The Court of Last Resort

The Court of Last Resort
Erle Stanley Gardner's true-crime column and Edgar Award-winning 1952 book inspired the NBC TV series
GenreDramatized court show
Created byErle Stanley Gardner
Harry Steeger
Directed byTom Gries
Reginald Le Borg
StarringRobert H. Harris
Carleton Young
S. John Launer
Lyle Bettger
Theme music composerFred Steiner
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerJules C. Goldstone
ProducerElliott Lewis
Production locationsPaisano Productions
California, United States
EditorSherman Todd
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companiesWalden Productions, in association with Paisano Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 4, 1957 (1957-10-04) –
April 11, 1958 (1958-04-11)
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The Court of Last Resort is an American television dramatized court show which aired October 4, 1957 – April 11, 1958, on NBC. It was co-produced by Erle Stanley Gardner's Paisano Productions, which also brought forth the long-running hit CBS-TV law series, Perry Mason.