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COLLECTION · Series · 1954

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.

Source: TMDB
* 6.3 (4)DramaUnited States
Soundtrack
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Creators
Mort R. Lewis · Sam Shayon
Countries
United States
Studios
CBS · Hal Roach Studios
Runtime
30 min/ep
Age rating
NR
Release
11/03/1954
Score
6.3 / 10 (4)
Where to watch
Streaming
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
26 episodes · 1954
Episode 1. The Case of the Parolee
1954-03-11 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. The Unfit Mother
1954-03-18 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. Lost Cause
1954-03-25 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. The Forger
1954-04-01 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 5. The Prize Fighter Story
1954-04-08 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. The Clown
1954-04-15 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. Behind Bars
1954-04-22 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 8. Two Brothers
1954-04-29 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 9. Badge of Honor
1954-05-06 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 10. Let Justice Be Done
1954-05-13 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 11. Pauper's Gold
1954-05-20 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 12. The Stepchild
1954-05-27 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 13. The Auto Accident
1954-06-03 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 14. Confession of Guilt
1954-06-10 · 30 min

A woman confesses to shooting her ex-husband and is to stand trial for murder. Her boyfriend tells the public defender what really happened.

Episode 15. The Hobo Story
1954-06-17 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 16. Youth Crime Ring
1954-06-24 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 17. Third Floor Rear
1954-07-01 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 18. Out of the Past (aka Fifteen-Year Secret)
1954-07-05 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 19. Call in the Night
1954-07-12 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 20. The Escape
1954-07-19 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 21. High Stakes
1954-07-26 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 22. Lisa
1954-08-02 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 23. Baby for Sale
1954-08-09 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 24. Think No Evil
1954-08-16 · 30 min

A 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 disturbing news.

Episode 25. Little Egypt
1954-08-23 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 26. The Last Appeal
1954-08-30 · 30 min

No synopsis

Season 2
43 episodes · 1954
Episode 1. Return of the Dead
1954-09-06 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Road to Nowhere
1954-09-13 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. The Big Race
1954-09-20 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. The Arsonist
1954-09-27 · 30 min

A disturbed teen-aged boy begins setting fires in the neighborhood following an altercation with his father.

Episode 5. Loyalty
1954-09-30 · 30 min

Matthews takes the case of a cop killer who is depending on his little brother's false testimony to get him off. When the killer thinks Matthews is getting to friendly with his little brother, he fires Matthews.

Episode 6. The Do-Gooder
1954-10-07 · 30 min

A man is in hospital after wrecking a car with an escaped fugitive, killing the fugitive. The man is in trouble for harboring the fugitive but he refuses to speak to Matthews, his Public Defender. Matthews quickly deduces that the man…

Episode 7. When Credit Is Due
1954-10-14 · 30 min

When a father of 2 is temporarily disabled in an auto accident, his wife gets a job to make ends meet. However, unscrupulous debtors begin to garnish her wages and then her boss fires her. Matthews comes to the rescue.

Episode 8. Crash Out
1954-10-21 · 30 min

An prison inmate just 3 weeks from parole participates in a prison break. His wife cannot understand why he would do such a thing and goes to Bart Matthews for help,

Episode 9. Destiny
1954-10-28 · 30 min

The Public Defender's deputy almost wrecks his marriage when he insists on defending a 15-year old boy accused of assault and murder.

Episode 10. Hot Rod
1954-11-04 · 30 min

The Public Defender defends a young man involved in an accident that killed a young girl. He investigates to see if he was accused because he was in a hot rod.

Episode 11. Until Proven Guilty
1954-11-11 · 30 min

A man becomes desperate for money when he's told his son must have an operation immediately. After getting the money, his brother-in-law arrests him, telling him he got the money illegally. Now the Public Defender must find a way to get…

Episode 12. The Hijacked Truck
1954-11-18 · 30 min

A man in love is accused of hijacking. The public defender hears a story about his courtship and the reason behind his arrest.

Episode 13. Circumstanial Evidence
1954-11-25 · 30 min

A story of blind justice, as Matthews defends a man whom was caught by police with the gun that killed the man's wife.

Episode 14. The Murder Photo
1954-12-02 · 30 min

The answer to a murder case may just lay in the hands of a teenage boy using trick photography.

Episode 15. Open Season
1954-12-09 · 30 min

It is the opening of deer season and the long-running feud between two old codgers has heated up again. When one is found shot in the woods, the other is of course the prime suspect.

Episode 16. Socrates
1954-12-16 · 30 min

Guy from the hood gets framed for murder. Matthews enlists the help of Socrates, who runs the hood's homeless shelter, to obtain proof of his client's innocence.

Episode 17. Moonshine
1954-12-23 · 30 min

During a raid on the Carter family still, a warden is shot and killed. Jesse Carter, fresh home from the service, is arrested for the killing.

Episode 18. The Man Who Couldn't Remember
1954-12-30 · 30 min

A man is arrested for a robbery he didn't commit, but he can't remember what he did at the time of the robbery. His wife believes in his innocence. His only hope may be a mental hospital where they can help him remember.

