''Famous Jury Trials'' is a dramatized court show that first appeared on radio, followed by television, and then in the movies. The series ran on radio from 1936 through 1949, then on television from 1949 through 1952, and finally in a movie in 1971. On television, it aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network.
Broadcast history
''Famous Jury Trials'' first aired on October 12, 1949, on DuMont, and was a live dramatized court show with each episode lasting 30 minutes. During the first season, the show aired Wednesdays at 9:30pm EST. During later seasons, the show aired Wednesdays at 9pm EST. The final show aired March 12, 1952.
Joyce Randolph
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Early life and career
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'', was featured along with
Lenore Aubert
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, Truman Smith, and James Bender.
Episodes
*June 4, 1950 - "People vs. William Tait" -
Lenore Aubert
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, Lynn Salisbury
*July 9, 1950 - "The People vs. Jack Pelt"
*July 16, 1950 - "State vs. William Townsend"
Episode status
No episodes are confirmed to survive, however an episode may possibly exist at the
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See also
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Famous Jury Trials (radio program)
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List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
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List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
The DuMont Television Network was launched in 1946 and ceased broadcasting in 1956. Allen DuMont, who created the network, preserved most of what it produced in kinescope format. By 1958, however, much of the library had been destroyed to recove ...
References
Bibliography
*David Weinstein, ''The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television'' (Philadelphia:
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*Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', Fourth edition (New York:
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