Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Before the internet people wrote letters as their way of talking back to the tv networks. You often heard at the time about letter-writing campaigns to save some show or other, but they almost always failed. Except for 'The Law and Mr Jones'. Cancelled by ABC, then revived after the network was bombarded with mail. Unfortunately the returned series didn't improve on its previous showing and it was cancelled again, this time for good. James Whitmore was an exceptional actor and he made this half-hour drama something worth fighting for. It helped inspire my career in the law, so thanks to Abraham Lincoln Jones for that. The theme is 'When the Saints Go Marching In', a public domain tune dating from the early 1900s. The arrangement is courtesy of Hans J Salter, famous for scores dating from 'Ghost of Frankenstein' to the tv series 'Maya'.
00:00 Opening titles, end credits, logo. The opening is short and was probably used for syndicated reruns. The network showings likely included a sponsor plug.
01:16 BONUS: A stereo rendition of the theme from Four Star music maestro Herschel Burke Gilbert.
Upgraded: Improved audio and video; added Bonus.
Before the internet people wrote letters as their way of talking back to the tv networks. You often heard at the time about letter-writing campaigns to save some show or other, but they almost always failed. Except for 'The Law and Mr Jones'. Cancelled by ABC, then revived after the network was bombarded with mail. Unfortunately the returned series didn't improve on its previous showing and it was cancelled again, this time for good. James Whitmore was an exceptional actor and he made this half-hour drama something worth fighting for. It helped inspire my career in the law, so thanks to Abraham Lincoln Jones for that. The theme is 'When the Saints Go Marching In', a public domain tune dating from the early 1900s. The arrangement is courtesy of Hans J Salter, famous for scores dating from 'Ghost of Frankenstein' to the tv series 'Maya'.
00:00 Opening titles, end credits, logo. The opening is short and was probably used for syndicated reruns. The network showings likely included a sponsor plug.
01:16 BONUS: A stereo rendition of the theme from Four Star music maestro Herschel Burke Gilbert.
Upgraded: Improved audio and video; added Bonus.
