The Black Robe (TV series)

The Black Robe, aka Police Night Court: The Black Robe is a 30-minute American docu-drama anthology court show based on actual police night court cases. Forty-plus episodes aired on the National Broadcasting Company from May 18, 1949 until March 30, 1950.[1] It was produced by Warren Wade and directed by Herbert Bayard Swope, Jr. Its creator and writer was Phillips H. Lord.

Frankie Thomas, Sr. portrayed the judge, and John Green was the court clerk.[2]

A review in the trade publication Billboard praised the assortment of non-actor characters but commented that "the program goes overboard" in its efforts to achieve realistic images and dialog.[3] The reviewer also found that the episode presented too many cases, which limited their development and resulted in a bare-bones presentation of each case.[3]

References
  1. Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948–2008. McFarland. pp. 44–45. ISBN 9780786438280. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  3. Franken, Jerry (June 25, 1949). "The Black Robe" (PDF). Billboard. p. 13. Retrieved 28 March 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.Com.


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