The Defender (Studio One)
movie
Released February 25, 1957
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
Ralph Bellamy
as
Walter Preston
Martin Balsam
as
Francis Toohey
Steve McQueen
as
Joseph Gordon
Vivian Nathan
as
Mrs. Gordon
William Shatner
as
Kenneth Preston
Ian Wolfe
as
Judge Marsala
David J. Stewart
as
Dr. Victor Wallach
Russell Hardie
as
First Guard
Iggie Wolfington
as
Court Clerk
Arthur Storch
as
Seymour Miller
Frank Marth
as
First Reporter
Eileen Ryan
as
Betsy Fuller
