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The Classic TV Archive - US Legal Drama Series
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The Law and Mr. Jones
Episode Guide - November 2006
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compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox , Lisa Oldham (#1.16)
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://www.us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

Four Star-Naxan production
for ABC
Created and Produced by Sy Gomberg

US Legal Drama series 1960-62 45 episodes x 30 min bw
release date 7Oct60
starring
James Whitmore as Abraham Lincoln Jones
Janet De Gore as Marsha Spear
Conlan Carter as C.E. Carruthers
Premise:
Abraham Lincoln Jones is an honest lawyer assisted by his law clerk,
young C.E. Carruthers, and his secretary Marsha Spear.
Most of his cases involve helping the poor and needy.

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[--] The Law and Mr. Jones: LINCOLN (Unaired pilot episode)  [UCLA]
(c) 1959 by Bing Crosby Productions.
Bing Crosby-Naxan production
Created, Written and Produced by Sy Gomberg
Directed by Jack Smight
Director of Photography, Burton Guffey
Film Editor, Arthur P. Schmidt
music, Frank Skinner.
Cast/perfomers:
James Whitmore, Peggy McKay, Strother Martin, Robert Burton,
Virginia Vincent, Frank Silvera, Martin Landau, Steve Graves,
Nicholas Georgiade, Tony Carbone, George Lazzo, John Rayborn.
Synopsis:
Attorney Lincoln Jones clears a man (Strother Martin) arrested on
suspicion of setting a bomb.
Following the drama, Bing Crosby addresses prospective sponsors,
telling of the merits of the proposed series.
Contents: Commercials: slugs.  [UCLA]

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ABC Fridays 10:30pm Eastern

1.01 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: WHAT'S IN A NAME? [UCLA]
Four Star-Naxan prod.
07Oct60 ABC
Created, Written and Produced by Sy Gomberg
Directed by Lamont Johnson
Director of Photography, Harry Wild;
Film Editor, Ted J. Kent;
music, Frank Skinner.
Regular Cast:
James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones);
Janet de Gore (as Marsha Spear);
Conlan Carter (as C.E. Carruthers);
Guest Cast:
Carl Benton Reid,
Charles Drake,
Dennis Patrick,
Franz Roehn, Robert Fortier, Joel Marston,
Pat O'Malley, Ted Stanhope, Roy Jenson.
Synopsis 1:
Whitmore is New York lawyer Abraham Lincoln Jones, assisted by
his legal secretary, Marsha Hunt (Janet de Gore) and his law clerk,
C.E. Carruthers (Conlan Carter). [UCLA]
Synopsis 2:
Jones hires an attractive new secretary and the two of them help a
man whose good name is being used to advertise inferior houses. [TA]
Synopsis 3:
In the premiere, Jones becomes a friend of the court on behalf
of a retired architect. [TA]

 1.02 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: MUSIC TO HURT BY (verified)
Four Star-Naxan prod.
14Oct60 ABC Fri
Written and Produced by Sy Gomberg / Associate Producer Stanley Kallis
Directed by David Alexander
Director of Photography, George E. Diskant, A.C.E.
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
With: Janet de Gore (as Marsha Spear); Conlan Carter (as C.E. Carruthers)
Guest Cast:
Frank Silvera ............ Garcia
Miriam Colon ............. Sophia Madrenas
Rudy Solari
John Qualls
Sheldon Allman
And:
James Westerfield ........ Lt. Morgan
Synopsis:
Jones gets wind of a nasty racket. A man named Garcia is bullying his
Puerto Rican countrymen into promising half their future wages in return
for passage to New York. [RF]

