The Scales of Justice is a series of thirteen British cinema featurettes produced from 1962 to 1967 for Anglo-Amalgamated at Merton Park Studios in London. The first nine were made in black and white, and the last four in colour. The finale, Payment in Kind, was Merton Park's final production. Episodes were based on criminal cases, and each film was introduced by criminologist Edgar Lustgarten. The series derives its title from the symbolic scales held by the statue of Justice, situated above the dome of London's Central Criminal Court, The Old Bailey. The opening narration describes her as…
Edgar Lustgarten
Self - Introduces
Created by
Jack Greenwood
Top cast
Edgar Lustgarten·Kenneth Benda·Peter Williams·Garfield Morgan·Derrick Sherwin·Bridget Armstrong·Norman Scace·Carleton Hobbs