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Film / 1957
The Defender (Studio One)
Directed by
Robert Mulligan
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.
The story
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
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Milton Selzer2nd Guard
Rudy BondPeter D'Agostino
Dolores SuttonNorma Lane
Rosetta LeNoireMary Ellen Bailey
John McGovernDr. Horace Bell
Michael HiggsSergeant James Sheeley
Betty FurnessSelf / Commercial Spokeswoman
Irene KaneCourtroom Observer
Florence StanleyCourtroom Spectator
Ed AsnerJuror (uncredited)
Joby BakerTrial Spectator (uncredited)
Robert MorrisAnthony Carmonada (uncredited)
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