Point of Law (14 Jun. 1964)

Ernie Brenner spends a lot of his time coaching a basketball team for disadvantage youths. He thinks he's making progress with the boys until one his stars is accused of breaking and ... See full summary »

Director:

Herman Hoffman

Writer:

Douglas Taylor

Stars:

Edward Binns, James Broderick, Morgan Sterne

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Edward Binns	...	Roy Brenner
James Broderick	...	Ernie Brenner
Morgan Sterne	...	Bolo (as Al Morgenstern)
Bibi Osterwald	...	Doris
Ray Duke	...	Carl (as Raymond Duke)
Robert Gerringer	...	Lou (as Bob Gerringer)
Sydney Pollack	...	Al (as Sidney Pollock)
Russell Hardie	...	Quinton
James Patterson	...	Bert

Storyline

Ernie Brenner spends a lot of his time coaching a basketball team for disadvantage youths. He thinks he's making progress with the boys until one his stars is accused of breaking and entering and subsequently being the getaway driver after a vicious armed robbery. Regretting his soft-heartedness, he pledges to bring in the culprit by any means necessary.

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Plot Keywords:

breaking and entering | armed robbery | tapped phone | basketball coach | basketball practice | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 1964 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Plautus Productions, CBS Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min 26 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[last lines]
Carl: He might have killed you. Ernie...
Ernie Brenner: Yeah?
Carl: Help me.
Ernie Brenner: Hang on, now. It's not easy, you know - not for anybody. You go one way, and then another and you try a lot of ways... well, if you're lucky you get straight. You just gotta keep tryin'... all of us.

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