1.03 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE BABY (verified)
Four Star-Naxan prod.
28Oct60 ABC Fri (rerun 16Jun61)
Written and Produced by Sy Gomberg / Associate Producer Stanley Kallis
Directed by Robert Ellis Miller
Director of Photography, Charles Burke
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
With: Janet de Gore (as Marsha Spear); Conlan Carter (as C.E. Carruthers)
Guest Cast:
Adam Williams ............ Wally Jackson
June Dayton .............. Nan Jackson
Malcolm Atterbury ........ Joe McGowan
With:
William Sargent .......... Dr. Ralph Andrews
Karl Held ................ Donald McGowan
Alan Caillou
Michael Barrier ......... Joe McGowan, Jr.
Carol Hill .............. Nurse
Marlo Jensen
And:
Dinah Anne Rogers ........ The English Girl (Peggy McGowan)
Synopsis:
The baby isn't born yet, but Dr. and Mrs. Andrews want Jones to arrange
an adoption. The baby's mother, an immigrant English girl named Peggy. [RF]

1.04 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: DRIVEL (verified)
Four Star-Naxan prod.
04Nov60 ABC Fri (Repeated 22Sep61)
Written and Produced by Sy Gomberg / Associate Producer Stanley Kallis
Directed by David Alexander
Director of Photography, George E. Diskant, A.C.E.
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
With: Janet de Gore (as Marsha Spear); Conlan Carter (as C.E. Carruthers)
Special Guest Star:
Russ Brown ............ Thomas Jones
With:
Gilbert Green
Charles Cooper
Will Wright
Leonard Stone
And:
Parley Baer ........... Mayor Gillwell
Synopsis:
Jones' father is really upset about politicians breaking their campaign
promises. He enlists his son's aid in a legal attack on city hall. [RF]

1.05 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: SEMPER FIDELIS (verified)
11Nov60 ABC Fri
Produced by Sy Gomberg / Associate Producer Stanley Kallis
Written by Robert Pirosh
Directed by Charles Haas
Director of Photography, George E. Diskant, A.C.E.
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
With: Janet de Gore (as Marsha Spear); Conlan Carter (as C.E. Carruthers)
Guest Cast:
Philip Pine ......... Dave Macklin
Mary Carver ......... Mrs. Macklin
Robert Foulk ........ Ed Kimball
Renny McEvoy
Alan Pinson
George Robotham
Synopsis:
Dave Macklin works for Ed Kimball, a shady used-car dealer. But he's
authorized repairs on some of the junk heaps that his boss sells as cars. [TA]

1.06 The Law and Mr. Jones: THE PROMISE OF LIFE (verified)
Four Star-Naxan prod.
18Nov60 ABC Fri (rerun 11Aug61)
Produced by Sy Gomberg / Associate Producer Stanley Kallis
Written by Les Pine
Directed by Charles Haas
Director of Photography, George E. Diskant, A.C.E.
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
With: Janet de Gore (as Marsha Spear); Conlan Carter (as C.E. Carruthers)
Guest Cast:
Joanne Linville
Katherine Squire ..... Mrs. Rice
Adrienne Marden
Stacy Harris
Billy E. Hughes ..... Paul
John Harmon
Ken Patterson
Robert Griffin
And
Liam Sullivan ....... Fred Rice
Synopsis:
Paul Rice's father is in a mental hospital, and Paul is living with
a foster family, the Jarabeks. The foster parents claim that Fred
Rice agreed to pay for his son's keep. But Paul's grandmother
controls the money - and won't part with any of it. [RF]

1.07 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE STORYVILLE GANG (verified)
25Nov60 ABC Fri
Produced by Sy Gomberg / Associate Producer Stanley Kallis
Written by Robert Pirosh
Directed by David Alexander
Director of Photography, George E. Diskant, A.C.E.
Dixieland Arrangements by Ernie Hughes
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
With: Janet de Gore (as Marsha Spear); Conlan Carter (as C.E. Carruthers)
Guest Cast:
Rex Ingram
Robert Cornthwaite
Patricia Blair
Gene Benton ......... Schuyler (NOT Gene Barton)
James Maloney
Dick Winslow
Charles Lampkin
Eddie Cole
Syl Lamont
Synopsis:
It's opening night for a new Broadway musical - but blind clarinetist
Laddy Morgan begs Jones to get the show closed before it starts. [TA]

