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Play S1 E1Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 p.m. Eastern.
Cast: Brian Dennehy
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Season 1
30 episodes
- 1. Call It A Lifetime (1)A truck skids into a motorcycle policeman and kills him. The driver who thinks he'll be blamed for the accident, steals a another car and flees.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minSep 15, 1963
- 2. Isn't It A Lovely View (2)A crippled woman’s reluctance to admit that she witnessed a murder from her apartment window leads Anderson to suspect her husband committed the crime to avoid a blackmail payment.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minSep 22, 1963
- 3. Tears From A Silver DipperCaught stealing drugs from a military base, PFC George Valdez becomes the chief suspect in a murder — but race prejudice may be influencing the outcome of his court-martial.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minSep 29, 1963
- 4. A Shield Is For Hiding BehindDeke Palmer seems like the perfect 19-year-old college student, But Timmy, his 15-year-old brother, knows different. He knows that each time his brother drops him off at the movie theater, he must be able to tell Deke the plot in great detail, so that Deke will have an alibi for whatever he's really off doing while Timmy sits alone at the movies. Can Deke be brought to justice.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minOct 6, 1963
- 5. My Name is Martin BurnhamA suicidal engineer accidentally kills a co-worker while attempting a leap from a high-rise construction site, and he opts to offer no defense for the crime in the hope of being sent to the gas chamber.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minOct 13, 1963
- 6. A Flame in the DarkAnderson is puzzled by 14-year-old Bobby Randolph, who won't accept the fact that his mother was murdered by a sniper. He also wonders why the boy's business-tycoon father tries to do all the talking. What is the father trying to hide.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minOct 20, 1963
- 7. Whose Little Girl Are You?A master tool and die craftsman, unbalanced by the loss of his physical dexterity, kills the verbally abusive co-worker who is about to take over his job.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minOct 27, 1963
- 8. The WitnessesA schoolteacher’s conscience bothers her when the wrong man is arrested for murder — but since she was with a married man when she witnessed the crime, she cannot come forward without ruining her reputation.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minNov 3, 1963
- 9. Inquest Into A Bleeding HeartAfter a little girl is run down by a reckess motorcyclist, a discredited doctor performs emergency surgery — only to find himself on trial for practicing without a license after the girl dies.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minNov 10, 1963
- 10. The Quality of JusticeAnderson is searching for a child-killer, unaware that the killer is mentally retarded and very unstable.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minNov 17, 1963
- 11. We May Be Better StrangersA young hoodlum beats two men nearly to death and also engages in some unusual acts of vandalism. Egan agrees to defend the boy on the charges, but he soon begins to wonder about the boy's strange obsession with a prominent Superior court judge.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minDec 1, 1963
- 12. Journey Into DarknessJourney Into Darkness is an episode of the TV program Arrest and Trial.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minDec 8, 1963
- 13. Some Weeks Are All MondaysAnderson realizes that the daughter of a well-known playwright may have murdered her stepfather.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minDec 15, 1963
- 14. Run, Little Man, RunFred Stukey's wife is found dead at a church bazaar, and Anderson discovers that a known thief named Antsy Jackson was on the scene. Can the piece the puzzle together.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minDec 22, 1963
- 15. Funny Man With A MonkeyA night club comic is suspected of killing a doctor to get narcotics to fed his hunger and addiction.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minJan 5, 1964
16. Signals From An Ancient FlameNo synopsis available yet.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minNov 24, 1963- 17. Onward and UpwardA sleazy corporate yes-man inherits the unpleasant task of corpse disposal after his boss murders his mistress.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minJan 19, 1964
- 18. An Echo of ConscienceAnderson has a hard time accepting that his old friend, a private detective who was thrown off the police force because of his alcoholism, has been driven to murder.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minJan 26, 1964
- 19. Somewhat Lower Than the AngelsA priest’s faith in the innocence of the woman arrested for killing his sister convinces Egan to take the case.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minFeb 2, 1964
- 20. People In Glass HousesTwo criminals blast their way out of a courthouse.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minFeb 9, 1964
- 21. The Best There Is (1)Egan is too busy to handle the defense of a young Mexican wrongly accused of murder, so he hands the case off to his aging mentor — but the latter’s senility may obstruct the defendant’s chance at a fair trial.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minFeb 16, 1964
- 22. A Roll of the Dice (2)An ambitious young hustler, falling victim to his gambling addiction, embezzles a large sum from his employer and goes on a spree in Las Vegas.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minFeb 23, 1964
- 23. The Black FlowerBack home on parole, Rick Tobin accuses his wife of being friendly with the man he feels is responsible for his conviction and temper start to flare.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minMar 1, 1964
- 24. A Circle of StrangersAlex and Helen want to marry despite their feuding Hungarian-born families’ objections, but when shy Alex accidentally kills a man their love becomes as star-crossed as Romeo and Juliet’s.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minMar 8, 1964
- 25. Modus OperandiLois Janeway insists that her parolee husband has gone straight, but Anderson has a hard time believing that another criminal has adopted Janeway’s highly unusual method of robbery — the use of a vicious trained dog to frighten witnesses during the holdup..TV-PGCC1 h 30 minMar 15, 1964
- 26. Tigers Are For JunglesA hit man decides to retire when he falls in love, but the machinations of his ambitious young accomplice force him to pick up his gun again.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minMar 22, 1964
- 27. The Revenge of the WormAnderson advises a truck driver to be practical and pay the “protection” money that a racketeer is extorting from him, but the man’s pride compels him to respond with violence instead.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minMar 29, 1964
- 28. He Ran For His LifeEgan investigates the ex-wife of an unstable man arrested for kidnapping his own son and holding the police at bay with a gun.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minApr 5, 1964
- 29. Those Whose Love Has Made (1)Two of law professor Marcus Cain’s students hire a man to murder their teacher, but Cain turns the tables and kills the killer — only he can’t confess and claim self-defense, because he was leaving his mistress’ apartment at the time.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minApr 12, 1964
- 30. Birds of a Feather (2)A society girl helps to swindle a mob-connected Texas businessman on a shady land deal, but when Anderson arrests her she refuses to lead him to the sleazy gigolo who put her up to the con.TV-PGCC1 h 30 minApr 19, 1964
Arrest and Trial
★ 8.3/1019631 season31 episodesEnded
Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 p.m. Eastern.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Dick Wolf
- Cast
- Brian Dennehy
- Studio
- Revue Studios, Universal Television
Maturity rating
TV-PGCheck the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
Not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service.
