The Law and Mr. Jones

The Law and Mr. Jones
James Whitmore, Janet De Gore and Conlan Carter, 1962.
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Sy Gomberg
Written by	William Bast Sy Gomberg Lester Pine Robert Pirosh
Directed by	David Alexander Charles F. Haas Robert Ellis Miller
Starring	James Whitmore Janet De Gore Conlan Carter
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	45
Production
Producer(s)	Sy Gomberg
Running time	30 mins. (approx)
Production company(s)	Four Star Television
Distributor	Fox Television Studios
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	October 7, 1960 – September 22, 1961

The Law and Mr. Jones is a 45-episode half-hour television crime drama starring James Whitmore. The series aired on ABC in two nonconsecutive seasons from October 7, 1960, to September 22, 1961, and again from April 19 to July 5, 1962. The program was created and produced by Sy Gomberg, and was set in New York City.

Whitmore starred as idealistic attorney Abraham Lincoln Jones, who had been a star athlete in college. His cases did not usually involve violence but white collar crimes, such as fraud, embezzlement, taxes, and contracts.Janet De Gore co-starred as Jones' secretary, Marsha Spear, and Conlan Carter appeared as his law clerk, C.E. Carruthers.

Sam Jaffe and Harry Townes guest starred twice on the series in the roles of Martin Berger and Fowler, respectively. In a 1961 episode entitled "Lincoln", Martin Landau, later of CBS's Mission: Impossible, and character actor Strother Martin guest starred as Jones defended a client accused of having planted a bomb.

One particular episode attracted an Emmy Award nomination. On March 3, 1961, the episode "Cold Turkey" featured Peter Falk, later of Columbo. He was nominated for "Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program." Others in the cited episode were Leo Penn, father of Sean Penn, and Joyce Van Patten, the sister of Dick Van Patten.