The Scales of Justice

6.7(3)|1962-01-11|1 seasons, 13 episodes

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Overview

The Scales of Justice is a series of thirteen British cinema featurettes produced from 1962 to 1967 for Anglo-Amalgamated at Merton Park Studios in London. The first nine were made in black and white, and the last four in colour. The finale, Payment in Kind, was Merton Park's final production. Episodes were based on criminal cases, and each film was introduced by criminologist Edgar Lustgarten. The series derives its title from the symbolic scales held by the statue of Justice, situated above the dome of London's Central Criminal Court, The Old Bailey. The opening narration describes her as having "in her right hand, the Sword of Power and Retribution, and in her left – The Scales of Justice".

Episodes

The Scales of Justice(13)

S1E1 · 1962-01-11 · 30m

The Guilty Party

The Sinclairs seem to be living in the lap of luxury, but their lifestyle is funded by a morass of debt.

S1E2 · 1962-11-02 · 30m

A Woman's Privilege

A shipboard romance leads to a lawsuit for breach of promise.

S1E3 · 1962-12-01 · 30m

Moment of Decision

A woman yearning for a child takes a baby from a wealthy family.Her husband sees this as a financial opportunity.

S1E4 · 1963-09-01 · 30m

Position of Trust

A wealthy, spoiled young man, about to be married, arranges for an illicit liaison with a mysterious French girl who calls herself Yvonne. He is accosted in his Brighton hotel room by a man who claims to be a private detective in the employee of Yvonne's husband.

S1E5 · 1963-09-02 · 30m

The Undesirable Neighbour

A newly married woman becomes very friendly with her male neighbors, causing the neighborhood busybodies' tongues to wag.

S1E6 · 1963-10-01 · 30m

The Invisible Asset

A restaurant owner bugs one of his tables with a hidden microphone and uses the illicit knowledge he gains to blackmail his customers.

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Edgar Lustgarten

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