Lock-Up (TV series)
| Lock-Up | |
|---|---|
 Video cover | |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Directed by | Walter Doniger Fred Hamilton Jack Herzberg Henry S. Kesler Otto Lang |
| Starring | Macdonald Carey John Doucette |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Frederick W. Ziv |
| Producers | Jack Herzberg Henry S. Kesler |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Ziv Television Programs United Artists Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 26, 1959 – June 17, 1961 |
Lock-Up is an American crime drama series that premiered in syndication in September 1959 and concluded in June 1961. The half-hour episodes had little time for character development or subplots. It instead presented a compact story without embellishment.
Series overview
[edit]The program stars Macdonald Carey as real-life Philadelphia corporate attorney Herbert L. Maris (1880–1960) and John Doucette as police detective Lieutenant Jim Weston. Maris died during the program's initial run.
Each episode began with the following introduction: "These stories are based on the files and case histories of Herbert L. Maris, prominent attorney, who has devoted his life to saving the innocent."
The foundation of each episode is the cornerstone of English and American jurisprudence: a person charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The series featured stories of persons who were unjustly accused, usually due to circumstantial evidence. The program's primary theme is that when individuals are charged with a crime, not all is as it first appears and a thorough investigation is duly warranted in order to uncover vital facts pertinent to the case.
Herbert L. Maris had an uncanny sense about the honest, innocent persons who had been falsely accused. With his lucrative private practice of corporate law, he also had the time and resources to help these people. He was an attorney who spent his spare time helping defendants unjustly charged by the State. The stories portrayed in this series do not involve federal crimes.
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (1959–60)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Stake Out" | Henry S. Kesler | Gene L. Coon | September 26, 1959 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Harry Connors Story" | Paul Guilfoy | Charles Larson | October 3, 1959 |
| 3 | 3 | "Change of Heart" | Robert Florey | Malvin Wald & Mortimer Braus | October 10, 1959 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Failure" | Henry S. Kesler | Jack Jacobs | October 17, 1959 |
| 5 | 5 | "End of the World" | Henry S. Kesler | Guy de Vry | October 24, 1959 |
| 6 | 6 | "Shadow of a Giant" | Henry S. Kesler | Stanley H. Silverman | October 31, 1959 |
| 7 | 7 | "Presumption of Guilt" | Henry S. Kesler | Donn Mullally | November 7, 1959 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Angry Men" | Walter Doniger | Mikhail Rykoff | November 14, 1959 |
| 9 | 9 | "Writ of Terror" | Henry S. Kesler | Story by : Alexander Richards and Stanley H. Silverman & Stan Cutler Teleplay by : Stanley H. Silverman & Stan Cutler | November 21, 1959 |
| 10 | 10 | "Music to Murder By" | Jack Herzberg | Robert Dillon & Anthony Lawrence | November 28, 1959 |
| 11 | 11 | "With Malice for One" | Eddie Davis | Stanley H. Silverman | December 5, 1959 |
| 12 | 12 | "Framed Ex-Con" | Dane Clark | Lee Berg | December 12, 1959 |
| 13 | 13 | "Death in the Streets" | Eddie Davis | George & Gertrude Fass | December 19, 1959 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Drop" | Dane Clark | Story by : Robert E. Thompson & Phil Tucker Teleplay by : Robert E. Thompson | December 26, 1959 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Manly Art of Murder" | Henry S. Kesler | Richard Baer | January 2, 1960 |
