About this season
The Court of Last Resort is an American television dramatized court show which aired on the NBC from 1957 through 1958. It was co-produced by Erle Stanley Gardner's Paisano Productions, which also brought forth the long-running hit television program, Perry Mason on CBS. Its approach to dealing with potential miscarriages of justice in an entirely extra-judicial format was adopted by the BBC series Rough Justice in the 1980s.
Episodes (26)
1. The Gordon Wallace Case
Aired 4 October 1957 • 30 min
2. The Case of Thomas Mendoza
Aired 11 October 1957 • 30 min
3. The Forbes-Carol Case
Aired 18 October 1957 • 30 min
4. The Wesley Ferguson Case
Aired 25 October 1957 • 30 min
5. The George Zaccho Case
Aired 1 November 1957 • 30 min
6. The Karl Hooft Case
Aired 8 November 1957 • 30 min
7. The Conrad Murray Case
Aired 15 November 1957 • 30 min
8. The Darlene Fitzgerald Case
Aired 22 November 1957 • 30 min
9. The James Dawson Case
Aired 29 November 1957 • 30 min
10. The Clarence Redding Case
Aired 6 December 1957 • 30 min
11. The Jim Thompson Case
Aired 13 December 1957 • 30 min
12. The John Smith Story
Aired 20 December 1957 • 30 min
13. The Westover Case
Aired 3 January 1958 • 30 min
14. The Arnold McHugh Case
Aired 10 January 1958 • 30 min
15. The Steve Hrdlika Case
Aired 24 January 1958 • 30 min
16. The Phillip Huston Case
Aired 31 January 1958 • 30 min
17. The Peter Stevens Case
Aired 7 February 1958 • 30 min
18. The Lester Arnold Case
Aired 14 February 1958 • 30 min
19. The Frank Clark Case
Aired 21 February 1958 • 30 min
20. The Jacob Loveless Case
Aired 28 February 1958 • 30 min
21. The Joe Credo Case
Aired 7 March 1958 • 30 min
22. The Stephen Lowell Case
Aired 14 March 1958 • 30 min
23. The Mary Morales Case
Aired 21 March 1958 • 30 min
24. The Joel Sheldon Case
Aired 28 March 1958 • 30 min
25. The Todd-Loomis Case
Aired 4 April 1958 • 30 min
26. The Allen Cutler Case
Aired 11 April 1958 • 30 min