The Paper Chase The Source (Season 3, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

The Paper Chase

The Source (Season 3, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Hart notices a respected judge has inconsistent rulings and goes to talk with his clerk, (an alumni). The clerk is reluctant to being openly named as a source revealing that the judge has been dishonest with his rulings.

Director

Georg Stanford Brown

Writers

John Jay Osborn Jr. (based on the novel by) | James Bridges (developed for television by) | Paul L. Ehrmann (written by)

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 6, 1985

Release date

Aug 6, 1985 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 wins & 17 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
John Houseman Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. See fewer	The Paper Chase (1973)
James Stephens James T. Hart James T. Hart See fewer	The Getaway (1994)
Tom Fitzsimmons Franklin Ford III Franklin Ford III See fewer	The Paper Chase (1978)
James Keane Willis Bell Willis Bell See fewer	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Andra Millian Laura Kiernan Laura Kiernan See fewer	The Paper Chase (1978)
Michael Tucci Gerald Golden Gerald Golden See fewer	Grease (1978)
Diana Douglas Professor Tyler Professor Tyler See fewer	Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Clare Kirkconnell Rita Harriman Rita Harriman See fewer	Dead Heat (1988)
Peter Nelson Tom Ford Tom Ford See fewer	Die Hard 2 (1990)
Penny Johnson Jerald Vivian Conway (as Penny Johnson) Vivian Conway (as Penny Johnson) See fewer	24 (2001)
Lainie Kazan Rose Samuels Rose Samuels See fewer	My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Wortham Krimmer Martin Zeiss Martin Zeiss See fewer	Babylon 5 (1993)
Sandy Simpson Kramer Kramer See fewer	V: The Final Battle (1984)
Steve Levitt Stotz Stotz See fewer	The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
David Paymer Myslesky Myslesky See fewer	Get Shorty (1995)
Kandra King Randy (as a different name) Randy (as a different name) See fewer	Lake of Fire (2020)
Steven Peterman Soloway Soloway See fewer	Murphy Brown (1988)
Bernard Behrens Justice Beck Justice Beck See fewer	The Man with Two Brains (1983)
Merritt Butrick Shaffer Shaffer See fewer	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Tucker Smith Actor Actor See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
George Golden Reception Guest (uncredited) Reception Guest (uncredited) See fewer