Ben Casey A Cardinal Act of Mercy: Part 1 (Season 2, Episode 15)
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TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

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Ben Casey

A Cardinal Act of Mercy: Part 1 (Season 2, Episode 15)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

A successful but arrogant lawyer, one of the few women to make it to the very top in a male profession, enters the hospital, and it turns out that she's hiding an addiction to heroin.

Director

Sydney Pollack

Writers

James E. Moser (created by) | Norman Katkov (written by)

Producer

Matthew Rapf

Composer

Richard Markowitz (music score)

Cinematographer

Ted Voigtlander

Editor

Michael Pozen (as Mike Pozen)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 14, 1963

Release date

Jan 14, 1963 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 14 nominations

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Vince Edwards Dr. Ben Casey (as Vincent Edwards) Dr. Ben Casey (as Vincent Edwards) See fewer	The Killing (1956)
Sam Jaffe Dr. David Zorba Dr. David Zorba See fewer	The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Kim Stanley Faith Parsons Faith Parsons See fewer	Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Harry Landers Dr. Ted Hoffman Dr. Ted Hoffman See fewer	Ben Casey (1961)
Bettye Ackerman Dr. Maggie Graham Dr. Maggie Graham See fewer	Ben Casey (1961)
Jeanne Bates Miss Wills Miss Wills See fewer	Mulholland Drive (2001)
Nick Dennis Nick Kanavaras Nick Kanavaras See fewer	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Timmy Everett Willie Morrison Willie Morrison See fewer	The Music Man (1962)
Gary Crosby Harold Spencer Harold Spencer See fewer	Girl Happy (1965)
Miranda Jones Betty Betty See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Napoleon Simpson Sam Sam See fewer	The Mummy's Curse (1944)
Lillian Powell Stella Stella See fewer	One Step Beyond (1959)
Glenda Farrell Martha Morrison Martha Morrison See fewer	Girl Missing (1933)