Released:
1957-02-25

Overview:
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.

Director:
Robert Mulligan

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Drama, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Ralph Bellamy
  as
  Walter Preston
• 
  Martin Balsam
  as
  Francis Toohey
• 
  Steve McQueen
  as
  Joseph Gordon
• 
  Vivian Nathan
  as
  Mrs. Gordon
• 
  William Shatner
  as
  Kenneth Preston