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Storefront Lawyers/ Men at Law (1970-71)
Episode Guide compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox
references:
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STOREFRONT LAWYERS (eps 1-13) / MEN AT LAW (eps 14-23)
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Leonard Freeman production
in association with
The CBS Television Network
for
CBS (Wednesdays 7:30 pm EST)
Executive Producer
Leonard Freeman
Produced by Harold Gast, Roland Kibbee
Associate Producer, Standford Tischler
US Legal Drama series 1970-71 23 episodes x 60 min color
Starring:
Robert Foxworth as David Hansen (entire run)
David Arkin as Gabriel Kaye (1970)
A Martinez as Roberto Alvarez (1970)
Sheila Larken as Deborah Sullivan (1970)
Directors: Lee Katzin
Music by Morton Stevens
Background:
Leonard Freeman was executive producer of the long running
Crime Drama series "Hawaii Five-0"
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CBS Wednesdays 7:30 pm EST
1.01 Storefront Lawyers: A MAN'S CASTLE
16-Sep-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Barry Morse ............ Holly Chapman
Dean Jagger ............ Karl Holder
Carmen Mathews ......... Mrs. Holder
Gerald S. O'Loughlin ... Thatcher (before he joined the regular cast)
Edward Andrews ......... Joseph Carlson
Synopsis:
A sensational murder and a client that claims his house was "stolen"
by a financier, killed the man before scores of witnesses, is the
trio's first case. [RF]
1.02 Storefront Lawyers: THE LAW CAN'T TOUCH HIM
23-Sep-1970 CBS Wed (rerun 21Jul71)
written by Meyer Dolinsky
Guest Cast:
Melinda Dillon ......... Connie Swann
James McMullan ......... Steve Swann
William Quinn .......... Judge Hayes
Frederic Downs ......... Dr. Martine
Robert Dowdell ......... Philip Evers
Synopsis:
A psychotic husband has been so clever in inflicting cruelty that nothing
can be proven. Result: his wife appears suspect to even the most objective
observer. [RF]
1.03 Storefront Lawyers: MURPH COLLINS vs. TOMORROW
30-Sep-1970 CBS Wed
written by Alvin Sapinsley
Guest Cast:
James Stacy ............ Murph Collins
Harrison Page .......... Radley Binns
Lonny Chapman .......... Jacobs
Mariclare Costello ..... Nancy Collins
Ramon Bieri ............ Ravetch
Joan Shawlee ........... Aunt Sadie
Synopsis:
Hardhat Murph Collins is the accused in a construction-site bombing
that grew from racial conflict and left one man dead. [RF]
1.04 Storefront Lawyers: THE ELECTRIC KID
07-Oct-1970 CBS Wed
written by James D. Buchanan & Ronald Austin
Guest Cast:
Leon Ames
Dana Elcar
Joyce Van Patten
J. Pat O'Malley
William Sargent
1.05 Storefront Lawyers: THE EMANCIPATION OF BESSIE
GRAY
14-Oct-1970 CBS Wed
written by Robert Van Scoyk
Guest Cast:
Paul Stewart ........... Alvin Greener
Claudia McNeil
Pauline Myers .......... Gloria
Rupert Crosse .......... Johnson
Synopsis:
An elderly domestic wants to sue a training school that reneged
on its promise of a job in a medical lab. [RF]
1.06 Storefront Lawyers: SURVIVORS WILL BE PROSECUTED
21-Oct-1970 CBS Wed (rerun 18Aug71)
written by Arthur Heinemann
Guest Cast:
William Conrad ..... Kornedi
Murray Hamilton .... Harrison
Edith Diaz ......... Mrs. Sartuche
Emilio Delgado ..... Cadena
Roberto Contreras .. Pepe Gonzales
Frank Ramirez ...... Manuel Lopez
Robert Cornthwaite.. Judge
Lloyd Gough ........ Austin Troy
Pauline Myers ...... Gloria
Synopsis:
The use of illegally recruited Mexican farm labororers comes into
play as the team goes up against Kornedi. [RF]
1.07 Storefront Lawyers: EASY TO BE HARD
28-Oct-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Sharon Farrell ..... Donna Brooks
Lou Antonio ........ Walter Babson
Ned Glass .......... Fred Goldstein
Maidie Norman ...... Mrs. Kingman
Isabelle Cooley .... Mattie
Synopsis:
An attractive divorcee who was denied welfare presents a delicate case.
