The Defender (Studio One)
(1957)

Released: 1957-02-25

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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.

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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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