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The Defender (Studio One) [792929]
Released: 1957-02-25
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: $0
Runtime: 101 mins
Popularity: 0.8476
Vote Average: 7.2
Vote Count: 2
Overview: 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 [24]

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 Walla

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 Baile

John McGovern — John McGovern
Dr. Horace Bell

Michael Higgs — Michael Higgs
Sergeant James S

Betty Furness — Betty Furness
Self / Commercia

Irene Kane — Irene Kane
Courtroom Observ

Florence Stanley — Florence Stanley
Courtroom Specta

Ed Asner — Ed Asner
Juror

Joby Baker — Joby Baker
Trial Spectator

Robert Morris — Robert Morris
Anthony Carmonad

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