The Paper Chase (film)
1973
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- Season 1 overviewSep 7, 1978-May 15, 197922 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Pilot Sep 7, 1978
- A hard-working Midwesterner adjusts to the demanding schedule of a prestigious law school.
- 2. Great Expectations Sep 12, 1978
- Hart defends Anderson before the law school's disciplinary board.
- 3. A Day in the Life Of ... Sep 19, 1978
- A third-year law student develops an interest in Hart after nearly running him over with her car.
- 4. The Man Who Would Be King Sep 26, 1978
- First-year student Franklin Ford III nearly succumbs to the pressures of his family's legal legacy.
- 5. Voices of Silence Oct 10, 1978
- Logan takes up the cause of a political activist (David Ackroyd) in solitary confinement.
- 6. Nancy Oct 17, 1978
- Hart unhappily learns his girlfriend's father served as legal counsel to a gangland figure.
- 7. Da Da Oct 31, 1978
- Kingsfield intimidates a troubled student whose wife (Kim Cattrall), Hart learns, is pregnant.
- 8. The Seating Chart Nov 14, 1978
- An unflattering picture of Bell on Kingsfield's seating chart leads to chaos.
- 9. Moot Court Nov 21, 1978
- A student, intent on winning the moot court competition, drives his poor partner to open rebellion.
- 10. Kingsfield's Daughter Nov 28, 1978
- Hart becomes romantically involved with a young woman who turns out to be Kingsfield's daughter.
- 11. Sorcerer's Apprentice Dec 5, 1978
- Supreme Court Justice is criticized for never having hired a female law clerk.
- 12. Bell and Love Dec 12, 1978
- Willis Bell falls for a young woman with marital problems who turns to him for support.
- 13. An Act of Desperation Jan 9, 1979
- A member of Hart's study group secretly obtains a copy of the previous year's midterm exam.
- 14. Losing Streak Jan 19, 1979
- Hart's study group has to deal with a member's compulsive gambling habits.
- 15. The Man in the Chair Feb 6, 1979
- A physically disabled student uses his handicap to manipulate the study group.
- 16. A Matter of Anger Feb 13, 1979
- A black student with a misconceived notion of her worth almost ruins her law career.
- 17. The Apprentice Feb 20, 1979
- Hart serves as Kingsfield's assistant on a Court of Appeals case.
- 18. Once More With Feeling Feb 27, 1979
- A respected law professor grades Logan's test, then proposes a way to improve her score.
- 19. The Clay Footed Idol Mar 20, 1979
- Hart's research into one of Kingsfield's early cases leads him to a secret.
- 20. The Tables Down at Ernie's Mar 27, 1979
- Plan to demolish students' favorite hangout ignites opposition from the group.
- 21. A Case of Detente Apr 17, 1979
- Hart's future law career hangs in balance when he falls for a Russian gymnast.
- 22. Scavenger Hunt May 15, 1979
- Students are required to find answers to 100 legal questions in three days.
Hart's girlfriend and fellow law student Nancy Burch has a secret - her father is an attorney who is mixed up with the mob. Events that follow cause her and Hart to be the subject of guilt by association, as they are scrutinized by the police, the media, the university, and other students. 7. 7. "Da Da".
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"The Paper Chase"22"The Man Who Would Be King"33"A Day in the Life of..."44"Great Expectations"Harvey S. LaidmanRelease. April 15, 1983. ( 1983-04-15) –. August 9, 1986. ( 1986-08-09) The Paper Chase is a 1978 American drama television series based on the 1971 novel of the same name by John Jay Osborn Jr., and a 1973 film adaptation. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at an unnamed law school, modeled on Harvard Law ...
The Paper Chase: Created by James Bridges. With John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane. The trials of a group of law students under the tutelage of a strict professor.
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S1.E1 ∙ The Paper Chase. Sat, Sep 9, 1978. Ill-prepared for his first class, novice law student James Hart incurs the wrath of Professor Kingsfield, who declares Hart "dead" regarding his continued participation. Hart then tries to find a way back into the professor's good graces. 9.3/10 (38) Rate.
Sat, Oct 15, 1983. The annual influx of law firm recruiters invades the campus, and Ford's father seems to be leading the charge. Ford Senior's tactics cause Junior to re-evaluate his opinion of his father, and whether he wants to work for the firm. At the end, Kingsfield and Nottingham are glad when the "manta rays" depart.
1x01 The Paper Chase. September 9, 1978 8:00 PM — 45m. 346 462 350 6. James Hart (James Stephens), a farmboy from Minnesota, starts his first year of law school. Being unprepared for his first day of ""Contracts"" he is 'shrouded' by Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. (John Houseman), pronouncing the hapless Hart as ""dead"" in his class.
The Paper Chase. 1978 -1986. 4 Seasons. SHOWTIME. Drama. Watchlist. Critically lauded drama about life and pressures at a prestigious Eastern law school, with an imperious contract-law professor ...