 1.08 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: NO SALE (verified)
2Dec60 ABC Fri (rerun 14Jul61)
Produced by Sy Gomberg / Associate Producer Stanley Kallis
Written by Palmer Thompson
Directed by Charles Haas
Director of Photography, George E. Diskant, A.C.E.
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
With: Janet de Gore (as Marsha Spear); Conlan Carter (as C.E. Carruthers)
Guest Cast:
Sam Jaffe ........... Martin Berger
Robert H. Harris ..... Arnold Wilmer
Aneta Corsaut
David Alpert
Frances Lax
Terry Huntingdon
Sue Winton
Synopsis:
Martin Berger's son Victor arranges for the sale of Berger's garment
business to Arnold Wilmer, with Jones handling the legal details.
Everyone's happy - and so it seems until Martin declares that he
really doesn't want to retire. [TA]

1.09 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: A QUESTION OF GUILT (verified)
Four Star-Naxan prod.
16Dec60 ABC Fri (rerun 7Jul61)
Produced by Sy Gomberg / Associate Producer Stanley Kallis
Written by Paul David
Directed by Robert Ellis Miller
Director of Photography, Carl Guthrie
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
With: Janet de Gore (as Marsha Spear); Conlan Carter (as C.E. Carruthers)
Guest cast:
Robert Lansing
John Hoyt
Doug Lambert .......... Tom Snider
Paul Birch
Barney Phillips ....... Ed Snider
William Lally
John Conwell
Nelson Olmstead ........ Fairchild
And:
Beverly Washburn ...... Sue Marcomb
Synopsis:
Ed Snider is known around his pleasant suburban community as a nice guy.
But then his son is charged with kidnaping young Sue Marcomb, and citizens
demand that Tom be tried and punished as an adult. [RF/TA]

1.10 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: CHRISTMAS IS A LEGAL HOLIDAY
Four Star-Naxan prod.
23Dec60 ABC Fri
Starring  James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
  Guest Cast:
Barbara Bain ............. D.J.
Charity Grace ............ Emaline Forester
Wesley Lau ............... Roger Forester
Synopsis:
It looks like a bleak Christmas for elderly Emaline Forester, so she
decides to invite guests for dinner. When her nieces and nephews drop in
unexpectedly, they're aghast. [RF]

1.11 The Law and Mr. Jones: THE LONG ECHO
Four Star-Naxan prod.
30Dec60 ABC Fri
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Lee Bergere .......... Charles duPrais
Nancy Marchand ....... Dorothy
Lilyan Chauvin ....... Francoise
Janet De Gore ........ Marsha
Synopsis:
Charles duPrais' first wife, presumed killed by the Nazis, shows up
very much alive. [RF]

1.12 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE GREAT GAMBLING RAID
(aka "The Big Gambling Raid")
6Jan61 ABC Fri
Guest cast:
Wolfe Barzell
Jess Kirkpatrick
Ben Wright
Synopsis 1:
"The Big Gambling Raid" prevents Jones from going to an important trial
in Chicago. His tailor and several of his cronies are in jail because
of a raid on their penny-ante poker game.
Synopsis 2:
Attorney Lincoln Jones tries to settle the case of a tailor and three
cronies, jailed after a raid on their penny-ante game, who prefer
confinement to the conditions of release. [TA]

1.13 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE TROPHY
13Jan61
Guest cast:
Lyle Bettger ........ Duff McIntyre
Mary La Roche ....... Janet
House Peters Jr. .... Stan Clark
Nicholas Saunders ... Hayward
Synopsis:
Duff McIntyre's wife Janet brings Jones some papers which implicate
her husband in a bribery plot. [TA]

