| Arrest and Trial | |
|---|---|
) Chuck Connors as John Egan and guest star Joseph Schildkraut as his client | |
| Genre | Crime/legal drama |
| Starring | Ben Gazzara Roger Perry Chuck Connors John Larch |
| Theme music composer | Bronisław Kaper |
| Composer | Franz Waxman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Frank P. Rosenberg |
| Producers | Arthur H. Nadel Frank P. Rosenberg Charles Russell |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 90 mins. |
| Production company | Universal Television |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 15, 1963 – September 6, 1964 |
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Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama[1][2] series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 pm Eastern.
Overview
The majority of episodes consists of two segments. Set in Los Angeles, the first part ("The Arrest") followed Detective Sergeants Nick Anderson (Ben Gazzara) and Dan Kirby (Roger Perry) of the Los Angeles Police Department as they tracked down and captured a criminal. The apprehended suspect was then defended in the second part ("The Trial") by criminal attorney John Egan (Chuck Connors), who was often up against Deputy District Attorney Jerry Miller (John Larch) and his assistant, Barry Pine (John Kerr, who later became an actual lawyer).
Gazzara agreed to play the role of Anderson only after extracting a promise from the producer that scripts would avoid stereotypical depictions of police officers.
In a 1963 TV Guide interview, Gazzara described his portrayal of Anderson: "I'm supposed to be a thinking man's cop. I'm a serious student of human behavior, more concerned with what creates the criminal than how to punish him. In other words, I'm not the kind of cop who asks, 'Where were you the night of April 13th?' It's my job to show that there is room for passion and intellectualism and personal display even within a policeman."
Arrest and Trial debuted on September 15, 1963. Its last telecast was on April 19, 1964. On April 24, 1964, it became the first American import to be broadcast on the UK's BBC2.
The same premise was adopted decades later by a more financially successful series with the earliest episodes of Law & Order.
Cast
- Ben Gazzara as Detective Sgt. Nick Anderson
- Chuck Connors as John Egan
- Roger Perry as Detective Sgt. Dan Kirby
- John Kerr as Barry Pine
- John Larch as Deputy D.A. Jerry Miller
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Call It a Lifetime" | TBA | TBA | September 15, 1963 |
| 2 | "Isn't It a Lovely View" | TBA | TBA | September 22, 1963 |
| 3 | "Tears from a Silver Dipper" | TBA | TBA | September 29, 1963 |
| 4 | "A Shield is for Hiding Behind" | TBA | TBA | October 6, 1963 |
| 5 | "My Name is Martin Burnham" | TBA | TBA | October 13, 1963 |
| 6 | "A Flame in the Dark" | TBA | TBA | October 20, 1963 |
| 7 | "Whose Little Girl Are You?" | TBA | TBA | October 27, 1963 |
| 8 | "The Witnesses" | TBA | TBA | November 3, 1963 |
| 9 | "Inquest Into a Bleeding Heart" | TBA | TBA | November 10, 1963 |
| 10 | "The Quality of Justice" | TBA | TBA | November 17, 1963 |
| 11 | "We May Be Better Strangers" | TBA | TBA | December 1, 1963 |
| 12 | "Journey into Darkness" | TBA | TBA | December 8, 1963 |
| 13 | "Some Weeks Are All Mondays" | TBA | TBA | December 15, 1963 |
| 14 | "Run, Little Man, Run" | TBA | TBA | December 22, 1963 |
| 15 | "Funny Man with a Monkey" | Ralph Senensky | Jerome Ross | January 5, 1964 |
| 16 | "Signals of an Ancient Flame" | TBA | TBA | January 12, 1964 |
| 17 | "Onward and Upward" | Herman Hoffman | Mark Rodgers | January 19, 1964 |
| 18 | "An Echo of Conscience" | TBA | TBA | January 26, 1964 |
| 19 | "Somewhat Lower Than the Angels" | TBA | TBA | February 2, 1964 |
| 20 | "People in Glass Houses" | TBA | TBA | February 9, 1964 |
| 21 | "The Best There Is" | TBA | TBA | February 16, 1964 |
| 22 | "A Roll of the Dice" | TBA | TBA | February 23, 1964 |
| 23 | "The Black Flower" | TBA | TBA | March 1, 1964 |
| 24 | "A Circle of Strangers" | TBA | TBA | March 8, 1964 |
| 25 | "Modus Operandi" | TBA | TBA | March 15, 1964 |
| 26 | "Tigers Are for Jungles" | TBA | TBA | March 22, 1964 |
| 27 | "The Revenge of the Worm" | TBA | TBA | March 29, 1964 |
| 28 | "He Ran for His Life" | TBA | TBA | April 5, 1964 |
| 29 | "Those Which Love Has Made" | TBA | TBA | April 12, 1964 |
| 30 | "Birds of a Feather" | TBA | TBA | April 19, 1964 |
Guest stars
Awards
Arrest and Trial earned four Emmy nominations in 1964. Two were for Martine Bartlett and Anjanette Comer for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress, one was for Roddy McDowall for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor, and the other was for Danny Landres, Milton Shifman and Richard Wray for Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Television.[3]
Home media
On November 22, 2011, Timeless Media Group released Arrest and Trial- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. The 10-disc set features all 30 episodes of the series.[4]
See also
- Dragnet (1951–59) – NBC drama series (produced by Jack Webb) that followed the Arrest and Trial format.
- The D.A. (1971–72) – short-lived NBC drama series (produced by Jack Webb) that followed the Arrest and Trial format, and is also owned by NBC Universal.
- Law & Order (1990–2010) – NBC drama series (produced by Dick Wolf) that also followed the Arrest and Trial format, and is also owned by NBC Universal.
- Arrest & Trial (2000) – syndicated docudrama series also produced by Wolf
References
- Durslag, Melvin. (1963, October 12–18). The Egghead Flatfoot. TV Guide, pp. 8–11.
Footnotes
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2010). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). Random House Digital, Inc. p. 66. ISBN 0-307-48315-0.
- ^ Berard, Jeanette M.; Englund, Klaudia (2009). Television Series and Specials Scripts, 1946-1992: A Catalog of the American Radio Archives Collection. McFarland. p. 17. ISBN 0-786-45437-7.
- ^ "Emmy Nominations 1964". www.emmys.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
External links
- Arrest and Trial at IMDb
- Arrest and Trial at TV.com