
The Defender (Studio One) (1957)
Released:
1957-02-25
Duration:
1hr 41min
Rating 7.2
Overview
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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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 1.421 |
Directed By
Robert Mulligan
Crew
Writer
Reginald Rose
Reginald Rose
Creator
Fletcher Markle
Fletcher Markle
Producer
Herbert Brodkin
Herbert Brodkin
Music
Vic Oliver
Vic Oliver
Director
Robert Mulligan
Robert Mulligan
TOP CAST

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

Milton Selzer
2nd Guard

Rudy Bond
Peter D'Agostino

Dolores Sutton
Norma Lane

Rosetta LeNoire
Mary Ellen Bailey

John McGovern
Dr. Horace Bell

Michael Higgs
Sergeant James Sheeley

Betty Furness
Self / Commercial Spokeswoman

Irene Kane
Courtroom Observer

Florence Stanley
Courtroom Spectator

Ed Asner
Juror (uncredited)

Joby Baker
Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Morris
Anthony Carmonada (uncredited)