She claims that the denial was made by a welfare representative who
assaulted her. [RF]
1.08 Storefront Lawyers: WHERE ARE YOU AT?
04-Nov-1970 CBS Wed (rerun 07Jul71)
written by George Bellak
Guest Cast:
Tony Roberts ....... Jack Halbert
Joaquin Martinez ... Malendez
Kenneth Tobey ...... Lt. Everton
Bill Zuckert ....... Judge Conrad
Richard Anders ..... Sergeant Ferris
Bob Padilla ........ Busarra
Robert Brubaker .... Tall Man
David Renard ....... Informer
Dennis King Jr. .... Councilman
Synopsis:
Deborah's romance with a prosecuting attorney is strained when she
undertakes the defense of an accused arsonist. The prosecutor plans
to prove that the man is a bomb-throwing radical. [RF]
1.09 Storefront Lawyers: SHADOWS OF DOUBT
11-Nov-1970 CBS Wed (rerun 23Jun71)
written by Alvin Sapinsley
Guest Cast:
Jonathan Lippe .... Luke Porter
Anne Archer ....... Annette Porter
Lloyd Gough ....... Austin Troy
William Quinn ..... Judge Gaunt
Charles H. Gray ... John Monoghan
Synopsis:
The storefront law office is rocked by a client's accusations. Found guilty
in a robbery case, Luke Porter charges that David Hansen asked $2500 to
arrange a suspended sentence with the DA. [RF]
1.10 Storefront Lawyers: THIS IS JERRY, SEE JERRY RUN
18-Nov-1970 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Kurt Russell ...... Jerry Patman
Patricia Smith .... Mrs. Patman
David Doyle ....... Cogweiler
Lloyd Bochner ..... Phil Kennedy
Synopsis:
Teenager Jerry Patman is arrested for assaulting the attorney who
mishandled the insurance settlement after his father's death. The lawyers
discover that there is more than anger behind Jerry's erractic behavior.
[RF]
1.11 Storefront Lawyers: THE PASTURES OF HELL
25-Nov-1970 CBS Wed
written by Harold Gast
Guest cast:
Steve Ihnat ........ Reverend Neil Dana
James McEachin ..... Melton Ames
Gerald S. O'Loughlin .. Thatcher
Beverly Atkinson ... Leora Ames
Tony Martinez
Harry Hickox
Synopsis:
Damning evidence piles up in the case of a ghetto minister accused of
kidnaping a militant black leader's son. [RF]