| 16 | 16 | "A Reputation" | Unknown | Unknown | January 9, 1960 |
| 17 | 17 | "His Father's Footsteps" | Dane Clark | Bob Mitchell | January 16, 1960 |
| 18 | 18 | "Price of Charity" | Eddie Davis | George & Gertrude Fass | January 23, 1960 |
| 19 | 19 | "Never Bet the Odds" | Henry S. Kesler | Gene Lesser | January 30, 1960 |
| 20 | 20 | "Morality and the Shield" | Otto Lang | Tom Gries | February 6, 1960 |
| 21 | 21 | "Dead Man's Shoes" | Henry S. Kesler | Stanley H. Silverman & Stan Cutler | February 13, 1960 |
| 22 | 22 | "Strange Summons" | Jack Herzberg | Meyer Dolinsky | February 20, 1960 |
| 23 | 23 | "Murder Plays It Cool" | Jack Herzberg | Story by : Joel Malcolm Rapp Teleplay by : Joel Malcolm Rapp & Jack Rock | February 27, 1960 |
| 24 | 24 | "Election Night" | Jack Herzberg | Jack Rock | March 5, 1960 |
| 25 | 25 | "Poker Club" | William Conrad | Philip Saltzman | March 12, 1960 |
| 26 | 26 | "The Trigger" | Franklin Adreon | Story by : Paul Franklin Teleplay by : Paul Franklin & Jack Rock | March 19, 1960 |
| 27 | 27 | "Murder is a Gamble" | Jack Herzberg | Robert Bloch | March 26, 1960 |
| 28 | 28 | "Death and Texas" | Walter Doniger | Robert Bloch | April 2, 1960 |
| 29 | 29 | "The Locket" | Jack Herzberg | Stuart Jerome | April 9, 1960 |
| 30 | 30 | "The Trouble Cop" | Franklin Adreon | Anthony Spinner | April 16, 1960 |
| 31 | 31 | "First Prize for Murder" | Walter Doniger | Stuart Jerome | April 23, 1960 |
| 32 | 32 | "The Frame" | Jack Herzberg | Robert E. Thompson | April 30, 1960 |
| 33 | 33 | "Society Marathon" | Leon Chooluck | Jack Rock | May 7, 1960 |
| 34 | 34 | "Last Chance" | Franklin Adreon | Jack Jacobs | May 14, 1960 |
| 35 | 35 | "Mind Over Murder" | Jack Herzberg | Meyer Dolinsky | May 21, 1960 |
| 36 | 36 | "So Shall Ye Reap" | William Conrad | Sidney Morse | May 28, 1960 |
| 37 | 37 | "Sentenced to Die" | Christian Nyby | Robert J. Shaw | June 4, 1960 |
| 38 | 38 | "Voice of Doom" | Jack Herzberg | Robert Bloch | June 11, 1960 |
| 39 | 39 | "The Blood Red Ruby" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Guy De Vry | June 18, 1960 |
Season 2 (1960–61)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "The Case of Joe Slade" | Jack Herzberg | Stuart Jerome | September 24, 1960 |
| 41 | 2 | "The Tee Off" | Leon Benson | Sidney Morse | October 1, 1960 |
| 42 | 3 | "Skid Row Story" | Eddie Davis | Stuart Jerome | October 8, 1960 |
| 43 | 4 | "Flying High" | Jack Herzberg | Gene Lesser | October 15, 1960 |
| 44 | 5 | "Beau and Arrow Case" | Eddie Davis | Robert Bloch | October 22, 1960 |
| 45 | 6 | "The Frame Up" | Eddie Davis | Jack Rock | October 29, 1960 |
| 46 | 7 | "Seventh Hour" | Jean Yarborow | Meyer Dolinsky | November 5, 1960 |
| 47 | 8 | "The Sisters" | Jack Herzberg | Stuart Jerome | November 12, 1960 |
| 48 | 9 | "Top Secret" | Leslie Goodwins | Gene Lesser | November 19, 1960 |
| 49 | 10 | "Society Doctor" | Jack Herzberg | Teddi Sherman | November 26, 1960 |
| 50 | 11 | "Number Please" | Fred Hamilton | Sidney Morse | December 3, 1960 |
| 51 | 12 | "The Case of Alexis George" | Eddie Davis | Story by : George Callahan Teleplay by : Jack Rock | December 10, 1960 |
| 52 | 13 | "The Concrete Coffin" | Leslie Goodwins | Jack Lewis | December 17, 1960 |
| 53 | 14 | "Compulsive Killer" | Leslie Goodwins | Jack Rock | December 24, 1960 |
| 54 | 15 | "Girls Wanted" | Jack Herzberg | George & Gertrude Fass | December 31, 1960 |
| 55 | 16 | "Diamond Dupe" | Leslie Goodwins | Vernon E. Clark | January 7, 1961 |
| 56 | 17 | "His Brother's Keeper" | Jack Herzberg | Malvin Wald | January 14, 1961 |
