

The Defender (Studio One)
1957 · 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.
- Director
- Robert Mulligan
- Writer
- Reginald Rose
- Released
- February 25, 1957
- Language
- English
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
Where to watch in the US
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