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.
| 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 |
Series overview
editThe 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
editSeason 1 (1959–60)
edit| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air 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 | Unknown | 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" | Unknown | Unknown | 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" | Unknown | Unknown | December 26, 1959 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Manly Art of Murder" | Unknown | Unknown | January 2, 1960 |
| 16 | 16 | "A Reputation" | Unknown | Unknown | January 9, 1960 |
| 17 | 17 | "His Father's Footsteps" | Unknown | Unknown | January 16, 1960 |
| 18 | 18 | "Price of Charity" | Eddie Davis | George & Gertrude Fass | January 23, 1960 |
| 19 | 19 | "Never Bet the Odds" | Unknown | Unknown | January 30, 1960 |
| 20 | 20 | "Morality and the Shield" | Unknown | Unknown | February 6, 1960 |
| 21 | 21 | "Dead Man's Shoes" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 1960 |
| 22 | 22 | "Strange Summons" | Unknown | Unknown | February 20, 1960 |
| 23 | 23 | "Murder Plays It Cool" | Unknown | Unknown | February 27, 1960 |
| 24 | 24 | "Election Night" | Unknown | Unknown | March 5, 1960 |
| 25 | 25 | "Poker Club" | William Conrad | Philip Saltzman | March 12, 1960 |
| 26 | 26 | "The Trigger" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 1960 |
| 27 | 27 | "Murder is a Gamble" | Unknown | Unknown | March 26, 1960 |
| 28 | 28 | "Death and Texas" | Unknown | Unknown | April 2, 1960 |
| 29 | 29 | "The Locket" | Unknown | Unknown | April 9, 1960 |
| 30 | 30 | "The Trouble Cop" | Unknown | Unknown | April 16, 1960 |
| 31 | 31 | "First Prize for Murder" | Unknown | Unknown | April 23, 1960 |
| 32 | 32 | "The Frame" | Unknown | Unknown | April 30, 1960 |
| 33 | 33 | "Society Marathon" | Unknown | Unknown | May 7, 1960 |
| 34 | 34 | "Last Chance" | Unknown | Unknown | 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 air 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" | Unknown | Unknown | October 8, 1960 |
| 43 | 4 | "Flying High" | Unknown | Unknown | October 15, 1960 |
| 44 | 5 | "Beau and Arrow Case" | Unknown | Unknown | 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" | Unknown | Unknown | November 12, 1960 |
| 48 | 9 | "Top Secret" | Leslie Goodwins | Gene Lesser | November 19, 1960 |
| 49 | 10 | "Society Doctor" | Unknown | Unknown | November 26, 1960 |
| 50 | 11 | "Number Please" | Unknown | Unknown | December 3, 1960 |
| 51 | 12 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | December 10, 1960 |
| 52 | 13 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | December 17, 1960 |
| 53 | 14 | "Compulsive Killer" | Leslie Goodwins | Jack Rock | December 24, 1960 |
| 54 | 15 | "Girls Wanted" | Unknown | Unknown | December 31, 1960 |
| 55 | 16 | "Diamond Dupe" | Unknown | Unknown | January 7, 1961 |
| 56 | 17 | "His Brother's Keeper" | Jack Herzberg | Malvin Wald | January 14, 1961 |
| 57 | 18 | "A Case of Arson" | Unknown | George & Gertrude Fass | January 21, 1961 |
| 58 | 19 | "Jennifer" | Unknown | Unknown | January 28, 1961 |
| 59 | 20 | "Abandoned Mine" | Unknown | Unknown | February 4, 1961 |
| 60 | 21 | "A French Affair" | Unknown | Unknown | February 11, 1961 |
| 61 | 22 | "End of a Titan" | Unknown | Unknown | February 18, 1961 |
| 62 | 23 | "Fugitive from Fear" | Unknown | Unknown | February 25, 1961 |
| 63 | 24 | "Design for Murder" | Jack Herzberg | Charles B. Smith | March 4, 1961 |
| 64 | 25 | "Like Father, Like Son" | Unknown | Unknown | March 11, 1961 |
| 65 | 26 | "Red Confetti" | Unknown | Unknown | March 18, 1961 |
| 66 | 27 | "Planter's Death" | Jack Herzberg | Charles B. Smith | March 25, 1961 |
| 67 | 28 | "Two Wrongs" | Unknown | Unknown | April 1, 1961 |
| 68 | 29 | "Jungle Compound" | Unknown | Unknown | April 8, 1961 |
| 69 | 30 | "The Case of Willlie Betterly" | Unknown | Unknown | April 15, 1961 |
| 70 | 31 | "The Wildcatter" | Unknown | Unknown | April 22, 1961 |
| 71 | 32 | "The Accused" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 1961 |
| 72 | 33 | "Leading Young Citizen" | Unknown | Unknown | May 6, 1961 |
| 73 | 34 | "Hurricane" | Unknown | Unknown | May 13, 1961 |
| 74 | 35 | "Court Martial" | Unknown | Unknown | May 20, 1961 |
| 75 | 36 | "Sacrifice Play" | Unknown | Unknown | May 27, 1961 |
| 76 | 37 | "Face of Innocence" | Jack Herzberg | Kathleen Blatz | June 3, 1961 |
| 77 | 38 | "The Intruder" | Unknown | Unknown | June 10, 1961 |
| 78 | 39 | "The Case of Nan Havens" | Unknown | Unknown | June 17, 1961 |
Guest stars
editAmong the many guest stars on the show were:
Production notes
editZiv 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
editClassicFlix 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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