1.14 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: INDIAN WAR
Four Star-Naxan prod.
20Jan61 ABC Fri
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Russ Brown .......... Thomas Jones
Susan Dorn .......... Dove Whitman
Byron Morrow ........ Alf Whitman
Synopsis:
Jones and Marsha are happily anticipating a three-day fishing excursion
with Jones's dad. [RF]

1.15 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: EXIT
Four Star-Naxan prod.
27Jan61 ABC Fri
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest Cast:
Robert Warwick ...... Austin Noble
Jonathan Harris ..... Reynolds
Synopsis:
An old theater, considered an historic landmark, is slated for demolition.
Actor Austin Noble asks Jones if there's a legal way to prevent its
destruction. [RF]

1.16 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: UNBURY THE DEAD  [LO]
03Feb61 ABC Fri (Rerun 18Aug61 - Chicago)
Produced by ?
Written by ?
Directed by ?
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest Cast: [LO]
Paul Richards ......... Tom Chambers
Harry Townes .......... Jim Chambers
Synopsis: (modified)
"Tom Chambers served time for being a deserter during WWII. Newly released
from prison, Chambers hires Jones to help him regain his inheritance, a farm
he claims his brother unlawfully sold while he was incarcerated. Jones drives
Chambers to his hometown, where Tom is despised, and where his brother, Jim,
is a respected doctor. Jim tells Jones that he considered Tom to be dead because
of all the pain he'd caused. Jones learns that Jim wanted the farm so he could
build a hospital on the land, but Tom refused to let him have it. Jones is
upset that Tom didn't tell him the whole truth, but then he discovers that
Tom doesn't want the farm for himself--he only wants to sell it and give
the money to the families of the National Guard unit he deserted on D-Day." [LO]

1.17 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE END JUSTIFIES THE END
Four Star-Naxan prod.
10Feb61 ABC Fri (rerun 28Jul61)
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
guest cast:
John Marley ............ Frank Meston
Donald Woods ........... John Cole
Maxine Stuart .......... Mary Cole
Synopsis:
It looks like the state has an airtight case against gangster Frank
Meston, charged with income-tax-evasion but Jones is appointed to
defend the crook. [RF]

 1.18 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: LETHAL WEAPONS
Four Star-Naxan prod.
17Feb61 ABC Fri (rerun 21Jul61 Fri)
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
guest cast:
Bernie Hamilton ....... Bob Mills
Isabelle Cooley ....... Nancy Mills
Norman Fell ........... Fred Cook
Vladimir Sokoloff ..... Dr. Harding
Synopsis:
Bob Mills, Jones's boxer friend, seems to be a little punch-drunk. He
can't remember slapping his wife Nancy and beating up a stranger. [RF]]

1.19 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: ONE FOR THE MONEY
24Feb61 ABC Fri
Guest cast:
Frank Gorshin ..... Johnny Clover
Stanley Adams ..... Eddie Romano
Aneta Corsaut ..... Mary Clover
Synopsis:
Jones picks up his laundry one day, opens the package - and out
tumbles a pile of fresh, clean cash. [TA]

1.20 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: COLD TURKEY
Four Star-Naxan prod.
03Mar61 ABC Fri (rebroadcast 23Jun61)
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
guest cast:
Leo Penn .............. Eddie Simms
Joyce Van Patten ...... Ethel
Peter Falk ............ Sydney Jarmon
Candy Candido ......... musician
Robert Kelljian ....... musician
Synopsis:
Jazz clarinetist Eddie Simms is picked up on a narcotics charge, and
police find a packet of drugs in his instrument case. Jones thinks a
timely tip to the police and the too-convenient finding of the dope add
up to a frame job. [RF/TA]

1.21 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE CONCERT
Four Star-Naxan prod.
10Mar61 ABC Fri
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
guest cast:
Eduard Franz ........... Gustave Helmer
Paula Raymond .......... Carla Hayes
Synopsis:
While rehearsing for a concert, conductor Gustave Helmer offers some
advice to soloist Carla Hayes. Carla is infruiated by Helmer's
interference and she walks out followed shortly by Helmer, who's been
reprimanded by the symphony manager Sydney Jarmon, the agent for both
musicians wants Jones to patch things up. [RF]

