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COLLECTION · Series · 1956

On Trial

An anthology series hosted by and occasionally starring Joseph Cotten. The show often included court trials or individual's personal trials. The show was technically only "On Trial" but was popularly known as The Joseph Cotten Show.

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* 5.0 (1)
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Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
14/09/1956
Score
5.0 / 10 (1)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
31 episodes · 1956
Episode 1. The Trial of Edward Pritchard
1956-09-14 · 30 min

At the turn of the century in Glasgow, Scotland, an eminent physician is charged with poisoning his wife.

Episode 2. We Who Love Her
1956-09-21 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. The Nevada Nightingale
1956-09-28 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. Twice in Peril
1956-10-19 · 30 min

The rope is cut while a young trapeze artist is doing her act, and she is killed. The other members of the act suspect one another of the murder.

Episode 5. The De Santre Affair
1956-10-26 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. The Law is for Lovers
1956-11-09 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. Death in the Snow
1956-11-16 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 8. The Trial of Mary Surratt
1956-11-23 · 30 min

An ex-cavalry officer of the U.S. Army returns to his law practice after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He is convinced of Mary Surratt's guilt in the conspiracy, but friends persuade him to talk to Mary and possibly defend her.

Episode 9. The Person and Property of Margery Hay
1956-12-07 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 10. The Jameson Case
1956-12-14 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 11. The Fourth Witness
1956-12-21 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 12. The Trial of Colonel Blood
1957-01-04 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 13. Dog Versus Biddeford
1957-01-11 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 14. Libel in the Wax Museum
1957-01-18 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 15. The Tichbourne Claimant
1957-02-01 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 16. The Lie Detector Game
1957-02-08 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 17. The Case of the Forgotten Man
1957-02-15 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 18. The Case of the Double Trouble
1957-03-01 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 19. The Case of the Panicky Man
1957-03-08 · 30 min

A man is accused of murdering his wife on the basis of his unusual behavior on the day she died. He was seen scrubbing traces of blood off the porch and burning her clothes.

Episode 20. The Freeman Case
1957-03-15 · 30 min

Attorney William Seward accepts the case of a man who murdered five members of the same family. In this case, Seward, who later became Lincoln's secretary of state, set a legal precedent in American courts.

Episode 21. The Ghost at Devil's Island
1957-03-29 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 22. The Case of the Jealous Bomber
1957-04-05 · 30 min

An insanely jealous man suspects his wife of secretly meeting his business partner. He decides to murder his rival and works on an ingenious scheme.

Episode 23. The Case of the Abandoned Horse
1957-04-12 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 24. Alibi for Murder
1957-04-26 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 25. The Case of the Absent Man
1957-05-03 · 30 min

After a man has been missing for seven years, his wife seeks to have the court declare him legally dead. Coincidentally her missing husband's business partner also wants the court to pass the official ruling.

Episode 26. The Case of the Sudden Death
1957-05-10 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 27. The Gentle Voice of Murder
1957-05-24 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 28. The Secret of Polanta
1957-05-31 · 30 min

A successful young junior partner in a law firm is accused by an Italian village of stealing valuables from townsfolk during military action in World War 2.

Episode 29. The Deadly Chain
1957-06-07 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 30. The Case of the Girl on the Elsewhere
1957-06-14 · 30 min

Her prison record comes back to threaten Felicity O'Brien's future when she is suspected of murder.

Episode 31. Fatal Charm
1957-06-28 · 30 min

No synopsis

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