Starring
Reed HadleyJohn CloseHerschel GrahamBrick SullivanJohn HarmonBetty Finley
Written by
Mort R. LewisSam Shayon
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Public Defender Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | E38 | E39 | E40 | E41 | E42 | E43 | ||
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| S1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.0 |
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About
The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Reed Hadley Bart Matthews
John Close 1st Detective, Cop, Detective
Herschel Graham Club Patron, Courtroom Spectator, Doctor
Brick Sullivan Guard, Patrolman, Police Officer
John Harmon Doc Charles, Mr. Harding, Mr. Logan
Betty Finley Nurse, Cashier, Miss Norton
Eddie Baker Court Clerk, Court Reporter, Courtroom Spectator
Peter Hansen Don Henderson, Fred Daniels, Simms
Christian Drake Alan Martin, Chris Holt, Mark Collins
James Flavin Jim Black, Joe Kilpatrick, Judd Harrison
Crew
Mort R. Lewis
Sam Shayon
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