The Defender (Studio One) (1957)
The pilot for the television series, "The Defenders." The story of Walter and Kenneth Pearson, a father-and-son legal team. Broadcast as two segments of "Studio One," the story relates how the Pearsons defend a young man accused of killing a woman during a robbery attempt.
- Date of release
- 1957-02-25
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Robert Mulligan
Casting
- Ralph Bellamy — Walter Preston
- Martin Balsam — Francis Toohey
- Steve McQueen — Joseph Gordon
- Vivian Nathan — Mrs. Gordon
- William Shatner — Kenneth Preston
- Ian Wolfe — Judge Marsala
- David J. Stewart — Dr. Victor Wallach
- Russell Hardie — First Guard
- Iggie Wolfington — Court Clerk
- Arthur Storch — Seymour Miller
- Frank Marth — First Reporter
- Eileen Ryan — Betsy Fuller
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