Episode 19. Another World
1955-01-06 · 30 min

The Bachman siblings are European refugees who've worked hard in America. But Hans begins to romance Wanda and convinces her to get him valuable plans. Erich ends the spy ring by shooting Hans but was it justified in Reed's definition of…

Episode 20. Deep Ditch
1955-01-13 · 30 min

Matthews must defend a ditch-digger accused of attacking his boss. Further investigation reveals more complexity to the story.

Episode 21. Gunpoint
1955-01-20 · 30 min

An ex-con is forced to rob his employer's safe by two other ex-cons who knew him from the joint.

Episode 22. Your Witness
1955-01-27 · 30 min

Bart Matthews defends Karl Novak, who faces a second-degree murder charge following the grisly slaying of a storekeeper.

Episode 23. The Director
1955-02-03 · 30 min

A once famous film director is now working as night-watchman at the film studio. One night he knocks down another film director, who once was his assistant director but now is the famous one, and takes 300 dollars from him. The public…

Episode 24. Mama's Boy
1955-02-10 · 30 min

After a boy is discovered dead in the hallway at school, one of his classmates is arrested since he was caught fighting with him at the time of his death. The Public Defender sets out to find out if the boy's being a "Mama's Boy" may have…

Episode 25. The Big Steel
1955-02-17 · 30 min

A man is accused of purposely running a co-worker down and is arrested for attempted murder. But the Public Defender is able to get him off after talking to his other co-workers. Oh, but wait, that's only half the story.

Episode 26. Jackpot
1955-02-24 · 30 min

A kid is arrested for gang activity after mugging a cop, but the gang is being organized by some influential people, so the other gang members threaten to kill the kid if he talks. The Public defender must get to the bottom of things…

Episode 27. A Knowledge of Astronomy
1955-03-03 · 30 min

An error in reading the stars provides the key clue in unraveling crimes committed at an oil drilling site.

Episode 28. The Hitchhiker
1955-03-10 · 30 min

A soldier about to ship out of the country is on his way home to his pregnant wife. He gets a ride with a woman who takes him as far as the car rental place. Later that night, the man and his wife are arrested for stealing the car and…

Episode 29. Brutality
1955-03-17 · 30 min

A man arrested for robbery swears he's innocent and only signed the confession because the arresting officer beat him up.

Episode 30. Cornered
1955-03-24 · 30 min

An upcoming prizefighter wants to turn himself into Matthews for parole violation but the threats of small time hoodlums and the actions of a clueless police officer cause things to go wrong.

Episode 31. Time to Kill
1955-03-31 · 30 min

When Peter Stone hears that a murder suspect fits his description, his extreme paranoia leads him to take actions that make him appear guilty. He is eventually convicted of a murder he had nothing to do with. Matthews appeals his case.

Episode 32. The Sapphire Mink
1955-04-07 · 30 min

A young modal is arrested for stealing a mink, but she says she had permission to wear it.

Episode 33. The Stepfather
1955-04-14 · 30 min

A teenage boy, stepson of the Police Chief, is arrested for breaking into a gas station. The Chief is convinced he can help him. Bart steps in to help and all is resolved in the end when the Chief faces the boy down.

Episode 34. A Pair of Gloves
1955-04-21 · 30 min

Flippant small time hood and three time loser Allie Kilgore claims he bought out of town a pair of gloves that are the like the pair he is accused of taking in a home burglary.

Episode 35. End of the Line
1955-04-28 · 30 min

An elderly Public Defender determines to keep busy during the weeks until his retirement comes through. He puts himself at great odds to keep a man from being sent to prison. Bart Matthews comes to his aid.

Episode 36. Clifford Pike
1955-05-05 · 30 min

A man admits to murdering his aunt and grandmother, claiming insanity. But the case goes through all twists and turns before the amazing truth is revealed.

Episode 37. Eight Out of a Hundred
1955-05-12 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 38. Condemned
1955-05-19 · 30 min

An alcoholic vagrant is charged with the murder of a police officer.

Episode 39. Operation: CLEAT
1955-05-26 · 30 min

Law enforcement agencies from the U.S. and Mexico join forces after the public defenders' office uncovers a car theft ring that is connected to drug trafficking.

Episode 40. Story of Nora Fulton
1955-06-02 · 30 min

Matthews defends an ex-policeman's daughter when she is accused of murdering her boyfriend.

Episode 41. The Bad Ones
1955-06-09 · 30 min

A 'Good Kid' gets caught up with the wrong crowd and his parents seem unable to do anything About it.

Episode 42. The Jockey and the Nun
1955-06-16 · 30 min

Joey leaves his orphanage to be a jockey when an encounter with hotel owner Mr. Barry gets him returned. But after the hotel is burned Joey is arrested. Only Sister Anthony continues to believe him during the trial.

Episode 43. Failure
1955-06-23 · 30 min

No synopsis

Cast by season
Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley
Bart Matthews
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