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Accused (1958 TV series)

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Genre
  
dramatized court show

Country of origin
  
United States

No. of seasons
  
1

First episode date
  
10 December 1958

Number of seasons
  
1

Starring
  
Edgar Allan Jones, Jr.

Original language(s)
  
English

Producer(s)
  
Selig J. Seligman

Final episode date
  
30 September 1959

Language
  
English

Accused is a 1958 dramatized court show consisting of filmed reenactments of actual court cases. The show was cancelled at the end of its first season.

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Background

In the summer of 1957, local television station KABC-TV began broadcasting Traffic Court, presenting re-enactments of traffic court cases and arraignments. The format proved popular and the show moved to ABC's national daytime schedule. It was soon followed by the syndicated Divorce Court and Day in Court. In December 1958, Accused debuted as the prime time version of Day in Court.

Casting

Similar to other courtroom dramas of the time, the defendants and witnesses were actors (including, for example, Pamela Mason and Robert Culp). However, the defense and prosecution attorneys were real-life lawyers. The court was presided over by Edgar Allan Jones, Jr. Jones had a law degree from the University of Virginia, was a member of the UCLA law faculty and a labor arbitrator.

  • 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.

    References

    Accused (1958 TV series) Wikipedia


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