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Sam Benedict
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 a...
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Sam Benedict
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About Sam Benedict
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.
Quick Facts
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Release Year
1962
TMDB Rating
6.7
Available Sources
20
Watch Path
/tv/sam-benedict-7940
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Season 1
28 episodes | 1962-09-15
Hannigan
Episode 1When 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
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Nor Practice Makes Perfect
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Nothing Equals Nothing
Episode 4When Sarah Sykes murders her husband, Sam decides her only defense is to plead insanity.
Tears for a Nobody Doll
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Twenty Aching Years
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Maddon's Folly
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Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells
Episode 8A 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
Episode 9Attractive 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
Episode 10Diana 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
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Everyone's Playing Polo
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Too Many Strangers
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So Various, So Beautiful
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Where There's a Will
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The Target Over the Hill
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Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep
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The Boiling Point
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Green Room, Grey Morning
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Run Softly, Oh Softly
Episode 20Sam 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....
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Some Fires Die Slowly
Episode 22Sam defends a man who is accused of arson and insurance fraud.
Image of a Toad
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Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie
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Accomplice
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Read No Evil
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Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows
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Season For Vengeance
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