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They Stand Accused
They Stand Accused (also known as Cross Question) is an American dramatized court show broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 11, 1949, to October 5, 1952 and again from September 9 to December 30, 1954.
Overview.
The series was recorded in a courtroom presided over by attorney Charles Johnston and broadcast live from Chicago's WGN-TV, with jurors chosen from the studio audience. On most DuMont affiliates, "They Stand Accused" aired Sundays at 9
, and lawyers. The show consisted of a judge (always played by Frankie Thomas Sr.). On occasion, actual defendants and witnesses played themselves.
- They Stand Accused (first titled "Cross Question" and seen locally in Chicago in 1948 and then nationally on CBS in 1949. It was renamed "They Stand Accused" while running on the DuMont network from 1949 to 1952 and again in 1954) An anthology courtroom series, "They Stand Accused" reenacted actual trials with juries drawn from the studio audience