The Defender (Studio One)

Drama, TV Movie · 1957

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.

Starring

Reginald Rose, Robert Mulligan, Ralph Bellamy, Fletcher Markle, Martin Balsam, Herbert Brodkin, Steve McQueen, Vivian Nathan, Vic Oliver

Director

Robert Mulligan

Producer

Herbert Brodkin