The Classic TV Archive - US Legal Drama Series
They Stand Accused (1949-54)
Cross Question (original title)
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The Classic TV Archive - US Legal Drama Series
They Stand Accused (1949-54)
Cross Question (original title)
Episode Guide
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:-
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
Dumont Network
Broadcast Live from WGN-TV Chicago
Sponsored by Lanolin Plus.
Directed by Sheldon Cooper
Written by William C. Wines, Illinois Assistant
Attorney General
US Courtroom Drama series 1949-54 160 episodes x 60 min
September 11, 1949 - October 5, 1952
September 9, 1954 - December 30, 1954
Presided over by attorney Charles Johnston
Began as "Cross Question".
https://archive.org/details/TheyStandAccused
##### Cross Question/ They Stand Accused #####
############### season 1 1949-50 #############
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DuMont Sundays 9-10pm WABD New York
[01] Cross Question
11Sep1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[02] Cross Question
18Sep1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[03] Cross Question
25Sep1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[04] Cross Question
02Oct1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[05] Cross Question
09Oct1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[06] Cross Question
16Oct1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[07] Cross Question
23Oct1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[08] Cross Question
30Oct1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[09] Cross Question
06Nov1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[10] Cross Question
13Nov1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[11] Cross Question
20Nov1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[12] Cross Question
27Nov1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[13] Cross Question
04Dec1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[14] Cross Question
11Dec1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[15] Cross Question
18Dec1949 DuMont Sun 9pm
[--] Cross Question
25Dec1949
pre-empted for "Sister Kenny Foundation Christmas Party" with Morey Amsterdam
and others.
[16] Cross Question
01Jan1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[17] Cross Question
08Jan1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[18] Cross Question
15Jan1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
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Title changes from "Cross Question" to "They Stand Accused" (from 22Jan50)
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[19] They Stand Accused
22Jan1950 DuMont Sun 9pm NYT
[--] They Stand Accused
29Jan1950
pre-empted for Bowling Headliners
[21] They Stand Accused
05Feb1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[22] They Stand Accused
12Feb1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[23] They Stand Accused
19Feb1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[24] They Stand Accused
26Feb1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[25] They Stand Accused
05Mar1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[26] They Stand Accused
12Mar1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[27] They Stand Accused
19Mar1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[--] They Stand Accused
26Mar1950
*Note: Jamboree with Danny O'Neil premieres in this timeslot and date.
No listings for "They Stand Accused" for April, May and June. Series returns
June 25, 1950.
[28] They Stand Accused
25Jun1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[29] They Stand Accused
02Jul1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[30] They Stand Accused
09Jul1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[31] They Stand Accused
16Jul1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[32] They Stand Accused
23Jul1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[33] They Stand Accused
30Jul1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[34] They Stand Accused
06Aug1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[--] They Stand Accused
13Aug1950
pre-empted for "Cavalcade of Bands".
[35] They Stand Accused
20Aug1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[36] They Stand Accused
27Aug1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[--] They Stand Accused
03Sep1950
pre-empted for the Miss U.S. contest.
