The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1969-1972 |
| Production company |
Universal Television |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 29, including two pilot films in 3 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | drama |
| idea | Roy Huggins |
| production | Roy Huggins |
| music | Pete Rugolo |
| First broadcast | September 21, 1969 (USA) on NBC |
| occupation | |
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers is an American television series that ran from 1969 to 1972. It was developed by Roy Huggins . The main roles were played by Burl Ives , Joseph Campanella and James Farentino . The court drama is part of the Wheel series The Bold Ones .
content
Walter Nicholls, a very successful lawyer, runs his own law firm in Los Angeles . He only takes interesting and difficult cases. Nevertheless, he needs help and hires brothers Brian and Neil Darrell. For the time being, you are negotiating explosive cases such as the murder of a campus policeman at a student protest. At the trial, the suspect is more interested in the publicity than the trial. There are also ethical problems when, for example, a client for whom you have obtained an acquittal confesses to the murder in a small group of drunk people at the subsequent celebration. Shortly thereafter, someone else is charged with the murder.
background
Roy Huggins , the series' developer and executive producer, had promised before the series began that the series would not be a pure Whodunit and would not focus solely on the cases. In fact, the characters evolved over the course of the series, with Walter Nicholls, played by Burl Ives , becoming the focus of the series.
The Bold One: The Lawyers ran for three seasons and was then discontinued without replacement. This gave up the concept of the Wheel series for The Bold Ones , as only The Bold Ones: The New Doctors was running.
occupation
| actor | Role name | consequences | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burl Ives | Walter Nicholls | 27 + 2 | 1968-1972 |
| Joseph Campanella | Brian Darrell | 26 + 1 | 1971-1973 |
| James Farentino | Neil Darrell | 20 + 2 | 1968-1972 |
Episodes
Pilot films
The series The Bold Ones: The Lawyers had two pilots. The first was called The Sound of Anger and was shown on December 10, 1968. From a screenplay by Dick Nelson led Michael Ritchie directed. The character of Brian Darrell did not exist in this film. She was replaced by Brad Darrell, played by Guy Stockwell . Guest stars in the 100-minute film included Dorothy Provine , Charles Aidman , Jay C. Flippen , Lynda Day George and Dana Elcar .
The second pilot film was broadcast on March 11, 1969. The title was The Whole World Id Watching . Directed by Richard A. Colla and the script of the 97 minutes long film was by Richard Levinson and William Link . Guest roles have included Hal Holbrook , Steve Ihnat , Stephen McNally , Dana Elcar, Carrie Snodgress and Juanita Moore .
Seasons
| Season | Number of episodes | First broadcast in the USA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| 1 | 8th | September 21, 1969 | February 15, 1970 |
| 2 | 8th | September 27, 1970 | February 21, 1971 |
| 3 | 11 | September 26, 1971 | February 13, 1972 |
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast in the United States | Director | script | Guest actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | A game of chance | 21 Sep 1969 | Douglas Heyes | Roy Huggins | Steve Ihnat, Sandra Smith , John Milford |
| 2 | 2 | The People Against Ortega | Oct 12, 1969 | Richard T. Heffron | Dick Nelson | Robert Webber , Frank Ramirez , John Randolph , Kermit Murdock |
| 3 | 3 | The crowd pleaser | Nov 2, 1969 | Vincent Sherman | Frank Fenton | Mel Tormé , Georg Stanford Brown , Dana Elcar, Juanita Moore |
| 4th | 4th | The Rockford Riddle | Nov 16, 1969 | Richard T. Heffron | Douglas Heyes | Charles Aidman, Claudine Longet , George Murdock |
| 5 | 5 | Shriek of Silence | Nov. 30, 1969 | Fernando Lamas | Robert Foster , Roy Huggins | Craig Stevens , Richard Van Vleet , George Murdock, Walter Brooke |
| 6th | 6th | Trial of a Mafioso | Jan. 4, 1970 | Richard Benedict | Robert Hamner | Richard Conte , Linda Marsh , Frank Campanella , Pat Renella |
| 7th | 7th | Point of Honor | Jan 25, 1970 | Gene Levitt | Roy Huggins | Veronica Cartwright , Paul Stevens , Roger Davis |
| 8th | 8th | The Shattered Image | Feb 15, 1970 | ? | ? | Will Geer , Ford Rainey , Audrey Totter |
season 2
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast in the United States | Director | script | Guest actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | The Verdict | 27 Sep 1970 | Alexander Singer | Roy Huggins | Will Geer, Stephen McNally, John Kerr |
