Accused (1958 TV series)
| Accused | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dramatized court show |
| Starring | Edgar Allan Jones, Jr. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Selig J. Seligman |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | December 10, 1958 – September 30, 1959 |
Accused is a dramatized court show consisting of filmed reenactments of actual court cases that began on December 3, 1958, and ended on September 30, 1959.[1] The show was cancelled at the end of its first season.[2]
Background
In the summer of 1957, local television station
Day in Court.[3]
Casting
Similar to other courtroom dramas of the time, the defendants and witnesses were actors (including, for example,
UCLA law faculty and a labor arbitrator.[5]
- Edgar Allan Jones, Jr. as the Judge
- William Gwinn as the Substitute Judge
- Jim Hodson as the Clerk
- Tim Farrell as the Bailiff
- Violet Gillmore as the Court Reporter (and Announcer)
Production
The show was produced by Selig J. Seligman, a former U.S. Army lawyer who served at the
Nuremberg Trials. He later became an ABC Vice President as well as executive producer of Combat! and Garrison's Gorillas.[6]
The program was broadcast from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesdays.[4]
References
- ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
- ^ TV Courtroom Shows Proliferate in the Late 1950s (May 8, 2003). Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
- ^ UCLA School of Law Faculty Profiles Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 0-498-01561-0.
External links
- Accused at IMDb