1.22 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: EVERYBODY VERSUS TIMMY DRAYTON
Four Star-Naxan prod.
17Mar61 ABC Fri  (rebroadcast 30Jun61)
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
guest cast:
Dick Powell ............ Colonel Drayton
Billy Hughes ........... Timmy
Harry Townes ........... Fowler
Synopsis:
Colonel Drayton's ex-wife dies, and Drayton wants custody of his son
Timmy. He asks Jones to start legal proceedings but the lawyer reminds
him of the boy's fondness for his stepfather. [RF]

1.23 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: A VERY SPECIAL CITIZEN
Four Star-Naxan prod.
24Mar61 ABC Fri
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Vic Morrow .......... Dr. Bigelow
Joseph Walsh ........ Chris Reiman
Herb Vigran ......... Mr. Reiman
Conlan Carter ....... Carruthers
Synopsis 1:
A country doctor faces a malpractice suit and his friend helps
him get legal assistance from Jones. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
High school baseball player Chris Reiman has an accident and Dr. Bigelow,
who happens on the scene, advises the boy to see his family physician.
But Chris ignores the advice - and Bigelow is sued as a result. [RF]

1.24 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: ACCIDENTAL JEOPARDY
Four Star-Naxan prod.
31Mar61 ABC Fri
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Robert Middleton .... Gus Kelso
Synopsis:
Jones obtains evidence which will incriminate underworld kingpin
Gus Kelso. [RF]

1.25 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: MEA CULPA
7Apr61 ABC Fri
Synopsis:
Jones seeks to reopen a case when he learns a mob caused a witness
to withhold testimony. [TA]

[--] 14Apr61 - Preempted by "Eyewitness to History" report by Walter Cronkite on
the development of the Adolph Eichmann trial.

 1.26 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: A FOOL FOR A CLIENT
Four Star-Naxan prod.
21Apr61 ABC Fri
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
guest cast:
Otto Kruger ............ Franklyn Malleson Ghent
Stanja Lowe ............ Emily Barron
Whit Bissell ........... Howard Barron
Milton Parsons ......... Thorn
King Calder ............ Judge
Synopsis:
Emily Barron wants Jones to handle a petition that will commit her
father to a hospital for alcholics. But Emily's father happens to be
the brilliant attorney, Franklyn Malleson Ghent, and he intends to
defend himself at the hearing. [RF]
 
1.27 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE ENEMY
Four Star-Naxan prod.
28Apr61 ABC Fri (rerun 25Aug61)
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Ross Martin ......... Frank Brody
Dean Stanton ........ Harry Walker
Addison Richards .... Judge Dickinson
Bernard Fein ........ Lieutenant Rosen
Synopsis:
Jones wins freedom for accused killer Harry Walker on the plea that Walker
needs psychiatric care. The day after he's released, Walker commits another
murder. [RF/TA]

1.28 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: ONE BY ONE
Four Star-Naxan prod.
05May61 ABC Fri
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Michael Parks
David Winters
Gus Trikonis
Bernard Fein
Synopsis:
The problem of juvenile delinquency is brought home to Jones when Carruthers
is attacked and beaten by a gang of youths who call themselves the Unholy Four. [RF]

1.29 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: A QUIET TOWN
Four Star-Naxan prod.
12May61 ABC Fri (rerun 12Sep61, TV guide title "The Quiet Town")
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
guest star
John Brinkley ....... Ned Ruddy
Henry Daniell ....... Isaac Beckett
Larry Gates ......... Judge Tally
Synopsis:
Ned Ruddy is accused of running down a popular policeman with
his motorcycle. [RF]

