The Paper Chase - Season 1 Episode 14 Losing Streak
Anderson, who has been making a small killing at poker amonst his friends, sees a lovely 3L (3rd year law student), Chris Carlyle (Christine Belford), and wants to get to know her better. She lives in the Hamilton Society House, known for it pokerplaying, less than academically gifted upper classmen. She is bright, but because of her limited cash flow she exchanges room and board for her class ""notes"". Kingsfield tells her that he regrets the fact that the others get by ""on her coattails"". Anderson, who visits her at the Hamilton House, get sucked into their nightly poker game and loses to the tune of $800 and signs a countercheck for the amount (for which he know he doesn't have the funds). His gambling gets him behind in Kingsfield's class who gives more work to make up for his lack of preparation in class. The rest of the study group feels he is not fufilling his contract to the group, but they help him to get his extra work done and Ford through Logan gives him the money to pay
Year: 1986
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Director: James Bridges
Cast: John Houseman, James Stephens, Lainie Kazan, Penny Johnson Jerald, Peter Nelson, Diana Douglas
Crew: Robert C. Thompson (Executive Producer), Albert Aley (Producer), Robert Lewin (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 09, 1978
Last Air date: May 02, 1986
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 58 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 7.60/10 by 7.00 users
Popularity: 15.28
Language: English
Keyword : law school, strict teacher
Episode
The Paper Chase
The Man Who Would Be King
A Day in the Life of . . .
Great Expectations
Voices of Silence
Nancy
Da Da
The Seating Chart
Moot Court
Kingsfield's Daughter
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Bell and Love
An Act of Desperation
Losing Streak
The Man in the Chair
A Matter of Anger
The Apprentice
Once More with Feeling
The Clay Footed Idol
The Tables Down at Ernie's
A Case of Detente
Scavenger Hunt
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