[1][2][3] John Howard starred in the title role of public prosecutor Stephen Allen, along with Anne Gwynne as his secretary Patricia Kelly and Walter Sande as his assistant Evans.
Each story began with the cast members addressing the camera (representing the TV viewers) directly, welcoming them to the office and bringing them up to date on the current case.
[7][8] Production of the still-unseen series was suspended in October 1948 due to high costs and the lack of a national sponsor.
Veteran radio announcer and future game-show host Warren Hull presided over the half-hour version of Public Prosecutor.
[12][13] Film and television historian Christopher Anderson writes, One episode of Public Prosecutor is in the collection of the Museum of Broadcast Communications.