The Defender (Studio One)

The story

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

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 Storch

Arthur StorchSeymour Miller

Frank Marth

Frank MarthFirst Reporter

Eileen RyanBetsy Fuller