9.3/1031 votesLoading...#1 - A Cardinal Act of Mercy (1)
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/1963
Dr. Casey tries to help a lawyer kick her morphine habit, but encounters resistance, lies and manipulation when she gets a guileless young man to smuggle dope into her hospital room. He is visiting his mother, who is in the hospital for treatment of injuries received in a beating. (Part 1 of 2)
Director: Sydney Pollack
Writer: N/A
- 9.2/107 votesLoading...
#2 - Three Li'l Lambs
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 3/29/1965
""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)
Director: Vince Edwards
Writer: Howard Head
- 9.1/1012 votesLoading...
#3 - A Story to Be Softly Told
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1962
Between you, me and the nurse's station.
Director: Alex March
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/109 votesLoading...
#4 - Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/27/1963
The title is reportedly the command of King Admetos in Gluck's Alceste.
Director: Vince Edwards
Writer: Jack Laird
- 8.9/1011 votesLoading...
#5 - The Sweet Kiss of Madness
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1961
Dr. Alan Reynolds' mental state is not improved by constant pressure from his wife to be a successful neurosurgeon. The strain increases when he treats an abused 10-year-old boy. Dr. Casey forestalls an unnecessary operation, and tries to persuade Dr. Reynolds to receive treatment.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/1011 votesLoading...
#6 - The Fireman Who Raised Rabbits
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1962
A gentle occupation.
Director: Irving Lerner
Writer: Gilbert Ralston
- 8.8/1016 votesLoading...
#7 - Imagine a Long, Bright Corridor
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1962
A clean, well-lighted place.
Director: Arthur Hiller
Writer: Jack Laird
- 8.8/1011 votesLoading...
#8 - To a Grand and Natural Finale
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1962
A consummation devoutly to be wished.
Director: Abner Biberman
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/109 votesLoading...
#9 - A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 4/16/1962
A vision of loveliness.
Director: Arthur Hiller
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/108 votesLoading...
#10 - And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/23/1962
Sorrow and pity.
Director: Fielder Cook
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1020 votesLoading...
#11 - A Cardinal Act of Mercy (2)
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/1963
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1013 votesLoading...
#12 - For I Will Plait Thy Hair with Gold
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/25/1963
A wandering minstrel, he, with some disfigurement.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Gilbert Ralston
- 8.7/1014 votesLoading...
#13 - Behold a Pale Horse
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/1962
""And his name that sat on him was Death.""
Director: N/A
Writer: Jack Laird
- 8.7/108 votesLoading...
#14 - Little Drops of Water, Little Grains of Sand
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1963
Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land. So the little moments, Humble though they be, Make the mighty ages Of Eternity. So the little errors Lead the soul away From the paths of virtue Far in sin to stray. Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Help to make earth happy, Like the Heaven above. Julia A. F. Carney, ""Little Things""
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1012 votesLoading...
#15 - Courage at 3 A.M.
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/1964
""As to moral courage, he [Napoleon] had very rarely found it, he said, that of two hours past midnight; which is to say, courage unawares.""
Director: John Erman
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1013 votesLoading...
#16 - The Night That Nothing Happened
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/1962
It's a long shift that has no surgery.
Director: Sydney Pollack
Writer: Oliver Crawford
- 8.6/1010 votesLoading...
#17 - Behold! They Walk an Ancient Road
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1962
To hell and gone.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Writer: Gilbert Ralston
- 8.6/1011 votesLoading...
#18 - August is the Month Before Christmas
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1964
It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/107 votesLoading...
#19 - A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/1/1965
Shadow and substance.
Director: John Meredyth Lucas
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1010 votesLoading...
#20 - A Dark Night for Billy Harris
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1961
Dr. Casey operates on Billy Harris, a holdup man shot and paralyzed, but he's also concerned about the policeman, who may have been too keen and might be mentally hampered.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/108 votesLoading...
#22 - Keep Out of Reach of Adults
Season 3 Episode 27 - Aired 3/11/1964
Wise in their own conceits.
Director: Harmon Jones
Writer: William P. McGivern
- 8.4/1019 votesLoading...
#23 - Pavane for a Gentle Lady
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1961
By degrees to the bare facts.
Director: Abner Biberman
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1013 votesLoading...
#24 - My Good Friend Krikor
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1961
Orderly Nick Kanavaris' good friend Krikor Dakopian is committed by his family to the psychiatric ward. Dr. Casey, however, thinks the ailment is likely to be responsive to neurosurgery.
Director: Irvin Kershner
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/109 votesLoading...
#25 - Give My Hands an Epitaph
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1962
Post-scriptum to a surgeon's operating life.
Director: Alex March
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Ben Casey
Every episode of Ben Casey ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ben Casey!
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which...
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Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"A Cardinal Act of Mercy (1)" is the best rated episode of "Ben Casey". It scored 9.3/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Sydney Pollack and written by N/A, it aired on 1/14/1963. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Three Li'l Lambs".