- Dynamic young state legislator James Slattery finds himself in an extremely uncomfortable position when he is chosen to investigate Representative Harry Sanborn, an older, well-respected colleague, who is accused of deliberately sabotaging a local bill.—Skip Eastport
- Even though this episode has not been seen on a TV screen since it was first run in 1964, the script can be found in a 1966 book by Coles Trapnell, The Television Teleplay. Based on reading the script alone, I would have to say that it was television of a high order..perhaps not a masterpiece, but still an excellent piece of drama. It was the first episode of this highly regarded series and does an excellent job of not simply introducing Slattery and the other characters, but of portraying the day to day realities of a state legislature. Veteran TV scipter James Moser( Dragnet, Ben Casey, and Medic ) wrote a tense, suspenseful and dramatic script with fully realized characters. Elliot, an ambitious and rather self-righteous young state legislator, brings sensational charges against respected veteran legislator Harry Sanborn(James Whitmore), and Speaker Bert Metcalf asks Minority leader Slattery to lead the investigation of his friend and colleague. The resulting investigation has tragic consequences, but it is implied that Democracy, for all its limitations, is worth the price.It has been said before, but it is a minor tragedy that this very fine series should only exist in obscure archives. Iam a political science instructor who teaches state and local goverment, among other things. Slattery's People, in its modest way, taught powerful lessons about democracy and political morality. It really should be realeased on DVD as a public service.
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What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of Question: What Is Truth? (1964) in Australia?
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