Public Defender S01E12 The Stepchild

1.12 [--] Public Defender: THE STEPCHILD

27-May-1954

Starring: Reed Hadley (as Bart Matthew)

Barbara Whiting ......... Torry
John Close .............. Wilson
Argentina Brunetti ...... Mrs. Derek
Ann Duncan .............. Dee
John Duncan ............. Bob
Fred Essler ............. Steiner
Michael Hall ............ Chuck
Elizabeth Slifer ........ Mrs. Griffin
Paul Bryar .............. 1st Policeman
Richard Deacon .......... Truant Officer

Synopsis 1:
A woman is charged with child beating. But the public defender finds that it's a case of juvenile delinquency instead. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Matthews investigates the case of a woman (Argentina Brunetti) charged with child beating. [RF]

Episode Information Courtesy:
ctva.biz/US/Legal/PublicDefender.htm



Series Premise:
The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley (1911-1974) as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half. When this series was created by Mort R. Lewis and Sam Shayon, the concept of the public defender was little known in the United States except in capital cases. The Public Defender purportedly based each episode on true cases, and each segment closes with a tribute to a public defender. Hadley portrays the stoic but driven public defender Bart Matthews, whose clients cannot otherwise afford expensive legal representation.

Series Info Courtesy:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Public_Defender_(TV_series)