Lock-Up (TV series)

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
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 26, 1959 (1959-09-26) – June 17, 1961 (1961-06-17)

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. It instead presented a compact story without embellishment.

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 of 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	Unknown	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	Story by : Alexander Richards and Stanley H. Silverman & Stan Cutler Teleplay by : Stanley H. Silverman & Stan Cutler	November 21, 1959 (1959-11-21)
10	10	"Music to Murder By"	Unknown	Unknown	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"	Unknown	Unknown	December 26, 1959 (1959-12-26)
15	15	"The Manly Art of Murder"	Unknown	Unknown	January 2, 1960 (1960-01-02)
16	16	"A Reputation"	Unknown	Unknown	January 9, 1960 (1960-01-09)
17	17	"His Father's Footsteps"	Unknown	Unknown	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"	Unknown	Unknown	January 30, 1960 (1960-01-30)
20	20	"Morality and the Shield"	Unknown	Unknown	February 6, 1960 (1960-02-06)
21	21	"Dead Man's Shoes"	Unknown	Unknown	February 13, 1960 (1960-02-13)
22	22	"Strange Summons"	Unknown	Unknown	February 20, 1960 (1960-02-20)
23	23	"Murder Plays It Cool"	Unknown	Unknown	February 27, 1960 (1960-02-27)
24	24	"Election Night"	Unknown	Unknown	March 5, 1960 (1960-03-05)
25	25	"Poker Club"	William Conrad	Philip Saltzman	March 12, 1960 (1960-03-12)
26	26	"The Trigger"	Unknown	Unknown	March 19, 1960 (1960-03-19)
27	27	"Murder is a Gamble"	Unknown	Unknown	March 26, 1960 (1960-03-26)
28	28	"Death and Texas"	Unknown	Unknown	April 2, 1960 (1960-04-02)
29	29	"The Locket"	Unknown	Unknown	April 9, 1960 (1960-04-09)
30	30	"The Trouble Cop"	Unknown	Unknown	April 16, 1960 (1960-04-16)
31	31	"First Prize for Murder"	Unknown	Unknown	April 23, 1960 (1960-04-23)
32	32	"The Frame"	Unknown	Unknown	April 30, 1960 (1960-04-30)
33	33	"Society Marathon"	Unknown	Unknown	May 7, 1960 (1960-05-07)
34	34	"Last Chance"	Unknown	Unknown	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"	Unknown	Unknown	October 8, 1960 (1960-10-08)
43	4	"Flying High"	Unknown	Unknown	October 15, 1960 (1960-10-15)
44	5	"Beau and Arrow Case"	Unknown	Unknown	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"	Unknown	Unknown	November 12, 1960 (1960-11-12)
48	9	"Top Secret"	Leslie Goodwins	Gene Lesser	November 19, 1960 (1960-11-19)
49	10	"Society Doctor"	Unknown	Unknown	November 26, 1960 (1960-11-26)
50	11	"Number Please"	Unknown	Unknown	December 3, 1960 (1960-12-03)
51	12	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	December 10, 1960 (1960-12-10)
52	13	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	December 17, 1960 (1960-12-17)
53	14	"Compulsive Killer"	Leslie Goodwins	Jack Rock	December 24, 1960 (1960-12-24)
54	15	"Girls Wanted"	Unknown	Unknown	December 31, 1960 (1960-12-31)
55	16	"Diamond Dupe"	Unknown	Unknown	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"	Unknown	George & Gertrude Fass	January 21, 1961 (1961-01-21)
58	19	"Jennifer"	Unknown	Unknown	January 28, 1961 (1961-01-28)
59	20	"Abandoned Mine"	Unknown	Unknown	February 4, 1961 (1961-02-04)
60	21	"A French Affair"	Unknown	Unknown	February 11, 1961 (1961-02-11)
61	22	"End of a Titan"	Unknown	Unknown	February 18, 1961 (1961-02-18)
62	23	"Fugitive from Fear"	Unknown	Unknown	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"	Unknown	Unknown	March 11, 1961 (1961-03-11)
65	26	"Red Confetti"	Unknown	Unknown	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"	Unknown	Unknown	April 1, 1961 (1961-04-01)
68	29	"Jungle Compound"	Unknown	Unknown	April 8, 1961 (1961-04-08)
69	30	"The Case of Willlie Betterly"	Unknown	Unknown	April 15, 1961 (1961-04-15)
70	31	"The Wildcatter"	Unknown	Unknown	April 22, 1961 (1961-04-22)
71	32	"The Accused"	Unknown	Unknown	April 29, 1961 (1961-04-29)
72	33	"Leading Young Citizen"	Unknown	Unknown	May 6, 1961 (1961-05-06)
73	34	"Hurricane"	Unknown	Unknown	May 13, 1961 (1961-05-13)
74	35	"Court Martial"	Unknown	Unknown	May 20, 1961 (1961-05-20)
75	36	"Sacrifice Play"	Unknown	Unknown	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"	Unknown	Unknown	June 10, 1961 (1961-06-10)
78	39	"The Case of Nan Havens"	Unknown	Unknown	June 17, 1961 (1961-06-17)

Guest stars

Among the many guest stars on the show were:

Dyan Cannon Paul Carr John Carradine Albert Carrier Jean Carson Jack Cassidy Andy Clyde Robert Conrad John Considine Ellen Corby Walter Coy Angie Dickinson James Drury Buddy Ebsen Ross Elliott Joe Flynn James Griffith

Neil Hamilton Wanda Hendrix Clark Howat Adam Kennedy Douglas Kennedy Brett King Robert Knapp Ted Knight Dayton Lummis Gavin MacLeod Tyler McVey Joyce Meadows Mary Tyler Moore Leonard Nimoy Stefanie Powers Sherwood Price Richard Reeves Johnny Seven Harry Dean Stanton Lyle Talbot Carol Thurston Brad Trumbull John Vivyan Helen Walker Patrick Waltz

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] In November 2024, Classic Flix has revived plans to release Lock Up in 2025, upon learning that there are 16mm prints in good shape for remastering.

References

1. Lock-Up - Macdonald Carey Stars in 'Season 1' of the 1959 Crime Drama DVD Plans for this title, coming later in 2017 from ClassicFlix Archived 2017-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
2. Lambert, David (April 17, 2018). "Lock-Up - Announced Over a Year Ago, the 1959 Series Isn't Coming to DVD After All". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

External links

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