The Defender (Studio One) (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.
Cast
Walter Preston
Francis Toohey
First Reporter
Betsy Fuller
2nd Guard
Peter D'Agostino
Norma Lane
Mary Ellen Bailey
Dr. Horace Bell
Sergeant James Sheeley
Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
Courtroom Observer
Joseph Gordon
Courtroom Spectator
Juror (uncredited)
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Anthony Carmonada (uncredited)
Mrs. Gordon
Kenneth Preston
Judge Marsala
Dr. Victor Wallach
First Guard
Court Clerk
Seymour Miller
Crew
Director
Writer
Creator
Producer
Music