Justice (1954 TV series)
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Betty Field as the wife of a hit and run driver in the 1954 episode "Hit and Run"
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| Genre | Legal drama |
| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Starring |
Dane Clark Gary Merrill William Prince Westbrook Van Voorhis (narrator) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 88 |
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| Producer(s) | John Rust |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | April 8, 1954 – March 25, 1956 |
Justice is an NBC half-hour drama television series about attorneys of the Legal Aid Society of New York, which aired from April 8, 1954 to March 25, 1956. In the 1954-1955 season, Justice starred Dane Clark as Richard Adams and Gary Merrill as Jason Tyler. In the 1955-1956 season, William Prince replaced Clark in the role of Richard Adams. Westbrook Van Voorhis (1903-1968) was the series narrator.
In the April 15, 1954, episode entitled "Keith's Case" with Richard Kiley, Phyllis Kirk, and Warren Stevens, a war veteran believed dead reappears to find his wife has remarried. Another early Justice episode, "Run from Honor", is the story of Ed Simmons, a school bus driver being honored for his safe-driving record. Simmons, however, fears that being in the limelight from accepting his award will unveil his hidden past. His son goes to the Legal Aid Society for help. In "The Quiet Life" on May 6, 1954, an immigrant laborer played by J. Carrol Naish keeps quiet about inferior-grade cement being used on a new building by his dishonest boss played by Ed Begley.
In the May 13, 1954, episode "Hit and Run" with the teleplay by Earl Hamner, Jr., Harry Larner, played by E. G. Marshall, crashes into a newsboy on a bicycle during a blinding rainstorm. After a moment of indecision, Larner drives off from the scene of the accident. He tells no one about the tragedy, but the crime haunts him at every turn. Ed Begley also appears in this episode.
In "Eye for an Eye" on May 20, 1954, with Skip Homeier, Harvey Lembeck, and again Richard Kiley, a United States Army sergeant faces a court-martial for allegedly betraying his comrades to the enemy while they were prisoners of war in Korea. In "The Deep Night" on May 27, 1954, a woman stands trial on charges that she fatally stabbed her husband. Two witnesses appear, one of whom withholds information that would incriminate the real killer, Rod Steiger guest stars.
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