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Lock-Up is an American crime drama series that premiered in syndication in September 1959 and concluded in June 1961. The half-hour episodes had little time for character development or subplots and presented a compact story without embellishment.

Lock-Up
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Genre	Crime drama
Directed by	Walter Doniger Fred Hamilton Jack Herzberg Henry S. Kesler Otto Lang
Starring	Macdonald Carey John Doucette
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	78
Production
Executive producer	Frederick W. Ziv
Producers	Jack Herzberg Henry S. Kesler
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Ziv Television Programs United Artists Television
Distributor	MGM Television Peter Rodgers Organization
Release
Original network	Syndication
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 26, 1959 (1959-09-26) – June 17, 1961 (1961-06-17)

Series overview

The program stars Macdonald Carey as real-life Philadelphia corporate attorney Herbert L. Maris (1880–1960) and John Doucette as police detective Lieutenant Jim Weston. Maris died during the program's initial run.

Each episode began with the following introduction: "These stories are based on the files and case histories of Herbert L. Maris, prominent attorney, who has devoted his life to saving the innocent."

The foundation of each episode is the cornerstone of English and American jurisprudence: a person charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The series featured stories persons who were unjustly accused, usually due to circumstantial evidence. The program's primary theme is that when individuals are charged with a crime not all is as it first appears and a thorough investigation is duly warranted in order to uncover vital facts pertinent to the case.

Herbert L. Maris had an uncanny sense about the honest, innocent persons who had been falsely accused. With his lucrative private practice of corporate law, he also had the time and resources to help these people. He was an attorney who spent his spare time helping defendants unjustly charged by the State. The stories portrayed in this series do not involve federal crimes.

Episodes

Season 1 (1959–60)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Stake Out"	Henry S. Kesler	Gene L. Coon	September 26, 1959 (1959-09-26)
2	2	"The Harry Connors Story"	Paul Guilfoy	Charles Larson	October 3, 1959 (1959-10-03)
3	3	"Change of Heart"	Robert Florey	Malvin Wald & Mortimer Braus	October 10, 1959 (1959-10-10)
4	4	"The Failure"	Henry S. Kesler	Jack Jacobs	October 17, 1959 (1959-10-17)
5	5	"End of the World"	Henry S. Kesler	Guy de Vry	October 24, 1959 (1959-10-24)
6	6	"Shadow of a Giant"	Henry S. Kesler	TBA	October 31, 1959 (1959-10-31)
7	7	"Presumption of Guilt"	Henry S. Kesler	Donn Mullally	November 7, 1959 (1959-11-07)
8	8	"The Angry Men"	Walter Doniger	Mikhail Rykoff	November 14, 1959 (1959-11-14)
9	9	"Writ of Terror"	Henry S. Kesler	Teleplay by: Stanley H. Silverman & Stan Cutler Story by: Alexander Richards and Stanley H. Silverman & Stan Cutler	November 21, 1959 (1959-11-21)
10	10	"Music to Murder By"	TBA	TBA	November 28, 1959 (1959-11-28)
11	11	"With Malice for One"	Eddie Davis	Stanley H. Silverman	December 5, 1959 (1959-12-05)
12	12	"Framed Ex-Con"	Dane Clark	Lee Berg	December 12, 1959 (1959-12-12)
13	13	"Death in the Streets"	Eddie Davis	George & Gertrude Fass	December 19, 1959 (1959-12-19)
14	14	"The Drop"	TBA	TBA	December 26, 1959 (1959-12-26)
15	15	"The Manly Art of Murder"	TBA	TBA	January 2, 1960 (1960-01-02)
16	16	"A Reputation"	TBA	TBA	January 9, 1960 (1960-01-09)
17	17	"His Father's Footsteps"	TBA	TBA	January 16, 1960 (1960-01-16)
18	18	"Price of Charity"	Eddie Davis	George & Gertrude Fass	January 23, 1960 (1960-01-23)
19	19	"Never Bet the Odds"	TBA	TBA	January 30, 1960 (1960-01-30)
20	20	"Morality and the Shield"	TBA	TBA	February 6, 1960 (1960-02-06)
21	21	"Dead Man's Shoes"	TBA	TBA	February 13, 1960 (1960-02-13)
22	22	"Strange Summons"	TBA	TBA	February 20, 1960 (1960-02-20)
23	23	"Murder Plays It Cool"	TBA	TBA	February 27, 1960 (1960-02-27)
24	24	"Election Night"	TBA	TBA	March 5, 1960 (1960-03-05)
25	25	"Poker Club"	William Conrad	Philip Saltzman	March 12, 1960 (1960-03-12)
26	26	"The Trigger"	TBA	TBA	March 19, 1960 (1960-03-19)
27	27	"Murder is a Gamble"	TBA	TBA	March 26, 1960 (1960-03-26)
28	28	"Death and Texas"	TBA	TBA	April 2, 1960 (1960-04-02)
29	29	"The Locket"	TBA	TBA	April 9, 1960 (1960-04-09)
30	30	"The Trouble Cop"	TBA	TBA	April 16, 1960 (1960-04-16)
31	31	"First Prize for Murder"	TBA	TBA	April 23, 1960 (1960-04-23)
32	32	"The Frame"	TBA	TBA	April 30, 1960 (1960-04-30)
33	33	"Society Marathon"	TBA	TBA	May 7, 1960 (1960-05-07)
34	34	"Last Chance"	TBA	TBA	May 14, 1960 (1960-05-14)
35	35	"Mind Over Murder"	Jack Herzberg	Meyer Dolinsky	May 21, 1960 (1960-05-21)
36	36	"So Shall Ye Reap"	William Conrad	Sidney Morse	May 28, 1960 (1960-05-28)
37	37	"Sentenced to Die"	Christian Nyby	Robert J. Shaw	June 4, 1960 (1960-06-04)
38	38	"Voice of Doom"	Jack Herzberg	Robert Bloch	June 11, 1960 (1960-06-11)
39	39	"The Blood Red Ruby"	Alan Crosland, Jr.	Guy De Vry	June 18, 1960 (1960-06-18)

