Movie, 1957
The Defender (Studio One)
IMDb 6.1, 101 min, Drama, TV Movie
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
20 credited
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
AS
Arthur Storch
Seymour Miller
FM
Frank Marth
First Reporter
Eileen Ryan
Betsy Fuller
Details
DirectorRobert Mulligan
WritersReginald Rose
GenreDrama, TV Movie
Runtime101 min
ReleasedMon, Feb 25, 1957
IMDBtt0394920
