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The Defender (Studio One)

72% | Feb 25, 1957 | 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.

Featured Crew

Reginald Rose
Writer
Fletcher Markle
Creator

Cast

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Ralph Bellamy
Walter Preston
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Martin Balsam
Francis Toohey
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Steve McQueen
Joseph Gordon
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Vivian Nathan
Mrs. Gordon
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William Shatner
Kenneth Preston

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