DramaTV Movie
Watch The Defender (Studio One) (1957) Official Trailer
6.1 / 10 IMDb February 25, 1957 1h 41m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 41m
Release Date
February 25, 1957
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Writers
Producers
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
David J. Stewart
as Dr. Victor Wallach
Russell Hardie
as First Guard
Iggie Wolfington
as Court Clerk
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Arthur Storch
as Seymour Miller
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Frank Marth
as First Reporter
Eileen Ryan
as Betsy Fuller
Milton Selzer
as 2nd Guard
Rudy Bond
as Peter D'Agostino
Dolores Sutton
as Norma Lane
Rosetta LeNoire
as Mary Ellen Bailey
John McGovern
as Dr. Horace Bell
Michael Higgs
as Sergeant James Sheeley
Betty Furness
as Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
Irene Kane
as Courtroom Observer
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