Synopsis
Sam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The series was created and executive produced by E. Jack Neuman. Sam Benedict is based on real-life lawyer Jacob W. "Jake" Erlich, who served as technical consultant for the series.
Episodes
Season 11E1HanniganWhen her husband suddenly dies, Patricia Hannigan turns to the family's closest friend, Sam Benedict, for help in settling the estate. One of the survivors is the deceased's playboy brother James.60m2E2A Split Week in San Quentin60m3E3Nor Practice Makes Perfect60m4E4Nothing Equals NothingWhen Sarah Sykes murders her husband, Sam decides her only defense is to plead insanity.60m5E5Tears for a Nobody Doll60m6E6Twenty Aching Years60m7E7Maddon's Folly60m8E8Hear the Mellow Wedding BellsA young, married, and pregnant Orthodox Jewish woman asks Sam's help to get an Orthodox wedding. She has already had a civil marriage, but because her husband is an agnostic she is unable to get married in a religious ceremony which would please her and her family more. Meanwhile, Hank gets into trouble in his effort to locate the one witness who can help his client, as a debt owed by his client to the witness is mistaken for a bribe.60m9E9Life is a Lie, Love is a CheatAttractive Carrie Morton, claiming she has been swindled by the man she loves, hires Sam Benedict to sue him for 25,000 dollars.60m10E10The Bird of WarningDiana Hyland plays a rich girl who has been arrested for drunk driving. Turns out she is an ex-fiancee of Hank Tabor, Sam Benedict's assistant, played by Richard Rust. He takes her in hand, for old time's sake, and suffers the consequences, though he ends up figuring out what her problem is and it isn't really drinking, it's a chemical imbalance. Nice scenes with those two. Another story involves the guest star George Tobias as a Hungarian who owns an ethnic restaurant. He's 80, married to a 42 year old and they want to divorce, but of course, Sam saves their marriage!60m11E11The View from an Ivory Tower60m12E12Everyone's Playing Polo60m13E13Too Many Strangers60m14E14So Various, So Beautiful60m15E15Where There's a Will60m16E16The Target Over the Hill60m17E17Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep60m18E18The Boiling Point60m19E19Green Room, Grey Morning60m20E20Run Softly, Oh SoftlySam defends a man accused of swindling an insurance company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, while the daughter of the man Sam's client accuses of being the real thief asks Hank to help her father.60m21E21Sugar and Spice and Everything....60m22E22Some Fires Die SlowlySam defends a man who is accused of arson and insurance fraud.60m23E23Image of a Toad60m24E24Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie60m25E25Accomplice60m26E26Read No Evil60m27E27Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows60m28E28Season For Vengeance60m
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