Sword of Justice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Affluent playboy Jack Cole, released from prison a changed man after serving three years on an embezzling frame up, vows to even the score with the white-collar crooks responsible while maintaining his former easy-going facade. Dack Rambo stars in this new action series; Bert Rosario and Alex Courtney co-star.

"In the tradition of such literary classics as The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Count of Monte Cristo and Zorro, MCA TV's Sword of Justice explores the desperation of a man wrongly accused of a crime, dedicated to revenge." So the blurb glowingly describes this American series which begins with a special two-hour episode. Dack Rambo plays Jack Cole, whose main similarity with past heroes is his habit of leaving cryptic messages behind him — notably playing cards, the clincher, the three of clubs or "sword of justice". Jack Cole was a playboy who spent his father's money until daddy died and he found himself wrongly imprisoned for embezzlement. This gives him the chance to say things, like: "You don't know how rotten the top can look until you see it from the bottom." But prison life — the School of Hard Knocks — is useful because it teaches him how to suffer, and how to be a slick crook.

Once out of prison (after three years) he outwardly resumes the playboy life, but inwardly plots revenge against the meanies in the big business world.

Series details

• Title: Sword of Justice
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 1978-10-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1979-07-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 67 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15432
• IMDb ID: tt0077087
• TVDB ID: 75259

Cast and credited roles

• Dack Rambo — Jack Cole
• Bert Rosario — Hector Ramirez
• Alex Courtney — Agent Arthur Woods

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-10-07; final listed air date 1979-07-11; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sword of Justice on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.