The Defender (Studio One)

Synopsis

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 & Crew

Director

Robert Mulligan

Featured Cast

Ralph Bellamy

Walter Preston

Martin Balsam

Francis Toohey

Steve McQueen

Joseph Gordon

Vivian Nathan

Mrs. Gordon

William Shatner

Kenneth Preston