Day in Court premiered on October 13, 1958 as part of ABC's daytime schedule. The program aired five days a week in the afternoon.[2] The program provided viewers with as realistic a look as possible at how real trials are conducted and decided. Re-enactments of actual cases were used, with real attorneys making their arguments in front of real judges. Only the defendants and witnesses were actors.[3]
Edgar Allan Jones, Jr. and William Gwinn played the judge on alternating days. Jones had a law degree from the University of Virginia, was a member of the UCLA law faculty and a labor arbitrator.[4] Gwinn was an actor.
Jones quitsedit
By 1964, Day in Court was daytime TV's top-ranked program, with 20 million viewers. But when it slipped to second behind the daytime soap General Hospital, ABC decided to turn its courtroom hit into a soap opera. Jones quit in October 1964, and the series was cancelled four months later in February 1965.[5]
Similar to other courtroom dramas of the time, the defendants and witnesses were actors. However, the defense and prosecution attorneys were real-life lawyers.
Edgar Allan Jones, Jr. (January 8, 1921 in New York City, NY – May 10, 2013 in Santa Monica, CA) as the judge, (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays)
William Gwinn as the judge, (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Bill Gwinn became a household name in the 1950s when they hosted the first audience participation shows "What's the Name of that Song?" He left Hollywood during the early 1970s and started the real estate business. After moving his wife Dorthea, two boys William and Michael from Beverly Hills to Laguna Beach, enjoyed a good living selling houses as well as a few TV commercials on the side. He died in the fall of 2002.
Referencesedit
^Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN978-0-7864-3305-6.
^ abc"TV Courtroom Shows Proliferate in the Late 1950s". www.metnews.com. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
^ abChun, Wendy Hui Kyong; Keenan, Thomas (June 2004). New Media, Old Media: A History and Theory Reader – Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Thomas Keenan, PH. ISBN9780203643839. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
^. www.law.ucla.edu. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
^ ab"Edgar Allan Jones Jr. dies at 92; law professor played judge on TV courtroom shows". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
court, legal, term, sometimes, referred, court, process, american, dramatized, court, show, that, daytime, starting, october, 1958, until, cancellation, february, 1965, genredramatized, court, showwritten, bykenneth, rosendirected, bypaul, nickellstarringedgar. For the legal term sometimes referred to as day in court see due process Day in Court was an American dramatized court show that ran on ABC Daytime starting on October 13 1958 until its cancellation in February 1965 1 Day in CourtGenreDramatized court showWritten byKenneth M RosenDirected byPaul NickellStarringEdgar Allan Jones Jr William GwinnCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons7ProductionProducerGene BanksProduction locationsLos Angeles U S Running time30 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkABCReleaseOctober 13 1958 1958 10 13 February 1965 1965 02 RelatedAccused Morning Court Divorce Court Traffic Court Contents 1 Background and Overview 2 Jones quits 3 Spin offs 4 Casting 5 References 6 External linksBackground and Overview editIn the summer of 1957 ABC owned and operated Los Angeles affiliate KABC began broadcasting a show entitled Traffic Court The series presented re enactments of traffic court cases and arraignments 2 First the series aired locally but became part of ABC s national daytime schedule It was soon followed by Divorce Court which premiered on then local Los Angeles independent station KTTV now a Fox owned and operated television station in 1957 The show became nationally syndicated in 1958 Day in Court premiered on October 13 1958 as part of ABC s daytime schedule The program aired five days a week in the afternoon 2 The program provided viewers with as realistic a look as possible at how real trials are conducted and decided Re enactments of actual cases were used with real attorneys making their arguments in front of real judges Only the defendants and witnesses were actors 3 Edgar Allan Jones Jr and William Gwinn played the judge on alternating days Jones had a law degree from the University of Virginia was a member of the UCLA law faculty and a labor arbitrator 4 Gwinn was an actor Jones quits editBy 1964 Day in Court was daytime TV s top ranked program with 20 million viewers But when it slipped to second behind the daytime soap General Hospital ABC decided to turn its courtroom hit into a soap opera Jones quit in October 1964 and the series was cancelled four months later in February 1965 5 Spin offs editDay in Court had two spin offs They were Accused which Jones also presided over 5 and Morning Court 2 Accused aired during the 1958 59 television season Morning Court aired during the 1960 61 television season Both shows aired on ABC 3 Casting editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Day in Court news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Similar to other courtroom dramas of the time the defendants and witnesses were actors However the defense and prosecution attorneys were real life lawyers Edgar Allan Jones Jr January 8 1921 in New York City NY May 10 2013 in Santa Monica CA as the judge Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays William Gwinn as the judge Tuesdays and Thursdays Bill Gwinn became a household name in the 1950s when they hosted the first audience participation shows What s the Name of that Song He left Hollywood during the early 1970s and started the real estate business After moving his wife Dorthea two boys William and Michael from Beverly Hills to Laguna Beach enjoyed a good living selling houses as well as a few TV commercials on the side He died in the fall of 2002 References edit Terrace Vincent 2009 Encyclopedia of Television Shows 1925 through 2007 Volume 1 Jefferson North Carolina McFarland amp Company Inc ISBN 978 0 7864 3305 6 a b c TV Courtroom Shows Proliferate in the Late 1950s www metnews com Retrieved January 19 2015 a b Chun Wendy Hui Kyong Keenan Thomas June 2004 New Media Old Media A History and Theory Reader Wendy Hui Kyong Chun Thomas Keenan PH ISBN 9780203643839 Retrieved December 11 2012 UCLA School of Law Faculty Profiles www law ucla edu Archived from the original on May 9 2012 Retrieved January 19 2015 a b Edgar Allan Jones Jr dies at 92 law professor played judge on TV courtroom shows articles latimes com Retrieved January 19 2015 External links editDay in Court at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Day in Court amp oldid 1173642897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
