The Black Robe (TV series)

The Black Robe, aka Police Night Court: The Black Robe is a 30-minute American docu-drama anthology court show based on actual police night court cases. Forty-plus episodes aired^{[citation needed]} on the National Broadcasting Company from May 18, 1949 until March 30, 1950.^[1] It was produced by Warren Wade and directed by Herbert Bayard Swope, Jr.^{[citation needed]} Its creator and writer was Phillips H. Lord.

Frankie Thomas, Sr. portrayed the judge, and John Green was the court clerk.^[2]

A review in the trade publication Billboard praised the assortment of non-actor characters but commented that "the program goes overboard" in its efforts to achieve realistic images and dialog.^[3] The reviewer also found that the episode presented too many cases, which limited their development and resulted in a bare-bones presentation of each case.^[3]

References[]

^ Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948–2008. McFarland. pp. 44–45. ISBN 9780786438280. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Franken, Jerry (June 25, 1949). "The Black Robe" (PDF). Billboard. p. 13. Retrieved 28 March 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.Com.

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[etls-1] Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948–2008. McFarland. pp. 44–45. ISBN 9780786438280. Retrieved 28 March 2019.

[etvs-2] Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

[bb-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Franken, Jerry (June 25, 1949). "The Black Robe" (PDF). Billboard. p. 13. Retrieved 28 March 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.Com.

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