The Defender (Studio One)
1957-02-25 | 101 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Ralph BellamyWalter Preston
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Martin BalsamFrancis Toohey
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Steve McQueenJoseph Gordon
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Vivian NathanMrs. Gordon
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William ShatnerKenneth Preston
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Ian WolfeJudge Marsala
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David J. StewartDr. Victor Wallach
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Russell HardieFirst Guard
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Iggie WolfingtonCourt Clerk
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Arthur StorchSeymour Miller
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Frank MarthFirst Reporter
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Eileen RyanBetsy Fuller
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Milton Selzer2nd Guard
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Rudy BondPeter D'Agostino
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Dolores SuttonNorma Lane
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Rosetta LeNoireMary Ellen Bailey
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John McGovernDr. Horace Bell
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Michael HiggsSergeant James Sheeley
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Betty FurnessSelf / Commercial Spokeswoman
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Irene KaneCourtroom Observer