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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.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01HanniganSeptember 15, 1962—When her husband suddenly dies, Patricia Hannigan turns to the family's closest friend, Sam Benedict, for help in settling the estate. One
- S01E02A Split Week in San QuentinSeptember 22, 1962—
- S01E03Nor Practice Makes PerfectSeptember 29, 1962—
- S01E04Nothing Equals NothingOctober 6, 1962—When Sarah Sykes murders her husband, Sam decides her only defense is to plead insanity.
- S01E05Tears for a Nobody DollOctober 13, 1962—
- S01E06Twenty Aching YearsOctober 20, 1962—
- S01E07Maddon's FollyOctober 27, 1962—
- S01E08Hear the Mellow Wedding BellsNovember 3, 1962—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 b
- S01E09Life is a Lie, Love is a CheatNovember 10, 1962—Attractive Carrie Morton, claiming she has been swindled by the man she loves, hires Sam Benedict to sue him for 25,000 dollars.
- S01E10The Bird of WarningNovember 17, 1962—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 assist
- S01E11The View from an Ivory TowerNovember 24, 1962—
- S01E12Everyone's Playing PoloDecember 14, 1962—
- S01E13Too Many StrangersDecember 8, 1962—
- S01E14So Various, So BeautifulDecember 15, 1962—
- S01E15Where There's a WillDecember 22, 1962—
- S01E16The Target Over the HillDecember 29, 1962—
- S01E17Not Even the Gulls Shall WeepJanuary 5, 1963—
- S01E18The Boiling PointJanuary 12, 1963—
- S01E19Green Room, Grey MorningJanuary 19, 1963—
- S01E20Run Softly, Oh SoftlyJanuary 26, 1963—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 cli
- S01E21Sugar and Spice and Everything....February 6, 1963—
- S01E22Some Fires Die SlowlyFebruary 16, 1963—Sam defends a man who is accused of arson and insurance fraud.
- S01E23Image of a ToadFebruary 23, 1963—
- S01E24Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named CharlieMarch 2, 1963—
- S01E25AccompliceMarch 9, 1963—
- S01E26Read No EvilMarch 16, 1963—
- S01E27Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen SparrowsMarch 23, 1963—
- S01E28Season For VengeanceMarch 30, 1963—
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