The Defender (Studio One)
1957 | 101m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Robert Mulligan |
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| Writer: | Reginald Rose |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 25, 1957 |
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| Director: | Robert Mulligan |
| Writer: | Reginald Rose |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Eileen Ryan | Betsy Fuller |
| Milton Selzer | 2nd Guard |
| Rudy Bond | Peter D'Agostino |
| Dolores Sutton | Norma Lane |
| Rosetta LeNoire | Mary Ellen Bailey |
| John McGovern | Dr. Horace Bell |
| Michael Higgs | Sergeant James Sheeley |
| Betty Furness | Self / Commercial Spokeswoman |
| Irene Kane | Courtroom Observer |
| Florence Stanley | Courtroom Spectator |
| Ed Asner | Juror (uncredited) |
| Joby Baker | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| Robert Morris | Anthony Carmonada (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Mulligan | Director |
| Reginald Rose | Writer |
| Fletcher Markle | Creator |
| Vic Oliver | Music |
| Name | Title |
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| Herbert Brodkin | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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