The Defender (Studio One)

1h 41min

Drama

TV Movie

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 Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Walter Preston
Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Francis Toohey
Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Joseph Gordon
Vivian Nathan

Vivian Nathan

Mrs. Gordon
William Shatner

William Shatner

Kenneth Preston
Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Judge Marsala
David J. Stewart

David J. Stewart

Dr. Victor Wallach
Russell Hardie

Russell Hardie

First Guard
Iggie Wolfington

Iggie Wolfington

Court Clerk
Arthur Storch

Arthur Storch

Seymour Miller
Frank Marth

Frank Marth

First Reporter
Eileen Ryan

Eileen Ryan

Betsy Fuller
Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer

2nd Guard
Rudy Bond

Rudy Bond

Peter D'Agostino
Dolores Sutton

Dolores Sutton

Norma Lane
Rosetta LeNoire

Rosetta LeNoire

Mary Ellen Bailey
John McGovern

John McGovern

Dr. Horace Bell
Michael Higgs

Michael Higgs

Sergeant James Sheeley
Betty Furness

Betty Furness

Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
Irene Kane

Irene Kane

Courtroom Observer
Florence Stanley

Florence Stanley

Courtroom Spectator
Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Juror (uncredited)
Joby Baker

Joby Baker

Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Morris

Robert Morris

Anthony Carmonada (uncredited)

Release date

25th Feb 1957

Status

Released

Spoken languages