The Court of Last Resort was founded by Erle Stanley Gardner in the 1950s. The team sought to reveal whether someone already found guilty might really be innocent. The show dramatized the original crime then followed the investigation....
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Lyle Bettger | ... |
Sam Larsen
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(26 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Carleton G. Young | ... |
Harry Steeger
(23 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Robert Anderson | ... |
Park Street Jr
(23 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Charles Meredith | ... |
Dr. LeMoyne Snyder
(23 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Robert H. Harris | ... |
Raymond Schindler
(22 episodes, 1957-1958)
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S. John Launer | ... |
Marshall Houts
(22 episodes, 1957-1958)
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John Maxwell | ... |
Alex Gregory
(22 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Paul Birch | ... |
Erle Stanley Gardner
(22 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Marian Seldes | ... |
Mary Morales
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(2 episodes, 1958)
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Irene Tedrow | ... |
Sarah
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(2 episodes, 1957-1958)
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John Zaremba | ... |
Ben Oscourne
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(2 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Herbert Lytton | ... |
Mike Grayson
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(2 episodes, 1958)
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Don Dubbins | ... |
James Dawson
(2 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Onslow Stevens | ... |
Edward Kruger
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(2 episodes, 1957-1958)
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John Verros | ... |
George Zaccho
(2 episodes, 1957)
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Vaughn Taylor | ... |
Conrad Murray
(2 episodes, 1957)
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Renata Vanni | ... |
Anna
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(2 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Gene Roth | ... |
McDougall
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(2 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Chris Alcaide | ... |
Enright
(2 episodes, 1958)
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Harold J. Stone | ... |
Captain Cunningham
(1 episode, 1958)
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Joe De Santis | ... |
Juan Morales
(1 episode, 1958)
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Henry Brandon | ... |
Jim Thompson
(1 episode, 1957)
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John Bleifer | ... |
Clarence Redding
(1 episode, 1957)
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Virginia Vincent | ... |
Eleanor Stacy
(1 episode, 1958)
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Dean Harens | ... |
Raymond Cole
(1 episode, 1958)
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Carl Benson | ... |
John Stevens
(1 episode, 1958)
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Wallace Ford | ... |
William Markham
(1 episode, 1957)
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Joseph Kearns | ... |
Harold Bingham
(1 episode, 1957)
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Barry Atwater | ... |
Jacob Loveless
(1 episode, 1958)
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Junius Matthews | ... |
Al Henry
(1 episode, 1958)
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Dan Barton | ... |
Frank Clark
(1 episode, 1958)
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Fintan Meyler | ... |
Rose Zaccho
(1 episode, 1957)
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Jaclynne Greene | ... |
Wauna
(1 episode, 1957)
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Perry Ivins | ... |
Foreman Welling
(1 episode, 1957)
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Stanley Adams | ... |
Paul Farrell
(1 episode, 1958)
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Walter Barnes | ... |
Fred
(1 episode, 1958)
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Katherine Warren | ... |
Carrie Walker
(1 episode, 1958)
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Dean Fredericks | ... |
Marcus Redfern
(1 episode, 1957)
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Nico Minardos | ... |
Alex Zaccho
(1 episode, 1957)
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Fred Kruger | ... |
George Irons
(1 episode, 1957)
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John Cliff | ... |
Deputy Clint Whaley
(1 episode, 1958)
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Elspeth March | ... |
Minnie Bowers
(1 episode, 1958)
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Joseph Granby | ... |
Mr. Mitchell
(1 episode, 1958)
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Ian MacDonald | ... |
Dr. Jennings
(1 episode, 1957)
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Robert Griffin | ... |
Prosecutor
(1 episode, 1958)
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Louise Lewis | ... |
Josephine Kruger
(1 episode, 1958)
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Parley Baer | ... |
Constable Stokes
(1 episode, 1957)
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Lilyan Chauvin | ... |
Margarite Velez
(1 episode, 1957)
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Paul Newlan | ... |
Mort Walker
(1 episode, 1958)
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Michael Landon | ... |
Thomas Forbes
(1 episode, 1957)
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- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1958) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Alpha Video Distributors (United States) (DVD)
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Plot Summary |
The Court of Last Resort was founded by Erle Stanley Gardner in the 1950s. The team sought to reveal whether someone already found guilty might really be innocent. The show dramatized the original crime then followed the investigation. Actual cases were used.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This show grew out of a series of columns that Erle Stanley Gardner wrote for Argosy Magazine that, like the TV series, explored the possibility of innocence of convicted felons. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Re-Trial by Television: The Rise and Fall of 'Rough Justice' (2011). See more » |