The Defender (Studio One) (1957)
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
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Ralph Bellamy as Walter Preston |
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Martin Balsam as Francis Toohey |
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Steve McQueen as Joseph Gordon |
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Vivian Nathan as Mrs. Gordon |
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William Shatner as Kenneth Preston |
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Ian Wolfe as Judge Marsala |
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David J. Stewart as Dr. Victor Wallach |
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Russell Hardie as First Guard |
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Iggie Wolfington as Court Clerk |
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Arthur Storch as Seymour Miller |
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Frank Marth as First Reporter |
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Eileen Ryan as Betsy Fuller |
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Milton Selzer as 2nd Guard |
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Rudy Bond as Peter D'Agostino |
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Dolores Sutton as Norma Lane |
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Rosetta LeNoire as Mary Ellen Bailey |
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John McGovern as Dr. Horace Bell |
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Michael Higgs as Sergeant James Sheeley |
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Betty Furness as Self / Commercial Spokeswoman |
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Irene Kane as Courtroom Observer |
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Florence Stanley as Courtroom Spectator |
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Ed Asner as Juror (uncredited) |
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Joby Baker as Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
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Robert Morris as Anthony Carmonada (uncredited) |
| Writing | Reginald Rose | Writer |
| Crew | Fletcher Markle | Creator |
| Production | Herbert Brodkin | Producer |
| Sound | Vic Oliver | Music |
| Directing | Robert Mulligan | Director |
