The Defender (Studio One)

Name: The Defender (Studio One)
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1957-02-25
Cast: Ralph Bellamy, Martin Balsam, Steve McQueen, Vivian Nathan, William Shatner

19571h 41mMovieStreaming now

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.

Drama
TV Movie

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Cast

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

Details

Director: Robert Mulligan
Writers: Reginald Rose
Release date: February 25, 1957
Runtime: 1h 41m
Original language: English

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