Public Defender
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.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Case of the Parolee
11-03-195430 min - Ep 2
2.The Unfit Mother
18-03-195430 min - Ep 3
3.Lost Cause
25-03-195430 min - Ep 4
4.The Forger
01-04-195430 min - Ep 5
5.The Prize Fighter Story
08-04-195430 min - Ep 6
6.The Clown
15-04-195430 min - Ep 7
7.Behind Bars
22-04-195430 min - Ep 8
8.Two Brothers
29-04-195430 min - Ep 9
9.Badge of Honor
06-05-195430 min - Ep 10
10.Let Justice Be Done
13-05-195430 min - Ep 11
11.Pauper's Gold
20-05-195430 min - Ep 12
12.The Stepchild
27-05-195430 min - Ep 13
13.The Auto Accident
03-06-195430 min - Ep 14
14.Confession of Guilt
10-06-195430 minA woman confesses to shooting her ex-husband and is to stand trial for murder. Her boyfriend tells the public defender what really happened.
- Ep 15
15.The Hobo Story
17-06-195430 min - Ep 16
16.Youth Crime Ring
24-06-195430 min - Ep 17
17.Third Floor Rear
01-07-195430 min - Ep 18
18.Out of the Past (aka Fifteen-Year Secret)
05-07-195430 min - Ep 19
19.Call in the Night
12-07-195430 min - Ep 20
20.The Escape
19-07-195430 min - Ep 21
21.High Stakes
26-07-195430 min - Ep 22
22.Lisa
02-08-195430 min - Ep 23
23.Baby for Sale
09-08-195430 min - Ep 24
24.Think No Evil
16-08-195430 minA 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...
- Ep 25
25.Little Egypt
23-08-195430 min - Ep 26
26.The Last Appeal
30-08-195430 min
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