The Benson Case (24 Dec. 1957)

A female cop goes undercover in a women's jail, and her life is in danger when a hardened killer finds out that there's an undercover cop among the inmates and sets out to find out who she is.

Director:

Ted Post

Writers:

Lee Perenchio, Violet Atkins

Stars:

Richard Travis, Joan Banks, Ann Doran

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Richard Travis	...	Assistant Sheriff Rodger Barnett
Joan Banks	...	Bonnie Benson
Ann Doran	...	Capt. Helen Lawford
Carroll McComas	...	Aggie Martin
Vicki Raaf	...	Sgt. Kress (as Vici Raaf)
Nora Marlowe	...	Kate Farley
Dorothy Neumann	...	Jen
Billie Bird	...	Evelyn
Irene James	...	Inez Bergen
Bobby Clark	...	Bobby Benson (as Bobby Clarke)
Eugene W. Biscailuz	...	Himself - Los Angeles County Sheriff

Storyline

A female cop goes undercover in a women's jail, and her life is in danger when a hardened killer finds out that there's an undercover cop among the inmates and sets out to find out who she is.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | female detective | women's prison | undercover cop | mother son relationship

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 December 1957 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rabco TV Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last show of the series.

User Reviews

An interesting TV flick

I did not know this TV series at all. I just discover it. And I am highly interested in viewing the following.

It seems all the stories of these shows are inspired from actual facts. All related with LA county jail. This episode takes place in women's can. But it's not just another women's prison film. I did not expect that. The lead - Joan Banks - is in jail for murder, she has a son, and we can feel some empathy for her. But in the same time, we can watch her being the "evil" one in search of an inmate who is an undercover cop. That's unusual, because in other prison films, the leads are always the good ones, who often fight to prove their innocence. Or, why not, the undercover cops...

The ending is also interesting.

I recommend it.

Directed by Ted Post, the future director of Magnum Force.