1.30 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE LAST COMMENCEMENT
19May61 ABC Fri
Guest cast (need to verify):
Paul Shields
Paul Tripp
Synopsis:
Paul Shields appears as a member of a family which operates a boys' school
who, to avoid scandal, shields the headmaster's son in a hit and run case. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Jones attends a graduation at his old school and finds that the headmaster's
son, who is about to take over the school, has been accused of being a
hit-and-run driver. [TA]

1.31 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: NO LAW FOR GHOSTS
26May61 ABC Fri (rerun 15Sep61)
Guest cast:
Robert Gist ......... Tom Starkowski
William Challee ..... Jason Phillips
June Dayton ......... Marie Starkowski
Synopsis:
Jones gets an anonymous letter, enclosing a fee, and instructions to defend
skid-row character Jason Phillips in a homicide case. Despite the unusual way
he's hired, Jones feels the case is routine - until he learns that District
Attorney Tom Starkowski is foregoing a vacation to handle the prosecution. [TA]

1.32 [--] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE BROKEN HAND
Four Star-Naxan prod.
02Jun61 ABC Fri
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Sam Jaffe ........... Martin Berger
Synopsis 1:
That terrible-tempered garment manufacturer Martin Berger reappears
in Jones' life. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A dress manufacturer gets lost in corporate business practices introduced by
his attorney. [TA]

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Summer Reruns - ABC Fridays (some affiliates delayed reruns to the following Tuesday)
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[--] 09Jun61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.02 "Music to Hurt By" (first aired 14Oct60)
[--] 16Jun61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.03 "The Baby" (first aired 28Oct60)
[--] 23Jun61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.20 "Cold Turkey" (first aired 03Mar61)
[--] 30Jun61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.22 "Everybody versus Timmy Drayton" (first aired 17Mar61)
[--] 07Jul61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.09 "A Question of Guilt" (first aired 16Dec60)
[--] 14Jul61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.08 "No Sale" (first aired 2Dec60)
[--] 21Jul61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.18 "Lethal Weapons" (first aired 17Feb61)
[--] 28Jul61 ABC Fri- rerun of #1.17 "The End Justifies the End" (first aired 10Feb61)
[--] 04Aug61 - pre-empted for a football game
(NFL champs The Philadelphia Eagles vs. College All-Stars)
[--] 11Aug61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.06 "The Promise of Life" (first aired 18Nov61)
[--] 18Aug61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.16 "Unbury the Dead" (first aired 03Feb61)
[--] 25Aug61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.27 "The Enemy" (first aired 28Apr61)
[--] 01Sep61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.28 "One By One" (first aired 05May61)
[--] 08Sep61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.29 "A Quiet Town" (first aired 12May61)
[--] 15Sep61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.31 "No Law For Ghosts" (first aired 26May61)
[--] 22Sep61 ABC Fri - rerun of #1.04 "Drivel" (first aired 04Nov60)
 
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ABC Thursdays 9:30pm Eastern

2.01 [33] The Law and Mr. Jones: NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS
19Apr62 ABC Thur 9:30pm
Guest cast:
John Milford
Synopsis:
The story of a policeman who is implicated in a robbery. [TA]

2.02 [34] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE BOY WHO SAID NO
Four Star-Naxan prod.
26Apr62 ABC Thur
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Roger Mobley .... Tommy Pierce
Synopsis:
Tommy has gotten himself into a lot of trouble at school. [RF]

2.03 [35] The Law and Mr. Jones: REUNION
Four Star-Naxan prod.
03May62 ABC Thur (rerun 21Jul63)
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Angela Greene .... Louise Walker
John Larch ....... Richard Walker
Synopsis:
A woman approaches Jones and says that she is the mother of an old
school pal named Richard Walker. [RF]

2.04 [36] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE WALKOUT
10May62 ABC Thur 9:30pm
Synopsis:
Three old courtroom buffs who make a hobby of watching trials are so
enthusiastic over attorney Abraham Jones's presentation of a divorce
case that they upset his line of attack. [TA]