[37] They Stand Accused
10Sep1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[38] They Stand Accused
17Sep1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[39] They Stand Accused
24Sep1950 DuMont Sun 9pm
[--] They Stand Accused: THE JOHNNY ROBERTS STORY
1950
Produced by Leslie Urbach
Associate producer R. Von Albrecht
Written by William G. Wines
Directed by Sheldon Cooper
Host Jim Bannon
with Judge Anthony Bradley Eben
Prosecuting attorney Meyer Weinstein
Defense attorney William Wines
Court Reporter Thecia Dorchek
Court clerk Harry Christian
starring
Carmelita Pope
Lee Henry
Alice Dineen
John Himes
Hollis Burke
Stanley Barton
Dayle Rodney
############## They Stand Accused ############
############### season 2 1950-51 #############
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DuMont Sundays 10pm
2.01 [40] They Stand Accused
01Oct1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.02 [41] They Stand Accused
08Oct1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.03 [42] They Stand Accused
15Oct1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.04 [43] They Stand Accused
22Oct1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.05 [44] They Stand Accused
29Oct1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.06 [45] They Stand Accused
05Nov1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.07 [46] They Stand Accused
12Nov1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.08 [47] They Stand Accused
19Nov1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.09 [48] They Stand Accused
26Nov1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.10 [49] They Stand Accused
03Dec1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.11 [50] They Stand Accused
10Dec1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.12 [51] They Stand Accused
17Dec1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.13 [52] They Stand Accused
24Dec1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.14 [53] They Stand Accused
31Dec1950 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.15 [54] They Stand Accused
07Jan1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.16 [55] They Stand Accused
14Jan1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.17 [56] They Stand Accused
21Jan1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.18 [57] They Stand Accused
28Jan1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.19 [58] They Stand Accused
04Feb1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.20 [59] They Stand Accused
11Feb1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.21 [60] They Stand Accused
18Feb1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.22 [61] They Stand Accused
25Feb1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.23 [62] They Stand Accused
04Mar1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.24 [63] They Stand Accused
11Mar1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
2.25 [64] They Stand Accused
18Mar1951 DuMont Sun 9:30pm
2.26 [65] They Stand Accused
25Mar1951 DuMont Sun 9:30pm
2.27 [66] They Stand Accused
01Apr1951 DuMont Sun 9:30pm
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Day and time change - DuMont Saturdays at 9pm (07Apr51-19May51)
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2.28 [67] They Stand Accused
07Apr1951 DuMont Sat 9pm
2.29 [68] They Stand Accused
14Apr1951 DuMont Sat 9pm
2.30 [69] They Stand Accused
21Apr1951 DuMont Sat 9pm
2.31 [70] They Stand Accused
28Apr1951 DuMont Sat 9pm
2.32 [71] They Stand Accused
05May1951 DuMont Sat 9pm
2.33 [72] They Stand Accused
12May1951 DuMont Sat 9pm
2.34 [73] They Stand Accused
19May1951 DuMont Sat 9pm
[--] They Stand Accused
26May1951
pre-empted for Showtime at Meadowbrook Horse Racing.
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Day and time change - DuMont Tuesdays at 10pm (12Jun51-04Sep51)
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2.35 [74] They Stand Accused
12Jun1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.36 [75] They Stand Accused
19Jun1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.37 [76] They Stand Accused
26Jun1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.38 [77] They Stand Accused
03Jul1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.39 [78] They Stand Accused
10Jul1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.40 [79] They Stand Accused
17Jul1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.41 [80] They Stand Accused
24Jul1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.42 [81] They Stand Accused
31Jul1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.43 [82] They Stand Accused
07Aug1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.44 [83] They Stand Accused
14Aug1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.45 [84] They Stand Accused
21Aug1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.46 [85] They Stand Accused
28Aug1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
2.47 [86] They Stand Accused
04Sep1951 DuMont Tues 10pm
############## They Stand Accused ############
############## season 3 1951-52 ##############
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DuMont Sundays 10:00-10:30pm (30min?)
3.01 [87] They Stand Accused
09Sep1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.02 [88] They Stand Accused
16Sep1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.03 [89] They Stand Accused
23Sep1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.04 [90] They Stand Accused
30Sep1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.05 [91] They Stand Accused
07Oct1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.06 [92] They Stand Accused
14Oct1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.07 [93] They Stand Accused
21Oct1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.08 [94] They Stand Accused
28Oct1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.09 [95] They Stand Accused
04Nov1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.10 [96] They Stand Accused
11Nov1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.11 [97] They Stand Accused
18Nov1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.12 [98] They Stand Accused
25Nov1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.13 [99] They Stand Accused
02Dec1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.14 [100] They Stand Accused
09Dec1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.15 [101] They Stand Accused
16Dec1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.16 [102] They Stand Accused
23Dec1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.17 [103] They Stand Accused
30Dec1951 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.18 [104] They Stand Accused
06Jan1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.19 [105] They Stand Accused
