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Genre
  
Crime drama

Country of origin
  
United States

Created by
  
Sy Gomberg

The Law and Mr. Jones

Written by
  
William Bast Sy Gomberg Lester Pine Robert Pirosh

Directed by
  
David Alexander Charles F. Haas Robert Ellis Miller

Starring
  
James Whitmore Janet De Gore Conlan Carter

The Law and Mr. Jones is a 45-episode half-hour television crime drama starring James Whitmore. The series aired on ABC in two nonconsecutive seasons from October 7, 1960, to September 22, 1961, and again from April 19 to July 5, 1962. The program was created and produced by Sy Gomberg, and was set in New York City.

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Synopsis

Whitmore starred as idealistic attorney Abraham Lincoln Jones, who had been a star athlete in college. His cases did not usually involve violence but white collar crimes, such as fraud, embezzlement, taxes, and contracts. Janet De Gore co-starred as Jones' secretary, Marsha Spear, and Conlan Carter appeared as his law clerk, C.E. Carruthers.

Sam Jaffe and Harry Townes guest starred twice on the series in the roles of Martin Berger and Fowler, respectively. In a 1961 episode entitled "Lincoln", Martin Landau, later of CBS's Mission: Impossible, and character actor Strother Martin guest starred as Jones defended a client accused of having planted a bomb.

One particular episode attracted an Emmy Award nomination. On March 3, 1961, the episode "Cold Turkey" featured Peter Falk, later of Columbo. He was nominated for "Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program." Others in the cited episode were Leo Penn, father of Sean Penn, and Joyce Van Patten, the sister of Dick Van Patten.

Guest stars

Notable guest stars include:

  • J. Pat O'Malley, a character actor, in "What's in a Name?" on October 7, 1960, the premiere
  • Frank Silvera as Garcia in "Music to Hurt By" on October 14
  • Parley Baer, noted character actor, in "Drivel" on November 4
  • Beverly Washburn, who starred with Loretta Young and in the 1957 western film Old Yeller, as Sue in "A Question of Guilt" on December 16
  • Barbara Bain, later of Mission: Impossible, as D.J. in "Christmas Is a Legal Holiday" on December 23
  • Nancy Marchand, later the publisher on Lou Grant, as Dorothy in "The Long Echo" on December 30
  • William Fawcett in "The Great Gambling Raid" on January 6, 1961
  • Norman Fell, also on 87th Precinct, as Fred Cook in the episode "Lethal Weapons" on February 17
  • Eduard Franz as Gustave Helmer and Jack Mullaney in "The Concert" on March 10
  • Dick Powell as Colonel Drayton in "Everybody Versus Timmy Drayton", March 17
  • Vic Morrow as Dr. Bigelow in "A Very Special Citizen", March 24
  • Robert Middleton in "Accidental Tourist" on March 31
  • Whit Bissell as Howard Barron and Otto Kruger as Franklyn Malleson Ghentin in "A Fool for a Client" on April 21
  • Ross Martin, later on The Wild Wild West, as Frank Brody and Harry Dean Stanton as Harry Walker in "The Enemy" on April 28
  • Michael Parks, later of Then Came Bronson, in "One by One" on May 5
  • Roger Mobley, a Disney child actor, as Tommy Pierce in "The Boy Who Said No" on April 28, 1962
  • Eve McVeagh, film and television actress and Hitchcock favorite in episode "The Boy Who Said No" original air date: April 26, 1962.
  • John Larch as Richard Walker in "The Reunion" on May 3
  • Tom Bosley, later of Happy Days, as Assistant District Attorney Ryan in "The Man Who Wanted to Die" on May 31
  • Brenda Scott as Mary in "My Worthy Colleague", the series finale on July 5.
  • Jack Albertson (Played Grandpa Joe in the 1971 film production'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory') as Karl Hansen in "Accidental Tourist" first aired on 31 March 1961.

    • References

    The Law and Mr. Jones Wikipedia
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