Studio One (TV Series)
The Defender: Part 1 (1957)
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- 1h 0min
- Drama
- 25 Feb 1957
- TV Episode
A young criminal attorney and his firm-owning father defend a 19 year-old on trial for a murder that he swears he did not commit. Personal conflicts arise with the attorney and his father while the prosecution puts on a dramatic and...
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Cast
| Ralph Bellamy | ... |
Walter Preston
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| Martin Balsam | ... |
Francis Toohey
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| Steve McQueen | ... |
Joseph Gordon
(as Steven McQueen)
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| William Shatner | ... |
Kenneth Preston
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| Ian Wolfe | ... |
Judge Marsala
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| Vivian Nathan | ... |
Mrs. Anna Gordon
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| David J. Stewart | ... |
Dr. Victor Wallach
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| Russell Hardie | ... |
1st Guard
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Iggie Wolfington | ... |
Court Clerk
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| Arthur Storch | ... |
Seymour Miller
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| Frank Marth | ... |
First Reporter
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| Eileen Ryan | ... |
Betsy Fuller
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| Milton Selzer | ... |
2nd Guard
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| John McGovern | ... |
Dr. Horace Bell
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| Michael Higgins | ... |
Sergeant James Sheeley
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| Rudy Bond | ... |
Peter D'Agostino
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| Dolores Sutton | ... |
Norma Lane
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| Rosetta LeNoire | ... |
Mary Ellen Bailey
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| Betty Furness | ... |
Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
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| Irene Kane | ... |
Courtroom Observer
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| Florence Stanley | ... |
Courtroom spectator
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| Edward Asner | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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| Joby Baker | ... |
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Robert Mulligan | ||
Written by
| Reginald Rose | ... | (written by) |
| Fletcher Markle | ... | (creator) (creator) |
| Reginald Rose | ... | (television play by) |
Produced by
| Herbert Brodkin | ... | producer |
Music by
| Vic Oliver | ||
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- CBS (1957) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
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Storyline
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A young criminal attorney and his firm-owning father defend a 19 year-old on trial for a murder that he swears he did not commit. Personal conflicts arise with the attorney and his father while the prosecution puts on a dramatic and convincing argument of guilt. Written by Flotis |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Snippets of this 50 year old television drama were used in the 2007 television program "Boston Legal" (episode: Son of the Defender) where the now older Shatner recalled back to instances where he and his father (played by Ralph Bellamy) were in discussion of a man's innocence, played by the then unknown Steve McQueen. It melded well into the Boston Legal episode. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1989). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Introduction from "Le Coq d' Or" See more » |