13Jan1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.20 [106] They Stand Accused
20Jan1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.21 [107] They Stand Accused
27Jan1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.22 [108] They Stand Accused
03Feb1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.23 [109] They Stand Accused
10Feb1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.24 [110] They Stand Accused
17Feb1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.25 [111] They Stand Accused
24Feb1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.26 [112] They Stand Accused
02Mar1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.27 [113] They Stand Accused
09Mar1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.28 [114] They Stand Accused
16Mar1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.29 [115] They Stand Accused
23Mar1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.30 [116] They Stand Accused
30Mar1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.31 [117] They Stand Accused
06Apr1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.32 [118] They Stand Accused
13Apr1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.33 [119] They Stand Accused
20Apr1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.34 [120] They Stand Accused
27Apr1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.35 [121] They Stand Accused
04May1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.36 [122] They Stand Accused
11May1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.37 [123] They Stand Accused
18May1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.38 [124] They Stand Accused
25May1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.39 [125] They Stand Accused
01Jun1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.40 [126] They Stand Accused
08Jun1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.41 [127] They Stand Accused
15Jun1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.42 [128] They Stand Accused
22Jun1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.43 [129] They Stand Accused
29Jun1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.44 [130] They Stand Accused
06Jul1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.45 [131] They Stand Accused
13Jul1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.46 [132] They Stand Accused
20Jul1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.47 [133] They Stand Accused
27Jul1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.48 [134] They Stand Accused
03Aug1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.49 [135] They Stand Accused
10Aug1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.50 [136] They Stand Accused
17Aug1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.51 [137] They Stand Accused
24Aug1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.52 [138] They Stand Accused
31Aug1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.53 [139] They Stand Accused
07Sep1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.54 [140] They Stand Accused
14Sep1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.55 [141] They Stand Accused
21Sep1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.56 [142] They Stand Accused
28Sep1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
3.57 [143] They Stand Accused
05Oct1952 DuMont Sun 10pm
*Final show of the 3rd season. Program is briefly revived in 1954.
Replaced with "The Arthur Murray Show".
############## They Stand Accused ############
############## season 4 Fall 1954 ############
################ (final season)
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DuMont Thursdays 8-9pm (09Sep54-30Dec54)
4.01 [--] They Stand Accused [Season 4 Premiere]
09Sep1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
Synopsis 1:
Case: "Murder". A married man is slain as he keeps a tryst with a cafe waitress.
The trial of a vagrant who has been
charged with his murder unfolds.
Synopsis 2:
An unrehearsed court room drama in which the principals ad-lib their roles in
the case of a vagrant charged with murder.
4.02 [--] They Stand Accused
16Sep1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
Synopsis 1:
A naive young bride sues her author-husband because he has been seeing a
Continental beauty. The husband claims that
his dates were part of his work.
Synopsis 2:
Bride charges infidelity in separation suit.
4.03 [--] They Stand Accused: Custody of a Child
23Sep1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
Synopsis:
The case centers around the custody of a child.
4.04 [--] They Stand Accused: Gangland Murder
30Sep1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
Synopsis:
The drama involves a murder by a gang.
4.05 [--] They Stand Accused
07Oct1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
Synopsis:
A jury must decide whether a model used doctored photographs to blackmail her
married friend.
4.06 [--] They Stand Accused
14Oct1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
Synopsis:
Story of a man accused of setting fire to a dress shop owned by his
benefactress.
4.07 [--] They Stand Accused
21Oct1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
4.08 [--] They Stand Accused
28Oct1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
4.09 [--] They Stand Accused
04Nov1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
Synopsis:
A famous author is the defendant in a charge of manslaughter.
4.10 [--] They Stand Accused
11Nov1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm [Racine Journal]
Synopsis:
A husband sues a woman, a close friend of his estranged wife, for breaking up
his home.
*Note: The one-hour courtroom drama is presented in realistic fashion as actual
Chicago lawyers try the case
before the "judge", A. Bradley Eben, Chicago attorney. The program is
unrehearsed.
4.11 [--] They Stand Accused
18Nov1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
4.12 [--] They Stand Accused
25Nov1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
4.13 [--] They Stand Accused
02Dec1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
Synopsis:
A man and a woman make a pact to commit suicide by taking gas, but only the
woman dies. The man faces trial on a murder charge.
4.14 [--] They Stand Accused
09Dec1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
4.15 [--] They Stand Accused
16Dec1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
Synopsis:
An accused murderer who admits to his crime but pleads not guilty.
4.16 [--] They Stand Accused
23Dec1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
Synopsis:
Two men fight for a child.
4.17 [--] They Stand Accused [Final show of the series]
30Dec1954 DuMont Thur 8-9pm
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