E. Jack Neuman
Director
Sam Benedict (1962)
Season 1
Sam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The series was created and executive produced by E. Jack Neuman. Sam Benedict is based on real-life lawyer Jacob W. "Jake" Erlich, who served as technical consultant for the series.
Released Sept. 15, 1962
Episode 60 min
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Genres: Drama
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Production Companies: MGM Television
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Hannigan
When her husband suddenly dies, Patricia Hannigan turns to the family's closest friend, Sam Benedict, for help in settling the estate. One of the survivors is the deceased's playboy brother James.
Sept. 15, 1962, midnight
S1E2 - A Split Week in San Quentin
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Sept. 22, 1962, midnight
S1E3 - Nor Practice Makes Perfect
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Sept. 29, 1962, midnight
S1E4 - Nothing Equals Nothing
When Sarah Sykes murders her husband, Sam decides her only defense is to plead insanity.
Oct. 6, 1962, midnight
S1E5 - Tears for a Nobody Doll
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Oct. 13, 1962, midnight
S1E6 - Twenty Aching Years
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Oct. 20, 1962, midnight
S1E7 - Maddon's Folly
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Oct. 27, 1962, midnight
S1E8 - Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells
A young, married, and pregnant Orthodox Jewish woman asks Sam's help to get an Orthodox wedding. She has already had a civil marriage, but because her husband is an agnostic she is unable to get married in a religious ceremony which would please her and her family more. Meanwhile, Hank gets into trouble in his effort to locate the one witness who can help his client, as a debt owed by his client to the witness is mistaken for a bribe.
Nov. 3, 1962, midnight
S1E9 - Life is a Lie, Love is a Cheat
Attractive Carrie Morton, claiming she has been swindled by the man she loves, hires Sam Benedict to sue him for 25,000 dollars.
Nov. 10, 1962, midnight
S1E10 - The Bird of Warning
Diana Hyland plays a rich girl who has been arrested for drunk driving. Turns out she is an ex-fiancee of Hank Tabor, Sam Benedict's assistant, played by Richard Rust. He takes her in hand, for old time's sake, and suffers the consequences, though he ends up figuring out what her problem is and it isn't really drinking, it's a chemical imbalance. Nice scenes with those two. Another story involves the guest star George Tobias as a Hungarian who owns an ethnic restaurant. He's 80, married to a 42 year old and they want to divorce, but of course, Sam saves their marriage!
Nov. 17, 1962, midnight
S1E11 - The View from an Ivory Tower
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Nov. 24, 1962, midnight
S1E12 - Everyone's Playing Polo
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Dec. 14, 1962, midnight
S1E13 - Too Many Strangers
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Dec. 8, 1962, midnight
S1E14 - So Various, So Beautiful
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Dec. 15, 1962, midnight
S1E15 - Where There's a Will
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Dec. 22, 1962, midnight
S1E16 - The Target Over the Hill
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Dec. 29, 1962, midnight
S1E17 - Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep
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Jan. 5, 1963, midnight
S1E18 - The Boiling Point
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Jan. 12, 1963, midnight
S1E19 - Green Room, Grey Morning
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Jan. 19, 1963, midnight
S1E20 - Run Softly, Oh Softly
Sam defends a man accused of swindling an insurance company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, while the daughter of the man Sam's client accuses of being the real thief asks Hank to help her father.
Jan. 26, 1963, midnight
S1E21 - Sugar and Spice and Everything....
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Feb. 6, 1963, midnight
S1E22 - Some Fires Die Slowly
Sam defends a man who is accused of arson and insurance fraud.
Feb. 16, 1963, midnight
S1E23 - Image of a Toad
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Feb. 23, 1963, midnight
S1E24 - Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie
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March 2, 1963, midnight
S1E25 - Accomplice
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March 9, 1963, midnight
S1E26 - Read No Evil
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March 16, 1963, midnight
S1E27 - Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows
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March 23, 1963, midnight
S1E28 - Season For Vengeance
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March 30, 1963, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 1680 min.
Released: Sept. 15, 1962
Last Air Date: March 30, 1963, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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