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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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
28 episodes · 1962
Episode 1. Hannigan
1962-09-15 · 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.
Episode 2. A Split Week in San Quentin
1962-09-22 · 60 min
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Episode 3. Nor Practice Makes Perfect
1962-09-29 · 60 min
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Episode 4. Nothing Equals Nothing
1962-10-06 · 60 min
When Sarah Sykes murders her husband, Sam decides her only defense is to plead insanity.
Episode 5. Tears for a Nobody Doll
1962-10-13 · 60 min
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Episode 6. Twenty Aching Years
1962-10-20 · 60 min
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Episode 7. Maddon's Folly
1962-10-27 · 60 min
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Episode 8. Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells
1962-11-03 · 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…
Episode 9. Life is a Lie, Love is a Cheat
1962-11-10 · 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.
Episode 10. The Bird of Warning
1962-11-17 · 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…
Episode 11. The View from an Ivory Tower
1962-11-24 · 60 min
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Episode 12. Everyone's Playing Polo
1962-12-14 · 60 min
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Episode 13. Too Many Strangers
1962-12-08 · 60 min
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Episode 14. So Various, So Beautiful
1962-12-15 · 60 min
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Episode 15. Where There's a Will
1962-12-22 · 60 min
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Episode 16. The Target Over the Hill
1962-12-29 · 60 min
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Episode 17. Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep
1963-01-05 · 60 min
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Episode 18. The Boiling Point
1963-01-12 · 60 min
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Episode 19. Green Room, Grey Morning
1963-01-19 · 60 min
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Episode 20. Run Softly, Oh Softly
1963-01-26 · 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.
Episode 21. Sugar and Spice and Everything....
1963-02-06 · 60 min
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Episode 22. Some Fires Die Slowly
1963-02-16 · 60 min
Sam defends a man who is accused of arson and insurance fraud.
Episode 23. Image of a Toad
1963-02-23 · 60 min
No synopsis
Episode 24. Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie
A decent drama series from 1962-63 (28 episodes)about a lawyer who in San Francisco has a reputation of winning difficult cases. Not on par with Perry Mason and the stories are not as compelling but worth it to see Edmund O'Brien. If you are a fan on B&W TV dramas from the 1960's I recommend this series.
