Lock Up (1959)
Lock-Up is an American legal 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.
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- Release Date: 1959-09-28
- Language: English
- Country: US
- Runtime: 30
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Episode 1 - Stake Out
Release Date: 1959-09-26A rehabilitated ex-convict is suspected of killing a policeman and is jailed. Maris comes to his defence.
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Episode 2 - The Harry Connors Story
Release Date: 1959-10-03Harry Connors is a thug who confeses to killing the man who testified against him. Later he changes his story and his attorney quits the case. Maris comes to the rescue.
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Episode 3 - Change of Heart
Release Date: 1959-10-10Tom Sheppard is sent to jail for the muder of his former girlfriend on the testimony of an elderly eyewitness. Tom's fiancée asks Maris for help on the case. Maris' investigation reveals surprising facts.
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Episode 4 - The Failure
Release Date: 1959-10-17Ed Reed's house burns down and a female friend is killed. Reed is accused of arson and murder and is jailed. Maris believes in Reed and investigates.
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Episode 5 - End of the World
Release Date: 1959-10-25A femme fatale lies in her testimony. In the process her husband is jailed for a murder he did not commit and her murderous boyfriend goes free. Maris comes in to try correct the injustice.
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Episode 6 - Shadow of a Giant
Release Date: 1959-10-31An ex-convict and his son get implicated in a theft and get arrested. Maris believes in the two men and gets to work on finding the truth about what happened.
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Episode 7 - Presumption of Guilt
Release Date: 1959-11-07In prison a gang leader is stabbed and killed. Ron Davis is charged with the murder and is sentenced for execution. After reviewing the case file Maris concludes that the wrong man was convicted for the killing.
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Episode 8 - The Angry Men
Release Date: 1959-11-14A wealthy businessman, unhappy with a contract he's signed, tries to void the contract through devious and unscrupulous means. His actions place an innocent man in trouble with the law for assault and battery. The problem for Maris is that it's his client breaking the law.
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Episode 9 - Writ of Terror
Release Date: 1959-11-21In an attempt to find out more facts from a murder trial Maris uses psychiatry as a defence.
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Episode 10 - Music to Murder By
Release Date: 1959-11-28An ex-convict who has become emotionally unstable kidnaps Maris and his assistant because he blames Maris for his conviction.
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Episode 11 - With Malice for One
Release Date: 1959-12-05A shop worker is charged for the murder of the supervisor. The reason: the man is an immigrant and bigotry enters the judicial system. Maris is on hand to defend.
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Episode 12 - Framed Ex-Con
Release Date: 1959-12-12Frank is an ex-convict who is going straight and is now the son-in-law of a policeman. Two of Frank's old friends commit a robbery and Frank is jailed. Maris tries to help but a few surprises come his way.
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Episode 13 - Death in the Streets
Release Date: 1959-12-19A college student is unable to repay loan sharks and gives them the keys to his father's automobile. The loan sharks then hit someone on the highway then run. The father is implicated in the crime. Maris tries to help the father who used to be one of his teachers and discovers the case is about more than a ""hit and run.""
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Episode 14 - The Drop
Release Date: 1959-12-26A young couple is planning to elope but the plans come to a screeching halt when drugs are found in the car they rent. Maris comes in and investigates.
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Episode 15 - The Manly Art of Murder
Release Date: 1960-01-02Jimmy Stockton is a prizefighter who's wife promised to leave him if he lost in the ring again. When his wife is killed the police arrest him for murder. Maris is a reluctant defense attorney but surprises are in store. The coroner also has interesting information vital to the case.
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Episode 16 - A Reputation
Release Date: 1960-01-09The chief lawyer for the state anti-crime committee is killed and a former gambler is accused of the murder. Maris defends the gambler.
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Episode 17 - His Father's Footsteps
Release Date: 1960-01-16A father suspects his teenage son is involved in a robbery and a shooting. The father then hires Maris to defend his son of possible charges.
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Episode 18 - Price of Charity
Release Date: 1960-01-23A soldier is accused of killing another soldier in a brawl over a woman. Maris is called in to help the accused soldier and clothes play an important role in the defence.
