Arrest and Trial 

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.

Stars:

Ben Gazzara, Chuck Connors, Roger Perry

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Ben Gazzara	...	Det. Sgt. Nick Anderson 30 episodes, 1963-1964
Chuck Connors	...	John Egan 30 episodes, 1963-1964
Roger Perry	...	Det. Sgt. Dan Kirby 30 episodes, 1963-1964
John Larch	...	Deputy DA Jerry Miller / ... 29 episodes, 1963-1964
Don Galloway	...	Mitchell Harris 26 episodes, 1963-1964
Joe Higgins	...	Jake Shakespeare / ... 24 episodes, 1963-1964
John Kerr	...	Assistant Deputy District Attorney Barry Pine / ... 18 episodes, 1963-1964
Noah Keen	...	Det. Lt. Bone / ... 17 episodes, 1963-1964
Nobuko Miyamoto	...	Janet Okada 13 episodes, 1963-1964

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

courtroom | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Rifleman (1958) was scheduled for a sixth season in 1963, when Chuck Connors said he felt that five years in one series was enough. He was considered a hot property at the time, due to its success. "Eager for a change", he wanted to break out of the western mold. Connors signed a lucrative seven-year deal with Universal and Revue Studios that gave him profit participation, and allowed him to do at least one feature film a year. This show was the first project he committed to under his new contract. Originally slated to play Sergeant Anderson, Connors lobbied for, and received the part of, John Egan, a slick, top-flight criminal defense attorney. Ben Gazzara, on the other hand, had several impressive Broadway plays and Hollywood films to his credit, but had resisted doing a television series because, in those days, it could damage an actor's chances to appear on the big screen. However, Gazzara said that Broadway hadn't made him rich, and the film offers were not exactly rolling in. So, he signed on for this show for the financial security and exposure. Both actors were reportedly paid seventy-five hundred dollars a week, and Gazzara, like Connors, enjoyed profit participation.

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Connections

Remade as Arrest & Trial (2000)

User Reviews

Now I know this web site has everything!

This was one of the "big" shows that came with the mid-'60s. ARREST AND TRIAL attempted to combine the standard "cop" show with a "lawyer" offering that blossomed in the early 1960s -- not to include of course PERRY MASON, by then an old warhorse.

Half the story was the detection/ manhunt/ apprehension, whilst the other half concerned the adjudication. Even though I liked lawyer shows as a teen-ager and afterward (foreshadowing awful things to come in middle age), for some reason ARREST AND TRIAL did not click. I probably watched it for only its first three months -- sure beat homework -- but not again. It would seem audienceland received it the same way, which the two leads, a strong male figure (Connors) and a good actor (Gazzara) could not save.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 September 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Arrest and Trial

Filming Locations:

Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revue Studios, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min (30 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1