Profiles in Courage Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey (Season 1, Episode 24)
TV Episode | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

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Profiles in Courage

Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey (Season 1, Episode 24)

TV Episode | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

The true story of Judge Ben B. Lindsey, a judge in Denver, Colorado, who led the fight in the early 1900s for a separate judicial system for teenage offenders, who at the time were being sent to adult prison with hardened convicts.

Director

Robert Gist

Writer

Don Mankiewicz (written by)

Producer

Gordon Oliver

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 25, 1965

Release date

Apr 25, 1965 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 wins

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
George Grizzard Judge Ben Barr Lindsey Judge Ben Barr Lindsey See fewer	Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
David Brian Charlton Charlton See fewer	Intruder in the Dust (1949)
Edith Atwater Mrs. Andrews Mrs. Andrews See fewer	Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Joseph Ruskin French French See fewer	Smokin' Aces (2006)
Jimmy Barden Johnny Alonzo Johnny Alonzo See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
John Erman Will Will See fewer	The Blackwater Lightship (2004)
John Crawford Actor Actor See fewer	The Poseidon Adventure (1972)