2.05 [37] The Law and Mr. Jones: EVERYBODY IS MONEY
17May62 ABC Thur 9:30pm
Guest cast:
David Macklin
Michael Vandever .... Jim
Synopsis:
The 15-year-old son of a lawyer who died penniless becomes legal
advisor to teenage gangs to pay off his father's debts. Attorney
Jones works to steer the boy away from the gangs. [TA]

2.06 [38] The Law and Mr. Jones: WILDERNESS
Four Star-Naxan prod.
24May62 ABC Thur
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Russ Brown .......... Tom Jones
Rhys Williams ....... Jude Morris
Synopsis:
Practically everyone in Jones' hometown is in favor of building a recreation
center at Cedar Lake. Everyone except Jones' father, who obtains a restraining
order preventing anyone from tampering with the lake. [RF]

2.07 [39] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE MAN WHO WANTED TO DIE
Four Star-Naxan prod.
31May62 ABC Thur
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Tom Bosley .......... Assistant D.A. Ryan
George Brenlin ...... Lenny Stoner
Synopsis:
Lenny Stoner, who is about to go on trial for murder, is suffering from a
perforated ulcer - and is refusing the operation necessary to save his life. [RF]

2.08 [40] The Law and Mr. Jones: THE CO-OPERATIVES
7Jun62 ABC Thur 9:30pm
Synopsis:
An elderly man with a compulsion toward welfare work takes three young
ex-convicts under his wing. [TA]

2.09 [41] The Law and Mr. Jones: THICKER THAN WATER
Four Star-Naxan prod.
14Jun62 ABC Thur
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Robert Ellenstein ... Dr. Allen
Adam Williams ....... Phillip Harvey
Jo Helton ........... Joyce Harvey
Jimmy Carter ........ Phil Harvey Jr.
Synopsis:
Frightened by Jones' car, a boy falls and strikes his head on the curb. [RF]

2.10 [42] The Law and Mr. Jones: WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM SMOKE SIGNALS?
21Jun62 ABC Thur
Guest cast:
Russ Brown
Rhys Williams
Synopsis:
Abraham Lincoln Jones' crusading father gets his lawyer-son into a legal
snarl when the elder sets out to save a newspaper from being gobbled up
by its competitor. [TA]

2.11 [43] The Law and Mr. Jones: C'EST LA SHOW BIZ
28Jun62 ABC Thur
Guest cast:
Susan Silo
Larry Blyden
Gilbert Greeg
Synopsis:
Attorney Jones is retained by the manager of a young French dancer when
the girl is arrested for being too scantily clad in her nightclub debut. [TA]

2.12 [44] The Law and Mr. Jones: MY WORTHY COLLEAGUE
Four Star-Naxan prod.
05Jul62 ABC Thur
Starring: James Whitmore (as Abraham Lincoln Jones)
Guest cast:
Richard Evans ........ Ed Donner
Brenda Scott ......... Mary
Synopsis:
Ed Donner dropped out of high school to get married and has lived to
rue the day. He's had a hard time finding work and the marriage
ended in divorce. [RF]

2.13 [45] The Law and Mr. Jones: POOR EDDIE'S DEAD (final episode)
12Jul62 ABC Thur
Synopsis:
An electronics engineer tries to strangle his former boss and is
thought to be a paranoiac by Abraham Lincoln Jones. [TA]

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Reruns Summer 1962
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[--] 19Jul62 - rerun of #1.07 "The Storyville Gang" (first aired 25Nov60)
[--] 26Jul62 - rerun of #1.20 "Cold Turkey" (first aired 03Mar61)
[--] 02Aug62 - rerun of #1.12 "The Great Gambling Raid" (first aired 6Jan61)
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Reruns Summer 1963
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[--] 21Jul63 rerun of #2.3 "Reunion" (first aired 03May62)

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