The Defender (Studio One) (1957)
19571h 41mDramaTV 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
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
Crew
- Director
- Robert Mulligan
- Writers
- Reginald Rose
- Producers
- Herbert Brodkin
Details
- Released
- February 25, 1957
- Language
- English
- IMDb
- tt0394920