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Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

1962 - 1963

Hannigan

15th September 1962
Episode 1
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.

A Split Week in San Quentin

22nd September 1962
Episode 2
No overview available.

Nor Practice Makes Perfect

29th September 1962
Episode 3
No overview available.

Nothing Equals Nothing

6th October 1962
Episode 4
When Sarah Sykes murders her husband, Sam decides her only defense is to plead insanity.

Tears for a Nobody Doll

13th October 1962
Episode 5
No overview available.

Twenty Aching Years

20th October 1962
Episode 6
No overview available.

Maddon's Folly

27th October 1962
Episode 7
No overview available.

Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells

3rd November 1962
Episode 8
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.

Life is a Lie, Love is a Cheat

10th November 1962
Episode 9
Attractive Carrie Morton, claiming she has been swindled by the man she loves, hires Sam Benedict to sue him for 25,000 dollars.

The Bird of Warning

17th November 1962
Episode 10
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!

The View from an Ivory Tower

24th November 1962
Episode 11
No overview available.

Everyone's Playing Polo

14th December 1962
Episode 12
No overview available.

Too Many Strangers

8th December 1962
Episode 13
No overview available.

So Various, So Beautiful

15th December 1962
Episode 14
No overview available.

Where There's a Will

22nd December 1962
Episode 15
No overview available.

The Target Over the Hill

29th December 1962
Episode 16
No overview available.

Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep

5th January 1963
Episode 17
No overview available.

The Boiling Point

12th January 1963
Episode 18
No overview available.

Green Room, Grey Morning

19th January 1963
Episode 19
No overview available.

Run Softly, Oh Softly

26th January 1963
Episode 20
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.

Sugar and Spice and Everything....

6th February 1963
Episode 21
No overview available.

Some Fires Die Slowly

16th February 1963
Episode 22
Sam defends a man who is accused of arson and insurance fraud.

Image of a Toad

23rd February 1963
Episode 23
No overview available.

Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie

2nd March 1963
Episode 24
No overview available.

Accomplice

9th March 1963
Episode 25
No overview available.

Read No Evil

16th March 1963
Episode 26
No overview available.

Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows

23rd March 1963
Episode 27
No overview available.

Season For Vengeance

30th March 1963
Episode 28
No overview available.
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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.

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