Lawbreakers (TV series)

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Lawbreakers, aka Lee Marvin Presents Lawbreaker, is a 30-minute American docudrama crime anthology series. It was produced by Rapier Productions Incorporated in association with United Artists Television for first-run syndication. Hosted and narrated by Lee Marvin, [1] [2] its stories were dramatizations and re-enactments of actual criminal cases. Thirty-two episodes were aired between 1963 and 1964.

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References

  1. Kleiner, Dick (August 24, 1963). "Lee Marvin finally 'Makes it'". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. Williams, Verne O (February 11, 1964). "Branch case on TV". The Miami News. Retrieved 26 May 2022.