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The Defender (Studio One) (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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, TV Movie
Written By:Reginald Rose
In Theaters:2/25/1957
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Runtime:101 minutes
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Cast
Robert Mulligan
Director
Ralph Bellamy
Walter Preston
Martin Balsam
Francis Toohey
Steve McQueen
Joseph Gordon
Vivian Nathan
Mrs. Gordon
William Shatner
Kenneth Preston
Ian Wolfe
Judge Marsala
David J. Stewart
Dr. Victor Wallach
Russell Hardie
First Guard
Iggie Wolfington
Court Clerk
Arthur Storch
Seymour Miller
Frank Marth
First Reporter
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