Public Defender episode Behind Bars -- ComicWeb Classic TV

Public Defender episode Behind Bars
ComicWeb Classic TV
released 1954 Police/Law tv show

The Public Defender helps an alcoholic woman who refused to reveal her real name or cooperate with her original attorney in order to protect her ex-husband and daughter.

Series Description:
The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley (1911-1974) as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. Bart Matthews defends the poor and others who cannot afford an attorney. All episodes are based on actual cases from across the country. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.The series was sponsored by Philip Morris cigarettes; by the middle of its second season, Revlon cosmetics became an alternate sponsor.