
The Defender (Studio One)
72.00%|February 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
Herbert Brodkin
Producer
Cast

Ralph Bellamy
Walter Preston

Martin Balsam
Francis Toohey

Steve McQueen
Joseph Gordon

Vivian Nathan
Mrs. Gordon

William Shatner
Kenneth Preston