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Episode 19 - Never Bet the Odds
Release Date: 1960-01-30A prizefighter bets against himself in an upcoming fight. Maris becomes suspicious of his actions.
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Episode 20 - Morality and the Shield
Release Date: 1960-02-06A neighborhood gang steal the gun of former gang member and now Policeman Crothy and commit a crime and a murder. Crothy, the owner of the gun, is arrested for the killing. Both Lt. Weston and Maris believe in Crothy's innocence and begin the investigation.
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Episode 21 - Dead Man's Shoes
Release Date: 1960-02-13Fred Prescott, a news commentator, is murdered and Maris investigates.
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Episode 22 - Strange Summons
Release Date: 1960-02-20A locksmith is charged with the murder of a jewelry store owner. Maris goes undercover to try to prove the locksmith innocent but runs afoul of the law.
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Episode 23 - Murder Plays it Cool
Release Date: 1960-02-27A jazz musician is charged with murder. Maris uses a trumpet to clear the musician.
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Episode 24 - Election Night
Release Date: 1960-03-05A blackmailer is killed after warning a city official that he'll release scandalous information about his wife if he doesn't resign his position. The police arrest the city official for the killing. Maris investigates the murder.
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Episode 25 - Poker Club
Release Date: 1960-03-12A theatrical producer is robbed and killed. An elderly Shakespearean is arrested for the murder. Maris is there to help the aging actor.
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Episode 26 - The Trigger
Release Date: 1960-03-19A young controller of a firm commits suicide before the audit of the books. Was it a suicide? Maris is not so sure and investigates.
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Episode 27 - Murder is a Gamble
Release Date: 1960-03-26A husband is charged with the murder of his wife. Maris tries to discover what happened.
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Episode 28 - Death and Taxes
Release Date: 1960-04-02A woman is found murdered after a night of partying with a rich oil man. The oil man is arrested for the killing. Maris investigated and finds a few surprises.
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Episode 29 - The Locket
Release Date: 1960-04-09A millionaire playboy is murdered and a girl is charged with the murder and sentenced to the electric chair. Maris belives the girl is innocent and investigates.
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Episode 30 - The Trouble Cop
Release Date: 1960-04-16A policeman is charged for the murder of a bookie. The ones who are the likely suspects have an airtight cover story. Maris takes the case to help the policeman.
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Episode 31 - First Prize for Murder
Release Date: 1960-04-23A foreigner is accused of murdering her fiancé's father. Maris is urged by a young copy boy pretenting to be a reporter to take the case and investigate.
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Episode 32 - The Frame
Release Date: 1960-04-30Lt. Weston is charged for the murder of an ex-policeman while on vacation. Maris is sure that the murder was a frame-up and the culprit is a local gangster with a grudge.
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Episode 33 - Society Matron
Release Date: 1960-05-07Mr. Mitchel is charged for the murder of a young woman. His wife believes in her husband and hires Maris to defend him and investigate.
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Episode 34 - Last Chance
Release Date: 1960-05-14The testimony of a witness has dire consequences for a man charged with murder. However, the victim's last words do not implicate the man charged with the crime. Maris investigates.
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Episode 35 - Mind Over Murder
Release Date: 1960-05-21A supervisor at a zoo is poisoned and the zoologist is charged with murder.
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Episode 36 - So Shall Ye Reap
Release Date: 1960-05-28A teenager is charged with murder and Maris' secretary urges him to take the case.
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Episode 37 - Sentenced to Die
Release Date: 1960-06-04A man is convicted of murdering his former employer. His wife, Betty Nelson, comes to Maris and pleads that he investigate the case and have it re-opened.
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Episode 38 - Voice of Doom
Release Date: 1960-06-11A circus performer, whose forte is throwing the knife, is charged for the murder of another circus performer in a jealous fit of rage over his wife and arrested. Maris believes the circus performer is innocent.
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Episode 39 - The Blood Red Ruby
Release Date: 1960-06-18A man is suspected of a jewelry heist and a killing and is arrested. The man is a former client of Maris' and he investigates.
