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Arrest and Trial

  • TV Series
  • 1963–19641963–1964
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)
  • Crime
  • Drama
Los Angeles is where Sergeant Nick Anderson and his fellow officers work to keep the streets safe. After the arrest of the accused, attorney John Egan plans their defense, while the prosecut... Read allLos Angeles is where Sergeant Nick Anderson and his fellow officers work to keep the streets safe. After the arrest of the accused, attorney John Egan plans their defense, while the prosecution is led by Jerry Miller.Los Angeles is where Sergeant Nick Anderson and his fellow officers work to keep the streets safe. After the arrest of the accused, attorney John Egan plans their defense, while the prosecution is led by Jerry Miller.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
127
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  • Stars
    • Chuck Connors
    • Ben Gazzara
    • Roger Perry
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  • Stars
    • Chuck Connors
    • Ben Gazzara
    • Roger Perry
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    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 nominations total

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    Chuck Connors
    Chuck Connors
    • John Eganas John Egan
    30 episodes30 eps • 1963–1964
    Ben Gazzara
    Ben Gazzara
    • Det. Sgt. Nick Andersonas Det. Sgt. Nick Anderson…
    30 episodes30 eps • 1963–1964
    Roger Perry
    Roger Perry
    • Det. Sgt. Dan Kirbyas Det. Sgt. Dan Kirby…
    29 episodes29 eps • 1963–1964
    John Larch
    John Larch
    • Deputy DA Jerry Milleras Deputy DA Jerry Miller…
    28 episodes28 eps • 1963–1964
    Don Galloway
    Don Galloway
    • Mitchell Harrisas Mitchell Harris
    25 episodes25 eps • 1963–1964
    Joe Higgins
    Joe Higgins
    • Jake Shakespeareas Jake Shakespeare…
    21 episodes21 eps • 1963–1964
    John Kerr
    John Kerr
    • ADA Barry Pineas ADA Barry Pine…
    17 episodes17 eps • 1963–1964
    Noah Keen
    Noah Keen
    • Det. Lt. Boneas Det. Lt. Bone…
    14 episodes14 eps • 1963–1964
    Nobuko Miyamoto
    • Janet Okadaas Janet Okada
    11 episodes11 eps • 1963–1964
    Ken Lynch
    Ken Lynch
    • Det. Lt. Tom Handleyas Det. Lt. Tom Handley
    10 episodes10 eps • 1964
    Bill Quinn
    Bill Quinn
    • Judgeas Judge…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1963–1964
    Edward Platt
    Edward Platt
    • Judgeas Judge…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1963–1964
    Fritz Ford
    • Detectiveas Detective…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1963–1964
    Morgan Jones
    Morgan Jones
    • Sgt. Phillipsas Sgt. Phillips…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1963
    John Gallaudet
    John Gallaudet
    • Dr. Horselyas Dr. Horsely…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1963
    Damian O'Flynn
    Damian O'Flynn
    • Arraignment Judgeas Arraignment Judge…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1963–1964
    Joe Quinn
    • Clerkas Clerk…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1963–1964
    Tom Daly
    • Bailiffas Bailiff…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1963–1964
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    • Trivia
      Although Chuck Connors was considered to be miscast as an attorney, much of the failure of this show to live up to its potential was allegedly due to interference in the show's writing by producer Frank P. Rosenberg. Connors is said to have butted heads many times with management over this, as well as its treatment of the show's staff (he once walked off the set until the studio resumed providing free coffee and donuts for the crew). Rosenberg was said to have a stack of "Arrest and Trial" scripts written by some of the top writers in Hollywood that were ignored, in favor of scripts that were increasingly mediocre. This show was also in one of the worst possible time slots, competing against Bonanza (1959), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), and The Judy Garland Show (1963). When this show folded after one season, Connors, Universal, and Revue severed their contract by "mutual agreement". A year later, Connors was back on television in another western, Branded (1965) that, oddly enough, ran in the same unenviable time slot as this show, but managed to last two seasons. Ben Gazzara returned to enjoy a three-year run on the television series Run for Your Life (1965), before appearing in three critically acclaimed films directed by his friend, independent film pioneer, John Cassavetes.
    • Connections
      Remade as Arrest & Trial (2000)

    User reviews6

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    7/10
    Intelligent, well-acted 1960s TV legal drama
    Sometimes melodramatic, but intelligent and very well acted early 1960s U.S. TV series, that obviously served as the inspiration for "Law & Order".

    Like "L & O" this is divided into 2 parts; "Arrest" where cop Ben Gazzara tracks down the person seemingly guilty of that week's crime and "Trial" where Chuck Connors defends them.

    Having the 2nd half be from the defense point-of-view, not the prosecutor's makes the show different than "Law and Order", and arguably more interesting. It makes blatant how much of the legal system exists in shades of gray.

    It's not surprising that Ben Gazzara is very, very good as cop Nick Anderson, making him more complex and interesting than your basic TV detective of the era. What caught me off- guard was that Connors as successful attorney John Egan, just about matches him. Unlike Gazzara, Connors was never taken that seriously as an actor,. But he shows a lot here as a top notch, somewhat cynical lawyer. Beyond the two leads, the guest casts were often very strong as well.

    It's partly because these were 90 minutes episodes on TV, so each show runs about 75 minutes of screen time, as opposed to the standard TV drama that runs an hour, which means about 45-60 minutes of actual story. With the extra time, the writers fleshed out the characters, both regulars and guests, much more fully than on most non-serialized dramas.

    So even if there are plot or logic holes (like charging a man with 1st degree murder, instead of a much more logical 2nd degree or manslaughter, so the trial can be about the issue of "intent" ) it feels more like you're watching a solid, well acted B-film each episode, instead of an early TV series. And the series has a nice mix of dark edginess and humanism.

    Yes, the score can be painfully over-the-top, and some of the resolutions are too neat, but I'd still say this holds up favorably to a lot of the modern U.S. character cop and/or lawyer shows of today.
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    • Feb 25, 2012

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Arresto y juicio
    • Filming locations
      • Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Revue Studios
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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