The Defender (Studio One)

1957 • 1h 41m • Drama, TV Movie

6.1(4 votes)

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

Writers

Reginald Rose

Status

Released