wrongly identify him is proven possible practically every day.
It's a plausible story, very well acted and directed, but since it's a 30-minute TV show, most viewers will probably get more of a kick out of seeing Drury and Nimoy as very young men than out of the story.
Still, it is certainly interesting enough I can recommend you see it at YouTube.