The Scales of Justice
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".
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Guilty Party
11-01-196230mThe Sinclairs seem to be living in the lap of luxury, but their lifestyle is funded by a morass of debt.
- Ep 2
2.A Woman's Privilege
02-11-196230mA shipboard romance leads to a lawsuit for breach of promise.
- Ep 3
3.Moment of Decision
01-12-196230mA woman yearning for a child takes a baby from a wealthy family.Her husband sees this as a financial opportunity.
- Ep 4
4.Position of Trust
01-09-196330mA 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...
- Ep 5
5.The Undesirable Neighbour
02-09-196330mA newly married woman becomes very friendly with her male neighbors, causing the neighborhood busybodies' tongues to wag.
- Ep 6
6.The Invisible Asset
01-10-196330mA restaurant owner bugs one of his tables with a hidden microphone and uses the illicit knowledge he gains to blackmail his customers.
- Ep 7
7.Personal and Confidential
01-02-196530mPolice investigating a suspicious death find a file marked "Top Secret" in the victim's briefcase.
- Ep 8
8.The Hidden Face
02-02-196530mWhen a member of parliament commits suicide, his son seeks the author of the book that triggered the tragedy.
- Ep 9
9.The Material Witness
01-12-196530mA younger executive plots to replace a firm's manager, and turns him in to police as a drunk driver, then proceeds to charm his way into his daughter's affections.
- Ep 10
10.Company of Fools
01-09-196630mFive strangers band together to exact revenge on a man who ruined them financially.
- Ep 11
11.The Haunted Man
02-09-196630mAn actor receives a head injury breaking up a robbery. The injury effects his memory and he can no longer remember his part, thereby forcing him off the stage. He becomes determine...
- Ep 12
12.Infamous Conduct
01-10-196630mA famous surgeon losses his license (and his wife) after a woman patient accuses him of conduct unbecoming a physician. Fleeing to the coast, the doctor meets a beautiful woman pai...
- Ep 13
13.Payment in Kind
01-03-196730m
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