Drama ·TV Movie · 1957 · 1h 41m

The Defender (Studio One)

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Director
Robert Mulligan
Cast
Ralph Bellamy as Walter Preston Martin Balsam as Francis Toohey Steve McQueen as Joseph Gordon Vivian Nathan as Mrs. Gordon William Shatner as Kenneth Preston Ian Wolfe as Judge Marsala
Crew
Reginald Rose — Writer Herbert Brodkin — Producer
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.

Key Collaborators
Robert Mulligan Director Reginald Rose Writer Herbert Brodkin Producer
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