The Defender
Brief Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
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Robert Mulligan
Director
Ralph Bellamy
Walter Preston
Martin Balsam
Francis Toohey
Steve McQueen
Joseph Gordon
William Shatner
Kenneth Preston
Vivian Nathan
Mrs Gordon
Film Details
Also Known As
Defender, Studio One (02/25/57)
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1957
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
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.
Director
Robert Mulligan
Director
Cast
Ralph Bellamy
Walter Preston
Martin Balsam
Francis Toohey
Steve McQueen
Joseph Gordon
William Shatner
Kenneth Preston
Vivian Nathan
Mrs Gordon
David Stewart
Victor Wallack
Rudy Bond
Peter D'Agostino
Russell Hardie
1st Guard
Michael Higgins
Sergeant James Sheeley
Rosetta Lenoire
Mary Ellen Bailey
Frank Marth
First Reporter
Eileen Ryan
Betsy Fuller
Milton Selzer
2nd Guard
Arthur Storch
Seymour Miller
Dolores Sutton
Norma Lane
Ian Wolfe
Judge Marsala
Iggie Wolfington
Court Clerk
Film Details
Also Known As
Defender, Studio One (02/25/57)
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1957
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
