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.
Ratings
TMDB6.1/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Reginald RoseWriter
- Fletcher MarkleCreator
- Robert MulliganDirector
Cast
- Ralph BellamyWalter Preston
- Martin BalsamFrancis Toohey
- Steve McQueenJoseph Gordon
- Vivian NathanMrs. Gordon
- William ShatnerKenneth Preston
- Ian WolfeJudge Marsala
- David J. StewartDr. Victor Wallach
- Russell HardieFirst Guard
- Iggie WolfingtonCourt Clerk
- Arthur StorchSeymour Miller
- Frank MarthFirst Reporter
- Eileen RyanBetsy Fuller
