Lawbreaker - Lee Marvin Presents

"Lee Marvin Presents: The Lawbreakers," another cool series from TMG
Timeless Media Group (TMG) will soon be releasing yet another great, nearly-forgotten television series that hasn't seen the light of day in fifty years. Well, fifty years is long enough to wait for this television gold mine.

After legendary actor Lee Marvin appeared in the TV crime classic "M Squad" and in numerous motion pictures, he decided to delve into another television series. This time he was the host of a syndicated series that first aired during the 1963-64 season. That series was titled "Lee Marvin Presents: The Lawbreakers." (also known as just "Lawbreaker"), produced by United Artist Television.

There were a total of 32 episodes, each being 25 minutes long without commercials. All 32 episodes are included in this collection. One thing that is not known at this point is whether this collection will be in color or black and white. It seems that the series was filmed in color, and some cities' local television stations broadcast the series in color,...

Unique Program
I found this program to be unique because being made in the early 60's, it is in color, and used the actual party's involved in the crimes when possible. Marvin runs the show from his little studio, and it is interesting to see the crime story's through jailhouse, police, and victims interviews. They also do reenactments using these people, so while the acting isn't the best, it's still fun to watch. The picture quaility varies, but considering that they dug these out of the archives, I find it to be pretty good. I also like that they tour the major US cities, so you can get cross-section of crime and law enforcement techniques during this time period.

lee marvin lawbreaker
i didn't know that lee marvin hosted lawbreaker until earlier this year. i found the series to be interesting to watch. having the actual crime victims involved in the reenactments of the crimes adds to the drama of the stories. actual police officers who were on the police force in their town or city at the time played either the crooks or murder victims in the reenactments of certain stories. in one story, a disabled cop was protrayed by his brother in the reenactment. true, the acting isn't professional, but that's because the people aren't actors. the actual criminals involved in some of the crimes were interviewed. some seemed remorseful of their criminal behavior, some were not. one of the female criminals played herself in the reenactment under the surpervision of her parole officer.

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