1.12 Storefront Lawyers: WHERE WERE WE, WALDO?
09-Dec-1970 CBS Wed
written by E. Arthur Keane
Guest Cast:
Anthony Zerbe .......... Waldo
Jacqueline Scott ....... Dixie Hines
Paula Victor ........... Mrs. Eustice
Fran Ryan .............. Mrs. Kenton
Synopsis:
The lawyers defend a hard-core unemployable who's repeatedly
turned down for jobs because of his criminal record. [RF]
1.13 Storefront Lawyers: FIRST...WE GET RID OF THE PRINCIPAL
13-Jan-1971 CBS Wed
written by George Kirgo
Guest cast:
Nancy Burnett
Sheldon Collins
Carmen Zapata
Val de Vargas
Men at Law (1971)(New Title)
Starring:
Robert Foxworth as David Hansen (entire run)
Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Devlin McNeil (1971)
Pauline Myers as Gloria Byrd (1971)
1.14 Men At Law: THE CLIMATE OF DOUBT
03-Feb-1971 CBS Wed (rerun 25Aug71)
Guest Cast:
Rick Kelman ........ Don Harper
John Lasell ........ Carlton Harper
Logan Ramsey ....... Jordan Mills
David Joliffe ...... Jeff Donaldson
Dennis Redfield .... Art Landers
Danny Travanty (aka Daniel J. Travanti) ..... Joe Burland
Synopsis:
A case involving the defense of a college student accused of killing
a policeman. Major obstacle: the student's activist friends are
determined to make him a martyr. [RF]
1.15 Men at Law: MARATHON
10-Feb-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Jack Cassidy
Sue Lyon
Nina Foch
Glynn Turman
Greg Mullavy
1.16 Men at Law: THE DARK WORLD OF HARRY ANDERS
17Feb71 CBS Wed
Guest Cast:
Harry Guardino
Jeanne Cooper
Lane Bradbury
John McLiam
1.17 Men at Law: HOSTAGE
24Feb71 CBS Wed (rerun 11Aug71)
Guest cast:
Meg Foster ....... Barbara Millett
John Rubinstein... Ron Martin
Felice Orlandi ... Arthur Burelli
Ford Rainey ...... Judge Hemming
Arthur Franz ..... Henry Millett
John Ragin ....... Attorney
Synopsis:
The lawyers come to the aid of Barbara Millett, a former coed activist
involved in a bombing. Barbara's going to need all the help she can
get: her fiance is determined to free her by kidnaping Deborah. [RF]
1.18 Men at Law: THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH-AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WORKS
03Mar71 CBS Wed
Guest Cast:
Cloris Leachman ....... Marcy Yates
David Wayne
Jean Hale
[--] 10Mar71 - no details
1.19 Men At Law: LET THE DIER BEWARE
17-Mar-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
William Windom
Jessica Walter
Pippa Scott
Larry Linville
Paul Fix
1.20 Men At Law: THE VIEW FROM THE TOP
24-Mar-1971 CBS Wed (rerun 01Sep71)
Guest cast:
Steve Forrest ......... Cole Deland
Ramon Bieri ........... Harris
Wayne Rogers .......... DA Tom Yorba
Kay Medford ........... Grace Deland
Marilyn Maxwell ....... Reyna Michaels
Noah Keen ............. Dr. Briscoe
Lane Bradford ......... Russo
Maggie Malooly ........ Cashier
Jeane Byron ........... Judge
Lew Brown ............. Sergeant
Synopsis:
It's a penthouse view, but not a pretty one: 16 floors below lies
the body of Nora Deland, the wife of a multimillionaire land developer
who will soon be accused of murder. [RF]
1.21 Men At Law: YESTERDAY IS BUT A DREAM
31-Mar-1971 CBS Wed (rerun 28Jul71)
Guest cast:
Lee Grant ............. Jennifer Carlyle
John Vernon ........... Martin Carlyle
Ivor Francis .......... Dr. Shadwick
Garry Walberg ......... Lt. Bradford
John Ragin ............ Spencer Pawling
Adele Bellroth ........ Ingrid Jacobsen
Ford Rainey ........... Judge Carp
Melendy Britt ......... Tina Edwards
Synopsis:
Jennifer Carlyle, a drug addict is charged with the attempted
murder of her husband. The defense is seriously jeopardized through
her inability to recall what happened or why. [RF]
1.22 Men At Law: THIS MONEY KILLS DREAMS
07-Apr-1971 CBS Wed (rerun 30Jun71)
Guest cast:
Tom Skerritt .......... Paul Marek
Katherine Justice ..... Norma Andrews
Fritz Weaver .......... John C. Tilton
Larry Haddon .......... Ralph Bellman
Martin E. Brooks ...... Kendrick
Woodrow Parfrey ....... Max Goodwin
Jack De Mave .......... Larry Fairbanks
Herman Poppe .......... Kenny Morrison
Synopsis:
Film producer Paul Marek, unaware he is being financed by a syndicate front,
seeks legal counsel when one of his backers resorts to threats and intimidation
on the set. The mob wants to turn Marek's artistic movie into its idea of a
commercial success. [RF]
1.23 Men At Law: ONE AMERICAN (final episode)
14-Apr-1971 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
William Shatner
Jan-Michael Vincent
Ron Hayes
Brenda Dickson
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