The story of "red light bandit" Caryl Chessman, previously dramatized in the 1955 film Cell 2455, Death Row (based on Chessman's own book), was adapted for television as . In a radical departure from his usual duties as MASH's Hawkeye Pierce, Alan Alda plays Chessman, who in 1948 was found guilty of robbery, kidnapping and sexual assault. Under the laws of the era, Chessman was sentenced to die in the gas chamber. But by studying the law and publishing four books on his pligh

Starring:

Alan Alda, Anne Bellamy, Arnold Soboloff, Barnard Hughes, Ben Piazza, Bill Morey, Billy Jackson, Carmen Argenziano, Charlie Picerni, Clint Young, Conrad Bachmann, Danny Dayton, Donald Bishop, Edward Mallory, F William Parker, Gary Epper, George Sperdakos, Gilchrist Stuart, Helen Kelly, Herb Vigran, James Brodhead, James Keach, James Sikking, Jason Johns

Genre:

Documentary