Public Defender

Season 1

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The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.

Where to Watch Season 1

26 Episodes

  • The Case of the Parolee
    E1
    The Case of the ParoleeMatthews tries to aid an ex-convict suspected of robbing his boss.
  • The Unfit Mother
    E2
    The Unfit Mother
  • Lost Cause
    E3
    Lost CauseA happily married man suddenly becomes unhappy when he looses his job. His pregnant wife agrees to work until he finds another, but when tragedy arrives, he goes begging an enemy for work. He's soon accused of murder after his new boss is found murdered.
  • The Forger
    E4
    The ForgerA man, happy in his career and marriage, is suddenly arrested and accused of check forgery. The public defender must find him innocent when thirteen witnesses and his own wife think he's guilt.
  • The Prize Fighter Story
    E5
    The Prize Fighter Story
  • The Clown
    E6
    The ClownA troubled kid is accused of a crime he says he didn't commit. Unfortunately, his relationship with is father, a clown, is also severed.
  • Behind Bars
    E7
    Behind BarsThe public defender takes on a case to investigate the truth behind a young recovering alcoholic who is in jail for murdering her land lord.
  • Two Brothers
    E8
    Two BrothersThere are two brothers. One is accused of armed robbery, the other isn't. The priest believes the brother is innocent even though he claims to have done it. The public defender doesn't believe the brother's story either. But if he didn't do it, who did?
  • Badge of Honor
    E9
    Badge of HonorBart Matthews remembers a young, anxious police officer who made a mistake while still a rookie as they lay him to rest.
  • Let Justice Be Done
    E10
    Let Justice Be DoneAn assistant public defender must defend the man who is accused of killing his best friend, a police officer, and leave behind a grieving widow and son.
  • Pauper's Gold
    E11
    Pauper's Gold
  • The Stepchild
    E12
    The Stepchild
  • The Auto Accident
    E13
    The Auto Accident
  • Confession of Guilt
    E14
    Confession of GuiltA woman confesses to shooting her ex-husband and is to stand trial for murder. Her boyfriend tells the public defender what really happened.
  • The Hobo Story
    E15
    The Hobo StoryA hobo is accused of kidnapping and beating a little girl he had befriended.
  • Youth Crime Ring
    E16
    Youth Crime RingA group of teenagers rob a store. The driver is later caught in arrested. While being questioned by the public defender, it's learned his reason behind his life of crime and the consequences of trying to stop.
  • Third Floor Rear
    E17
    Third Floor RearA man is arrested for kidnapping his own child. The public defender is given the story behind the reason by the man's artist rep.
  • Out of the Past (aka Fifteen-Year Secret)
    E18
    Out of the Past (aka Fifteen-Year Secret)
  • Call in the Night
    E19
    Call in the Night
  • The Escape
    E20
    The Escape
  • High Stakes
    E21
    High Stakes
  • Lisa
    E22
    LisaA woman is jailed for stealing $250, even though she returned ever sent. When a newspaper man learns her name, he wakes the public defender up in the middle of the night to tell a story about Lisa, a woman he used to know.
  • Baby for Sale
    E23
    Baby for SaleA man arrested for assault tells the public defender about his wife's unfortunate loss and the trials they encountered while trying to start a family.
  • Think No Evil
    E24
    Think No EvilA young man is arrested for robbery but claims he's innocent. The public defender's office goes to Las Vegas, where the man claims he was, to check up on his story. They find some disturbing news.
  • Little Egypt
    E25
    Little Egypt
  • The Last Appeal
    E26
    The Last AppealA young man is about to be executed and his priest makes one final attempt to prove his innocence by going to the Public Defender with the story.

Cast of Season 1

  • Reed HadleyBart Matthews

 

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