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  • Arrest and Trial A Shield Is for Hiding Behind (Season 1, Episode 4)
  • TV Episode | 75 min | Crime, Drama

Arrest and Trial

A Shield Is for Hiding Behind (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 75 min | Crime, Drama

Young, clean-cut Deke Palmer appears to most people as a polite, well-mannered teenage boy, but he's really a punk who's a member of a gang of burglars and also the vicious killer of a patrolman. When Anderson pursues him, Deke shoots at ...See moreYoung, clean-cut Deke Palmer appears to most people as a polite, well-mannered teenage boy, but he's really a punk who's a member of a gang of burglars and also the vicious killer of a patrolman. When Anderson pursues him, Deke shoots at him, Anderson fires back and kills him. Palmer's influential father demands that the cop be brought before a trial board. Anderson asks Egan to represent him. See less
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Writers
John McGreevey (written by) | Herb Meadow (series developed in association with)
Composer
Bronislau Kaper (music score) (as Bronislaw Kaper)
Cinematographer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 6, 1963

Release date
Oct 6, 1963 (United States)

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Cast

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33 cast members
Name Known for
Chuck Connors
John Egan John Egan   See fewer
Ben Gazzara
Det. Sgt. Nick Anderson Det. Sgt. Nick Anderson   See fewer
John Larch
Deputy Dist. Atty. Jerry Miller Deputy Dist. Atty. Jerry Miller   See fewer
Roger Perry
Det. Sgt. Dan Kirby Det. Sgt. Dan Kirby   See fewer
James MacArthur
Deke Palmer Deke Palmer   See fewer
Barry Sullivan
Fred Palmer Fred Palmer   See fewer
Don Galloway
Mitchell Harris Mitchell Harris   See fewer
Joe Higgins
Jake Shakespeare Jake Shakespeare   See fewer
Noah Keen
Det. Lt. Bone Det. Lt. Bone   See fewer
Michael McGreevey
Timmy Palmer Timmy Palmer   See fewer
Berkeley Harris
Shad Loomis Shad Loomis   See fewer
Marianne Stewart
Eileen Palmer Eileen Palmer   See fewer
Pamela Austin
Babs Morton Babs Morton   See fewer
William Bryant
Gingrich Gingrich   See fewer
Harvey Korman
Prof. Belden Prof. Belden   See fewer
Rusty Lane
Wright Wright   See fewer
Richard Benedict
The Bartender (as Dick Benedict) The Bartender (as Dick Benedict)   See fewer
Alan Reynolds
Collins Collins   See fewer
Francis De Sales
The Reporter (as Francis DeSales) The Reporter (as Francis DeSales)   See fewer
John Newton
The Newsman The Newsman   See fewer
Norma Yost
The Girl in the Sportscar The Girl in the Sportscar   See fewer
Cheerio Meredith
The Gray Haired Lady The Gray Haired Lady   See fewer
David Armstrong
Pedestrian (uncredited) Pedestrian (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Berle
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
John Burnside
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
George Golden
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
James Gonzalez
Board Member (uncredited) Board Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Herschel Graham
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Sol Murgi
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Monty O'Grady
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Sayre
Board Member (uncredited) Board Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Stephen Talbot
Pete (uncredited) Pete (uncredited)   See fewer
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