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A sadistic Army lieutenant pushes his men too hard. After a late-night poker game inside a back room of the officers' club, someone stabs him in the back with a bayonet, and he dies. The Army charges one of the soldiers in his company.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Charles S. Dubin
- 1987-02-17
"Matlock" The Court-Martial: Part 1 (TV Episode 1987) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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The Court-Martial: Part 1 is the seventeenth episode of the first season of Matlock.
A sadistic Army lieutenant pushes his men too hard. After a late-night poker game inside a back room of the officers' club, someone stabs him in the back with a bayonet, and he dies. The Army charges one of the soldiers in his company. The father of the accused is an old friend of Ben, so he hires Ben to defend his son. Ben investigates at the post...
Main
•Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock •Linda Purl as Charlene Matlock •Kene Holliday as Tyler Hudson
Guest Stars
(in alphabetical order) •Tony Becker as Pvt. Chris Hughes •Georg Stanford Brown as Maj. Hamilton •Barry Corbin as Col. Steven McRae •Cliff DeYoung as Lt. Jim Lynch •Dana Elcar as Arthur Hughes •Diane Franklin as Nancy Lamont •Bruce French as Col. Miles •Richard Green as Ray Walters •Gregg Henry as Capt. Bill Campbell •Steve Kahan as Sgt. Wilson •Robert Mandan as Gen. Connor •Wendy Phillips as Mrs. Campbell
Special Appearance by
•Tim Reid as Danny Miller •Glynn Turman as Maj. Dennis Orlando
Matlock: The Court Martial. Atlanta lawyer Matlock (Andy Griffith) defends a rebellious young soldier framed in the murder of his sadistic lieutenant.
- Charles S. Dubin
- Mystery & Thriller
- Andy Griffith
As the case progresses, Ben discovers that the lieutenant and four other officers may have been involved in some kind of illegal activities. Charlene who has been working undercover and gets close to one of those officers, examines him on the stand and he reveals that they have been smuggling drugs.
Ben Matlock is a Georgia bred, Harvard educated defense attorney. His fees are huge, but he's worth every cent of it as he defends his clients not only in Atlanta but all over the United States. Watch Now.
