About the film
The Defender (Studio One)
Release Date: February 25, 1957
| Year | : | 1957 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama, TV Movie |
| Production Companies | : | |
| Director | : | Robert Mulligan |
| Producers | : | Herbert Brodkin |
| Writers | : | Reginald Rose |
| RunTime | : | 101 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Ralph Bellamy
Character : Walter Preston
Martin Balsam
Character : Francis Toohey
Steve McQueen
Character : Joseph Gordon
Vivian Nathan
Character : Mrs. Gordon
William Shatner
Character : Kenneth Preston
Ian Wolfe
Character : Judge Marsala
David J. Stewart
Character : Dr. Victor Wallach
Russell Hardie
Character : First Guard
Iggie Wolfington
Character : Court Clerk
Arthur Storch
Character : Seymour Miller
Frank Marth
Character : First Reporter
Eileen Ryan
Character : Betsy Fuller
Milton Selzer
Character : 2nd Guard
Rudy Bond
Character : Peter D'Agostino
Dolores Sutton
Character : Norma Lane
Rosetta LeNoire
Character : Mary Ellen Bailey
John McGovern
Character : Dr. Horace Bell
Michael Higgs
Character : Sergeant James Sheeley
Betty Furness
Character : Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
Irene Kane
Character : Courtroom Observer
Florence Stanley
Character : Courtroom Spectator
Ed Asner
Character : Juror (uncredited)
Joby Baker
Character : Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Morris
Character : Anthony Carmonada (uncredited)
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