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Mr. District Attorney (1951-52)
Episode Guide
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger, C.S. Harvey, Rina Fox [Updated March 2017]
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)
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MISTER DISTRICT ATTORNEY (1951-52)
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ABC (possibly live)
Created by Ed Byron
US Legal Drama series 1951-52 19 episodes x 30 min
Starring:
Jay Jostyn as "The D.A."
With:
Vicki Vola as Miss Miller, the D.A.'s Secretary
Len Doyle as Detective Harrington, an Investigator
for the D.A.'s office.
Premise:
Case dramatizations based on the files of the District Attorney's office.
Note:
"Mr. District Attorney" began on radio in 1939 and first came to television in
this series in 1951.
Mr.
District Attorney was later revived by ZIV Productions for
78 filmed episodes in 1954-55 starring David Brian.
############ Mr. District Attorney ###########
################ Season 1951-52 ##############
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ABC Mondays 8:00-8:30pm Eastern (01Oct51-23Jun52)
alternated with "The Amazing Mr.
Malone" (24Sep51-10Mar52)
alternated with
"Out
of the Fog" (07Apr52-June52)
[01] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE HOMECOMING
[Premiere]
01Oct1951 WJZ Mon 8pm
with Jay Jostyn
[02] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE BINDLE BOY
15Oct1951 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[03] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE COP-KILLER
29Oct1951 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[04] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE BIRD BRAIN
12Nov1951 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
Synopsis:
Mr. District Attorney finds racket in lodging college students.
[05] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE DANGEROUS CLOWN
26Nov1951 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[06] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE SILENT VICTIM
10Dec1951 WJZ Mon 8pm [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
24Dec1951 KGO Mon 8pm [Berkeley Daily Gazette, Calif]
with Jay Jostyn
Synopsis:
A telephone plea from a man who has been without speech for years leads Mr. D.A.
into "The Case of the Silent Victim".
[07] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE CROOKED FINGER
24Dec1951 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[08] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE BIG DAY
07Jan1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[09] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE THREE RAVENS
21Jan1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[10] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF ALL BUT TWO
04Feb1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[11] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE RAIN-CHECK
18Feb1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[12] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE POWDER KEG
03Mar1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[13] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN SQUARE
17Mar1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[13] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE BEETLE
31Mar1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[14] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE GRAND OLD MAN
14Apr1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[15] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE BAG-MAN
28Apr1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[16] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE PROMISE
12May1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[17] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE JUNK MAN
26May1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[18] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
09Jun1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
[19] Mr. District Attorney: THE CASE OF THE HIGH NOTE
[Final Episode]
23Jun1952 ABC Mon
with Jay Jostyn
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