| 57 | 18 | "A Case of Arson" | Leslie Goodwins | George & Gertrude Fass | January 21, 1961 |
| 58 | 19 | "Jennifer" | Fred Hamilton | Stuart Jerome | January 28, 1961 |
| 59 | 20 | "Abandoned Mine" | Jack Herzberg | Robert Bloch | February 4, 1961 |
| 60 | 21 | "A French Affair" | Joe MacDonald | Gene Lesser | February 11, 1961 |
| 61 | 22 | "End of a Titan" | Henry S. Kesler | Stanley H. Silverman & Stan Cutler | February 18, 1961 |
| 62 | 23 | "Fugitive from Fear" | Monroe Askins | Robert Bloomfield | February 25, 1961 |
| 63 | 24 | "Design for Murder" | Jack Herzberg | Charles B. Smith | March 4, 1961 |
| 64 | 25 | "Like Father, Like Son" | Leslie Goodwins | Monroe Manning & Alan Woods | March 11, 1961 |
| 65 | 26 | "Red Confetti" | Jack Herzberg | Kathleen Blatz | March 18, 1961 |
| 66 | 27 | "Planter's Death" | Jack Herzberg | Charles B. Smith | March 25, 1961 |
| 67 | 28 | "Two Wrongs" | Leslie Goodwins | Bob Mitchell | April 1, 1961 |
| 68 | 29 | "Jungle Compound" | Jack Herzberg | Jack Rock | April 8, 1961 |
| 69 | 30 | "The Case of Willlie Betterly" | Joe MacDonald | Kathleen Blatz | April 15, 1961 |
| 70 | 31 | "The Wildcatter" | Fred Hamilton | Gene Lesser | April 22, 1961 |
| 71 | 32 | "The Accused" | Joe MacDonald | Stuart Jerome | April 29, 1961 |
| 72 | 33 | "Leading Young Citizen" | Jack Herzberg | Vernon E. Clark | May 6, 1961 |
| 73 | 34 | "Hurricane" | Jack Herzberg | Stuart Jerome | May 13, 1961 |
| 74 | 35 | "Court Martial" | Unknown | Unknown | May 20, 1961 |
| 75 | 36 | "Sacrifice Play" | Fred Hamilton | Bob Mitchell | May 27, 1961 |
| 76 | 37 | "Face of Innocence" | Jack Herzberg | Kathleen Blatz | June 3, 1961 |
| 77 | 38 | "The Intruder" | Jack Herzberg | Stuart Jerome | June 10, 1961 |
| 78 | 39 | "The Case of Nan Havens" | Monroe P. Askins | Story by : Leigh Jason Teleplay by : Jack Rock | June 17, 1961 |
Guest stars
[edit]Among the many guest stars on the show were:
Production notes
[edit]Ziv Television Programs, Inc., of Cincinnati, Ohio, a producer and distributor of more than 40 television shows during the 1950s including Highway Patrol, Sea Hunt, Science Fiction Theatre, and subsequently, ZIV-United Artists produced the television series. Later, Showcase Media of Studio City, California distributed the series.
Home media
[edit]ClassicFlix announced that they would release Season 1 on DVD in region 1 in 2017.[1] However, these plans were shelved indefinitely on April 17, 2018, when ClassicFlix announced that they wouldn't be moving on with the project after all, due to the film elements not being in good enough shape.[2] In November 2024, Classic Flix has revived plans to release Lock Up in 2025, upon learning that there are 16mm prints in good shape for remastering.
References
[edit]- ↑ Lock-Up - Macdonald Carey Stars in 'Season 1' of the 1959 Crime Drama DVD Plans for this title, coming later in 2017 from ClassicFlix Archived 2017-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Lambert, David (April 17, 2018). "Lock-Up - Announced Over a Year Ago, the 1959 Series Isn't Coming to DVD After All". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
External links
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- 1959 American television series debuts
- 1961 American television series endings
- 1950s American legal television series
- 1960s American legal television series
- 1950s American crime drama television series
- 1960s American crime drama television series
- Black-and-white American television shows
- English-language American television shows
- First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
- Television series by Ziv Television Programs
- Television shows set in Philadelphia
