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The Defender (Studio One)

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The Defender (Studio One) — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • February 25, 1957
  • Runtime
  • 101 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, TV Movie
  • Director
  • Robert Mulligan

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The Defender (Studio One) — Cast

Ralph Bellamy photo Ralph Bellamy Walter Preston Martin Balsam photo Martin Balsam Francis Toohey Steve McQueen photo Steve McQueen Joseph Gordon Vivian Nathan photo Vivian Nathan Mrs. Gordon William Shatner photo William Shatner Kenneth Preston Ian Wolfe photo Ian Wolfe Judge Marsala David J. Stewart photo David J. Stewart Dr. Victor Wallach Russell Hardie photo Russell Hardie First Guard

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