Season 2 (1960–61)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
40	1	"The Case of Joe Slade"	Jack Herzberg	Stuart Jerome	September 24, 1960 (1960-09-24)
41	2	"The Tee Off"	Leon Benson	Sidney Morse	October 1, 1960 (1960-10-01)
42	3	"Skid Row Story"	TBA	TBA	October 8, 1960 (1960-10-08)
43	4	"Flying High"	TBA	TBA	October 15, 1960 (1960-10-15)
44	5	"Beau and Arrow Case"	TBA	TBA	October 22, 1960 (1960-10-22)
45	6	"The Frame Up"	Eddie Davis	Jack Rock	October 29, 1960 (1960-10-29)
46	7	"Seventh Hour"	Jean Yarborow	Meyer Dolinsky	November 5, 1960 (1960-11-05)
47	8	"The Sisters"	TBA	TBA	November 12, 1960 (1960-11-12)
48	9	"Top Secret"	Leslie Goodwins	Gene Lesser	November 19, 1960 (1960-11-19)
49	10	"Society Doctor"	TBA	TBA	November 26, 1960 (1960-11-26)
50	11	"Number Please"	TBA	TBA	December 3, 1960 (1960-12-03)
51	12	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 10, 1960 (1960-12-10)
52	13	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 17, 1960 (1960-12-17)
53	14	"Compulsive Killer"	Leslie Goodwins	Jack Rock	December 24, 1960 (1960-12-24)
54	15	"Girls Wanted"	TBA	TBA	December 31, 1960 (1960-12-31)
55	16	"Diamond Dupe"	TBA	TBA	January 7, 1961 (1961-01-07)
56	17	"His Brother's Keeper"	Jack Herzberg	Malvin Wald	January 14, 1961 (1961-01-14)
57	18	"A Case of Arson"	TBA	George & Gertrude Fass	January 21, 1961 (1961-01-21)
58	19	"Jennifer"	TBA	TBA	January 28, 1961 (1961-01-28)
59	20	"Abandoned Mine"	TBA	TBA	February 4, 1961 (1961-02-04)
60	21	"A French Affair"	TBA	TBA	February 11, 1961 (1961-02-11)
61	22	"End of a Titan"	TBA	TBA	February 18, 1961 (1961-02-18)
62	23	"Fugitive from Fear"	TBA	TBA	February 25, 1961 (1961-02-25)
63	24	"Design for Murder"	Jack Herzberg	Charles B. Smith	March 4, 1961 (1961-03-04)
64	25	"Like Father, Like Son"	TBA	TBA	March 11, 1961 (1961-03-11)
65	26	"Red Confetti"	TBA	TBA	March 18, 1961 (1961-03-18)
66	27	"Planter's Death"	Jack Herzberg	Charles B. Smith	March 25, 1961 (1961-03-25)
67	28	"Two Wrongs"	TBA	TBA	April 1, 1961 (1961-04-01)
68	29	"Jungle Compound"	TBA	TBA	April 8, 1961 (1961-04-08)
69	30	"The Case of Willlie Betterly"	TBA	TBA	April 15, 1961 (1961-04-15)
70	31	"The Wildcatter"	TBA	TBA	April 22, 1961 (1961-04-22)
71	32	"The Accused"	TBA	TBA	April 29, 1961 (1961-04-29)
72	33	"Leading Young Citizen"	TBA	TBA	May 6, 1961 (1961-05-06)
73	34	"Hurricane"	TBA	TBA	May 13, 1961 (1961-05-13)
74	35	"Court Martial"	TBA	TBA	May 20, 1961 (1961-05-20)
75	36	"Sacrifice Play"	TBA	TBA	May 27, 1961 (1961-05-27)
76	37	"Face of Innocence"	Jack Herzberg	Kathleen Blatz	June 3, 1961 (1961-06-03)
77	38	"The Intruder"	TBA	TBA	June 10, 1961 (1961-06-10)
78	39	"The Case of Nan Havens"	TBA	TBA	June 17, 1961 (1961-06-17)

Guest stars

Among the many guest stars on the show were:

Production notes

Ziv Television Programs, Inc., of Cincinnati, Ohio, a producer and distributor of more than 40 television shows during the 1950s including Highway Patrol, Sea Hunt, Science Fiction Theatre, and subsequently, ZIV-United Artists produced the television series. Later, Showcase Media of Studio City, California distributed the series.

Home media

ClassicFlix announced that they would release Season 1 on DVD in region 1 in 2017.[1] However, these plans were shelved indefinitely on April 17, 2018, when ClassicFlix announced that they wouldn't be moving on with the project after all, due to the film elements not being in good enough shape.[2]

References

External links

• Lock-Up at IMDb
• Lock-Up sample episode ("Compulsion Killer") on YouTube (original air date: December 24, 1960)

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