Season 2 • Episode 43
LatestThe Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.
Acting
Reed Hadley's voice could sell you a constitution.
Production
Shot fast, cheap, and weirdly sincere.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show was sponsored by a real law firm, blending entertainment with actual legal advertising—basically 1954's native content.
Reed Hadley later narrated true crime docs; his entire career was 'voice of moral authority.'
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