The Defender (Studio One) (1957)
De pilot voor de televisieserie 'The Defenders'. Het verhaal van Walter en Kenneth Pearson, een juridisch team van vader en zoon. Uitgezonden als twee segmenten van 'Studio One', vertelt het verhaal hoe de Pearsons een jonge man verdedigen die wordt beschuldigd van het vermoorden van een vrouw tijdens een overvalpoging.
Regiseur: 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) |
| Production | Herbert Brodkin | Producer |
| Crew | Fletcher Markle | Creator |
| Writing | Reginald Rose | Writer |
| Sound | Vic Oliver | Music |
| Directing | Robert Mulligan | Director |
