THE LAW AND MR. JONES
Starring James Whitmore
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The Law and Mr. Jones is a 45-episode half-hour television
crime drama starring James Whitmore. The series aired on
ABC in two nonconsecutive seasons from October 7, 1960, to
September 22, 1961, and again from April 19 to July 5, 1962.
The program was created and produced by Sy Gomberg, and
was set in New York City.
Whitmore starred as idealistic attorney Abraham Lincoln
Jones, who had been a star athlete in college. His cases did not
usually involve violence but white collar crimes, such as fraud,
embezzlement, taxes, and contracts. Janet De Gore co-starred
as Jones' secretary, Marsha Spear, and Conlan Carter
appeared as his law clerk, C.E. Carruthers.