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.
Seasons
26 Episodes • Premiered 1954
1. The Case of the Parolee
2. The Unfit Mother
3. Lost Cause
4. The Forger
5. The Prize Fighter Story
6. The Clown
7. Behind Bars
8. Two Brothers
9. Badge of Honor
10. Let Justice Be Done
11. Pauper's Gold
12. The Stepchild
13. The Auto Accident
14. Confession of Guilt
A woman confesses to shooting her ex-husband and is to stand trial for murder. Her boyfriend tells the public defender what really happened.