Petrocelli By Reason of Madness (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Petrocelli

By Reason of Madness (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Petrocelli defends a wife accused of killing her husband. She knows she killed him but says she didn't know she was doing it. Petrocelli soon realizes she was mentally ill and has to prove her not guilty by reason of insanity.

Director

James Sheldon

Writers

Sidney J. Furie (creator) | Harold Buchman (creator) | William Kelley (written by) | E. Jack Neuman (developed for television by)

Producer

Leonard Katzman

Composer

Lalo Schifrin

Cinematographer

Richard A. Kelley

Editor

Michael Vejar (as Mike Vejar)

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 25, 1974

Release date

Sep 25, 1974 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 6 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Barry Newman Anthony J. Petrocelli Anthony J. Petrocelli See fewer	Vanishing Point (1971)
Susan Howard Maggie Petrocelli Maggie Petrocelli See fewer	Dallas (1978)
Albert Salmi Pete Ritter Pete Ritter See fewer	The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Lynda Day George Vickie Richardson Vickie Richardson See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
James McEachin Dr. Herb Shoate Dr. Herb Shoate See fewer	2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Rory Calhoun Edgar Richardson Edgar Richardson See fewer	Motel Hell (1980)
John Vernon Barney Majors Barney Majors See fewer	National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Loretta Swit Ella Knox Ella Knox See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Rudy Bond Dr. Starnberg Dr. Starnberg See fewer	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Riley Hill Judge Medford Judge Medford See fewer	The Haunted Mine (1946)
Anne Edwards Marianne Gaddis (as Ann Edwards) Marianne Gaddis (as Ann Edwards) See fewer	A Question of Infidelity (1958)
Hector Ledesma George Cantrell (as Hector LeDesma) George Cantrell (as Hector LeDesma) See fewer	Petrocelli (1974)
Raul R. Gomez Clerk Clerk See fewer	Petrocelli (1974)