The Defender (Studio One)

Directed by Robert Mulligan
1957    1h 41m
Drama, TV Movie
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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.
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Cast of The Defender (Studio One)
  • Ralph BellamyWalter Preston
  • Martin BalsamFrancis Toohey
  • Steve McQueenJoseph Gordon
  • Vivian NathanMrs. Gordon
  • William ShatnerKenneth Preston
  • Ian WolfeJudge Marsala
  • David J. StewartDr. Victor Wallach
  • Russell HardieFirst Guard
  • Iggie WolfingtonCourt Clerk
  • Arthur StorchSeymour Miller
  • Frank MarthFirst Reporter
  • Eileen RyanBetsy Fuller
  • Milton Selzer2nd Guard
  • Rudy BondPeter D'Agostino
  • Dolores SuttonNorma Lane
  • Rosetta LeNoireMary Ellen Bailey
  • John McGovernDr. Horace Bell
  • Michael HiggsSergeant James Sheeley
  • Betty FurnessSelf / Commercial Spokeswoman
  • Irene KaneCourtroom Observer
  • Florence StanleyCourtroom Spectator
  • Ed AsnerJuror (uncredited)
  • Joby BakerTrial Spectator (uncredited)
  • Robert MorrisAnthony Carmonada (uncredited)
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