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Ended · 1954–1955

The Public Defender

Drama / Crime / Legal

Bart Matthews defends the poor and others who cannot afford an attorney. All episodes are based on actual cases from across the country.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 1 · 26 episodes
  1. S01 E01 · The Case of the Parolee
  2. S01 E02 · The Unfit Mother
  3. S01 E03 · Lost Cause
  4. S01 E04 · The Forger
  5. S01 E05 · The Prize Fighter Story
  6. S01 E06 · The Clown
  7. S01 E07 · Behind Bars
  8. S01 E08 · Two Brothers
  9. S01 E09 · Badge of Honor
  10. S01 E10 · Let Justice Be Done
  11. S01 E11 · Pauper's Gold
  12. S01 E12 · Step Child
  13. S01 E13 · The Auto Accident
  14. S01 E14 · Confession of Guilt
  15. S01 E15 · The Hobo Story
  16. S01 E16 · Youth Crime Ring
  17. S01 E17 · Third Floor Rear
  18. S01 E18 · Out of the Past
  19. S01 E19 · A Call in the Night
  20. S01 E20 · Escape
  21. S01 E21 · High Stakes
  22. S01 E22 · Lisa
  23. S01 E23 · Baby for Sale
  24. S01 E24 · Think No Evil
  25. S01 E25 · The Ring
  26. S01 E26 · The Last Appeal
Season 2 · 43 episodes
  1. S02 E01 · Return of the Dead
  2. S02 E02 · Road to Nowhere
  3. S02 E03 · The Big Race
  4. S02 E04 · The Arsonist
  5. S02 E05 · Bertha Polaski
  6. S02 E06 · The Do-Gooder
  7. S02 E07 · When Credit is Due
  8. S02 E08 · Crash Out
  9. S02 E09 · Destiny
  10. S02 E10 · Hot Rod
  11. S02 E11 · Color Blind
  12. S02 E12 · The Hijacked Truck
  13. S02 E13 · Circumstantial Evidence
  14. S02 E14 · The Murder Photo
  15. S02 E15 · Open Season
  16. S02 E16 · Socrates
  17. S02 E17 · Moonshine
  18. S02 E18 · The Man Who Couldn't Remember
  19. S02 E19 · Another World
  20. S02 E20 · Deep Ditch
  21. S02 E21 · Gunpoint
  22. S02 E22 · Your Witness
  23. S02 E23 · The Director
  24. S02 E24 · Mama's Boy
  25. S02 E25 · The Big Steel
  26. S02 E26 · Jackpot
  27. S02 E27 · A Knowledge of Astronomy
  28. S02 E28 · The Hitchhiker
  29. S02 E29 · Brutality
  30. S02 E30 · Cornered
  31. S02 E31 · Time to Kill
  32. S02 E32 · The Sapphire Mink
  33. S02 E33 · Juvenile Delinquent
  34. S02 E34 · A Pair of Gloves
  35. S02 E35 · End of the Line
  36. S02 E36 · Clifford Pike
  37. S02 E37 · Eight Out of a Hundred
  38. S02 E38 · Condemned
  39. S02 E39 · Operation Cleat
  40. S02 E40 · Story of Nora Fulton
  41. S02 E41 · The Bad Ones
  42. S02 E42 · The Jockey and the Nun
  43. S02 E43 · Failure

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