Sam Benedict

1962–1963 · Ended · 1 season · 28 episodes · Drama · United States

Creator E. Jack Neuman · Channel NBC · Starring Edmond O'Brien, Joan Tompkins, Richard Rust

Sam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The series was created and executive produced by E. Jack Neuman. Sam Benedict is based on real-life lawyer Jacob W. "Jake" Erlich, who served as technical consultant for the series.
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Episodes

28 episodes · September 1962 – March 1963
  1. Episode 1: 1. HanniganSeptember 15, 1962 · 60 min
    When her husband suddenly dies, Patricia Hannigan turns to the family's closest friend, Sam Benedict, for help in settling the estate. One of the survivors is the deceased's playboy brother James.
  2. Episode 2: 2. A Split Week in San QuentinSeptember 22, 1962 · 60 min
  3. Episode 3: 3. Nor Practice Makes PerfectSeptember 29, 1962 · 60 min
  4. Episode 4: 4. Nothing Equals NothingOctober 6, 1962 · 60 min
    When Sarah Sykes murders her husband, Sam decides her only defense is to plead insanity.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Tears for a Nobody DollOctober 13, 1962 · 60 min
  6. Episode 6: 6. Twenty Aching YearsOctober 20, 1962 · 60 min
Show 22 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. Maddon's FollyOctober 27, 1962 · 60 min
  2. Episode 8: 8. Hear the Mellow Wedding BellsNovember 3, 1962 · 60 min
    A young, married, and pregnant Orthodox Jewish woman asks Sam's help to get an Orthodox wedding. She has already had a civil marriage, but because her husband is an agnostic she is unable to get married in a religious ceremony which would please her and her family more. Meanwhile, Hank gets into trouble in his effort to locate the one witness who can help his client, as a debt owed by his client to the witness is mistaken for a bribe.
  3. Episode 9: 9. Life is a Lie, Love is a CheatNovember 10, 1962 · 60 min
    Attractive Carrie Morton, claiming she has been swindled by the man she loves, hires Sam Benedict to sue him for 25,000 dollars.
  4. Episode 10: 10. The Bird of WarningNovember 17, 1962 · 60 min
    Diana Hyland plays a rich girl who has been arrested for drunk driving. Turns out she is an ex-fiancee of Hank Tabor, Sam Benedict's assistant, played by Richard Rust. He takes her in hand, for old time's sake, and suffers the consequences, though he ends up figuring out what her problem is and it isn't really drinking, it's a chemical imbalance. Nice scenes with those two. Another story involves the guest star George Tobias as a Hungarian who owns an ethnic restaurant. He's 80, married to a 42 year old and they want to divorce, but of course, Sam saves their marriage!
  5. Episode 11: 11. The View from an Ivory TowerNovember 24, 1962 · 60 min
  6. Episode 12: 12. Everyone's Playing PoloDecember 14, 1962 · 60 min
  7. Episode 13: 13. Too Many StrangersDecember 8, 1962 · 60 min
  8. Episode 14: 14. So Various, So BeautifulDecember 15, 1962 · 60 min
  9. Episode 15: 15. Where There's a WillDecember 22, 1962 · 60 min
  10. Episode 16: 16. The Target Over the HillDecember 29, 1962 · 60 min
  11. Episode 17: 17. Not Even the Gulls Shall WeepJanuary 5, 1963 · 60 min
  12. Episode 18: 18. The Boiling PointJanuary 12, 1963 · 60 min
  13. Episode 19: 19. Green Room, Grey MorningJanuary 19, 1963 · 60 min
  14. Episode 20: 20. Run Softly, Oh SoftlyJanuary 26, 1963 · 60 min
    Sam defends a man accused of swindling an insurance company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, while the daughter of the man Sam's client accuses of being the real thief asks Hank to help her father.
  15. Episode 21: 21. Sugar and Spice and Everything....February 6, 1963 · 60 min
  16. Episode 22: 22. Some Fires Die SlowlyFebruary 16, 1963 · 60 min
    Sam defends a man who is accused of arson and insurance fraud.
  17. Episode 23: 23. Image of a ToadFebruary 23, 1963 · 60 min
  18. Episode 24: 24. Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named CharlieMarch 2, 1963 · 60 min
  19. Episode 25: 25. AccompliceMarch 9, 1963 · 60 min
  20. Episode 26: 26. Read No EvilMarch 16, 1963 · 60 min
  21. Episode 27: 27. Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen SparrowsMarch 23, 1963 · 60 min
  22. Episode 28: 28. Season For VengeanceMarch 30, 1963 · 60 min

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Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
60 minutes
FIRST AIRED
September 15, 1962
LAST AIRED
March 30, 1963
PRODUCTION COMPANY
MGM Television

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