| 10 | 2 | Panther in a cage | Oct 18, 1970 | Nicholas Colasanto | Stephen Kandel | Georg Stanford Brown, Val Avery , Alan Baxter |
| 11 | 3 | Trial of a PFC | Nov 8, 1970 | Alexander Singer | Frank Fenton | Pete Duel , Jane Elliot , Walter Brooke |
| 12 | 4th | The People Against Doctor Chapman | Dec 6, 1970 | Jeannot Szwarc | Jerry Bredouw | Monte Markham , Ramon Bieri , Ford Rainey , Meg Wyllie , Frank Maxwell |
| 13 | 5 | The Loneliness Racket | December 20, 1970 | ? | ? | Phyllis Love , Alan Oppenheimer , Marj Dusay , Ann Doran |
| 14th | 6th | The Search for Leslie Gray | Jan. 10, 1971 | ? | ? | Charles Aidman, Rodolfo Acosta , Leo Gordon , John Kellogg |
| 15th | 7th | The Hyland Confession | Jan. 31, 1971 | Daniel Petrie | Frank Fenton | Tisha Sterling , Clifford David , Severn Darden |
| 16 | 8th | The Price of Justice | Feb 21, 1971 | ? | ? | Cal Bellini , Julie Gregg |
season 3
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast in the United States | Director | script | Guest actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17th | 1 | The Invasion of Kevin Ireland | 26 Sep 1971 | Alexander Singer | Jack B. Sowards | Darren McGavin , Kathie Browne , Dana Elcar |
| 18th | 2 | The Strange Secret of Yermo Hill | Oct 17, 1971 | Jeffrey Hayden | William D. Gordon | Mills Watson , Arlene Golonka , Paul Gleason , Anne Ramsey |
| 19th | 3 | Hall of Justice | Oct 31, 1971 | Richard T. Heffron | Robert Hamner | Ramon Bieri, Richard Van Vleet, Paul Comi |
| 20th | 4th | In Defense of Ellen McKay | Nov 14, 1971 | Alexander Singer | David Chase | Susan Clark , John Randolph, Lindsay Wagner , Paul Fix |
| 21st | 5 | By Reason of Insanity | Nov 28, 1971 | Alexander Singer | Roy Huggins | Charles Aidman, Tim Matheson |
| 22nd | 6th | Justice Is a Sometime Thing | Dec 12, 1971 | Jeffrey Hayden | Robert Hamner | Richard Jordan , Kermit Murdock, Maxine Stuart |
| 23 | 7th | The Letter of the Law | Dec 26, 1971 | Douglas Heyes | Douglas Heyes | Will Geer, Gale Sondergaard , James Olson , Michael Conrad , Milton Selzer |
| 24 | 8th | The Long Morning After, Part 1 | Jan. 9, 1972 | Douglas Heyes | Douglas Heyes | Anne Helm , Roger Davis, Pat Hingle |
| 25th | 9 | The Long Morning After, Part 2 | Jan. 16, 1972 | Douglas Heyes | Douglas Heyes | Anne Helm, James Wainwright , Pat Hingle, Patricia Barry |
| 26th | 10 | In Sudden Darkness | Jan. 30, 1972 | David Moessinger | Charles E. Israel , David Moessinger | Carol Lawrence , Sian Barbara Allen , Tim O'Connor |
| 27 | 11 | Lisa, I Hardly Knew You | Feb 13, 1972 | Alexander Singer | Elick Moll | Tiffany Bolling , Michael Bell , Peter Hobbs , Ellen Burstyn |
criticism
Joe Corey writes in his review that The Bold Ones: The Lawyers maintain the dramatic tension in the courtroom with techniques of documentary film . He also praises Burl Ives' formidable presence on the series. He is amazed at the content of the episode The Invasion of Kevin Ireland , in which the life of a successful employee is destroyed because a credit company messes up his data. He wonders how this was possible before the Internet was born.
Awards
At the Emmy Awards in 1969 , Hal Holbrook was nominated for his performance in The Whole World is Watching . However, no prize was awarded in this category. 1972 was Alexander Singer in the category directed a drama / single episode of a series for his performance in the episode The Invasion of Kevin Ireland win an Emmy. Pete Rugolo did the same in the music category in a drama / single episode of a series . In the same year Richard Bracken , Gloryette Clark and J. Terry Williams were nominated for the editing category in a drama / single episode of a series , but the award went to Edward M. Abroms for Columbo .
Also in 1972 Jack B. Sowards was nominated for the Best Screenplay category for the Writers Guild of America Award .
DVD
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers was released on DVD on December 1st, 2015.
Web links
- The Bold Ones: The Lawyers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Sound of Anger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Bold Ones: The Lawyers on Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Hal Erickson: Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948–2008 . McFarland & Company, Jefferson 2009, ISBN 978-0-7864-5452-5 , pp. 46–48 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed April 16, 2017]).
- ↑ a b Joe Corey: DVD Review: The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (The Complete Series). In: InsidePulse. December 30, 2015, accessed April 16, 2017 .
- ↑ 24th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. In: emmys.com. Retrieved April 16, 2017 (English, Part 1).
- ↑ 24th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. In: emmys.com. Retrieved April 16, 2017 (English, part 2).