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Hallmark Hall Of Fame :: Gideon's Trumpet (29x03)

Episode Information

Title:

Gideon's Trumpet

Episode #:

29x03

Original Airdate:

Wednesday April 30th, 1980

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Episode Crew
Director:	Robert E. Collins (4)
Writer:	David Rintels
Story:	Anthony Lewis (3)

Episode Summary

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Clarence Gideon is arrested for theft but the trial court refuses to appoint an attorney for his defense because he cannot afford one. Once in jail, Gideon campaigns to get the Supreme Court to hear his case.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Dolph Sweet	played	Charlie	Recurring (second appearance)
•Ford Rainey	played	2nd Supreme Court Justice	Recurring (second appearance)
•Gary Grubbs	played	Deputy Hamilton	Recurring (first appearance)
•John Houseman	played	Chief Justice	Recurring (second appearance)
•José Ferrer	played	Abe Fortas	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Lane Smith	played	Fred Turner	Recurring (second appearance)
•Nicholas Pryor	played	Jacob	Recurring (second appearance)
•William Prince	played	5th Supreme Court Justice	Recurring (third appearance)
•Allan Rich	played	Tobias Simon
•Anthony Lewis (3)	played	Reporter
•Clifford A. Pellow	played	Justin Pike
•David Clennon	played	James Fitzpatrick
•David Sheiner	played	Abe Karsh
•Dean Jagger	played	6th Supreme Court Justice
•Don Draper	played	Bailiff
•Fay Wray	played	Edna Curtis
•Fredric Cook	played	Leo Stafford
•Gwen Van Dam	played	Mrs. Lawrence
•Henry Fonda	played	Clarence Earl Gideon
•Henry Poach	played	Guard
•J. Patrick McNamara (1)	played	Harris
•James E. Brodhead	played	Court Crier
•James O'Connell	played	Warden
•Jerry Hardin	played	Mel Cobb
•Jon Locke	played	Supervisor
•Les Lannon (1)	played	Bobby Earle
•Malcolm Groome	played	John Ely
•Michael Cavanaugh	played	Stocker
•Paul Benjamin	played	Arlis
•Richard Lineback	played	Lester Wade
•Richard McKenzie (1)	played	Judge Robert McClary
•Sam Jaffe	played	1st Supreme Court Justice
•Seamon Glass	played	Prison Guard
•Steven Peterman (2)	played	Arthur Vitale
•Timothy Scott	played	Toby