Synopsis
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".
Episodes
Season 11E1The Guilty PartyThe Sinclairs seem to be living in the lap of luxury, but their lifestyle is funded by a morass of debt.30m2E2A Woman's PrivilegeA shipboard romance leads to a lawsuit for breach of promise.30m3E3Moment of DecisionA woman yearning for a child takes a baby from a wealthy family.Her husband sees this as a financial opportunity.30m4E4Position of TrustA 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 by a man who claims to be a private detective in the employee of Yvonne's husband.30m5E5The Undesirable NeighbourA newly married woman becomes very friendly with her male neighbors, causing the neighborhood busybodies' tongues to wag.30m6E6The Invisible AssetA restaurant owner bugs one of his tables with a hidden microphone and uses the illicit knowledge he gains to blackmail his customers.30m7E7Personal and ConfidentialPolice investigating a suspicious death find a file marked "Top Secret" in the victim's briefcase.30m8E8The Hidden FaceWhen a member of parliament commits suicide, his son seeks the author of the book that triggered the tragedy.30m9E9The Material WitnessA 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.30m10E10Company of FoolsFive strangers band together to exact revenge on a man who ruined them financially.30m11E11The Haunted ManAn 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 determined to capture the thieves.30m12E12Infamous ConductA 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 painter whose cousin is a criminal. Among his companions is a bank robber who wants the doctor to alter his appearance through plastic surgery.30m13E13Payment in Kind30m
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