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In 1954, the Chicago Bar Association brought the legal drama "Case Dismissed" to the airwaves of WMAQ and NBC networks every Saturday for a brief period of time. These old radio shows served as public service announcements in an everyday "slice of life" type of program that showed how only the services of an honest lawyer can save the day.  The series is comprised of only 12 episodes that are jam-packed with educational tidbits and trivia that give a glimpse into the jargon-filled world of the legal system.  In this old time radio anthology, working class men and women go about their daily lives and play out their dramas.  The stories revolve around how each character gets into a legal dispute-- and how a friendly and guileless attorney saves them from the mess they find themselves embroiled in.  All episodes in the collection were written and performed by local Chicago talents, and the program was hosted by the Dean of the Loyola University Law School, John Fitzgerald.  

 

 

 

 

Case-Dismissed

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Air Date Title Synopsis
 1954-01-30  Criminal Liability

NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. A man listens to bad advice and ignores a summons, which winds up costing him $25,000! The moral: see a lawyer. A program about criminal liability. Fern Persons, Patricia Crain, Jack Lester, John Galvaro, Betty Ross (producer), Herbert Latow (director), Phillip Lord, Tom Evans (sound), Harry Elders. 
 1954-02-06  Legal Wills

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. A drama about the dangers in buying a home. Sidney Breeze (?), Betty Ross (producer), Herbert Littow (director), Tom Evans (sound), Harold Witteberry (engineer), Arthur Peterson, Jack Lester, Stanley Gordon, John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Robert Carmen (? writer), Meg Hahn (?), Lee Bennett (announcer). 
 1954-02-13  Pitfalls Of Buying A Home

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. The legal problems of making a will. Alma Platts, Rita Ascot, Arthur Peterson, John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Robert Carmen (writer), Russ Reed, Paul Barnes, Charles Flynn, Betty Ross (producer), Herbert Littow (director), Tom Evans (sound), Harold Witteberry (engineer), Lee Bennett (announcer). 
 1954-02-20  Child Support

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. A louse of a father plans to skip town to avoid paying his ex-wife child support. A program about child support and domestic relations. Harry Elders, Robert Carmen (writer), Betty Ross (producer), Herbert Littow (director), Rosemary Kelly, Muriel Monsell (?), Jack Lester, Clare Baum, Tom Evans (sound), John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Phillip Lord, Harold Witteberry (engineer), Lee Bennett (announcer). 
 1954-02-27  Installment Buying

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. The legal problems of installment buying. Herbert Littow (director), John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Betty Ross (producer), Tom Evans (sound), Harold Witteberry (engineer), Robert Carmen (writer), Lee Bennett (announcer), Sondra Gair, Jack Bivens, Harry Elders, Stanley Gordon, Arthur Peterson, Charles Flynn. 
 1954-03-06  Adoption

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. The legal problems of adoption. Betty Ross (producer), John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Robert Carmen (writer), Herbert Littow (director), Tom Evans (sound), Harold Witteberry (engineer), Lee Bennett (announcer), Fern Persons, Helen Malone, Everett Clark, Bruce Lindgren, Charles Flynn. 
 1954-03-13  Landlord And Tenant

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. A landlord-tenant conflict grows and finally winds up in court. Moral of the story: when in doubt, see a lawyer. Carlton KaDell, Norma Ransom, Jack Lester, John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Harry Elders, Curt Kupfer, William Green, Betty Ross (producer), Herbert Littow (director), Tom Evans (sound), Harold Witteberry (engineer), Lee Bennett (announcer). 
 1954-03-20  Rights When Arrested

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. A program about your rights when arrested. Rosemary Kelly, Carlton KaDell, Clarence Hartzell, Jack Lester, Clare Baum, Sidney Breeze, Betty Ross, Herbert Latow (director), John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Robert Carmen (writer), Tom Evans (sound), Lee Bennett (announcer), Harold Witteberry (engineer). 
 1954-03-27  Liability For Minors

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. A look at liability for minors. John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Robert Carmen (writer), Meg Hahn, Charles Flynn, Carlton KaDell, Jack Lester, Harry Elders, Bruce Lindgren, Betty Ross (producer), Herbert Littow (director), Tom Evans (sound effects), Harold Witteberry (engineer), Lee Bennett (announcer). 
 1954-04-03  Responsibilities Of Eye Witnesses

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced is co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. Your responsibility as a witness. Beryl Vaughn, Carlton KaDell, Marshall Kent, Jack Lester, Clare Baum, Robert Carmen (writer), Gil Ferguson, John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Betty Ross, Herbert Littow (director), Tom Evans (sound), Harold Witteberry (engineer), Lee Bennett (announcer). 
 1954-04-17  Libel And Slander

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. The problem of libel. How to protect your good name from character assassination. Meg Hahn, Viola Berwick, Geraldine Kaye, Jack Lester, Charles Flynn, Harry Elders, Betty Ross (producer), Herbert Littow (director), Tom Evans (sound), Gary DeVries (? engineer), Lee Bennett (announcer), John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Robert Carmen (writer). 
 1954-04-24  Juvenile Delinquency

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. The problem of juvenile delinquency. The last show of the series. Didn't anybody ever comment that the closing theme of this series about the law and lawyers used, as a closing theme, a recording of a Dimitri Kabalevsky composition called, "The Comedians"? Gretchen Thomas, Stanley Gordon, Jack Lester, Harry Elders, Carlton KaDell, Jerry Garvey, Betty Ross (producer), Herbert Littow (director), Tom Evans (sound), John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Robert Carmen (writer), Dan Hosek (? engineer), Lee Bennett (announcer). 

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