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The Black Robe

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United States
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How it feels

This is a court show that dramatizes real police night court cases. Each episode presents a case from start to finish. The show follows the judge and courtroom participants as they handle the actual legal proceedings.

educationaldramatizedrestrainedmatter-of-factclinicalearnestdatedlow-keyprocedural

What happens

The Black Robe is a weekly 30-minute American docu-drama anthology court show based on actual police night court cases that was broadcast on the National Broadcasting Company from May 18, 1949, until March 30, 1950. Its creator was Phillips H. Lord. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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