The Defender (Studio One)

Year: 1957

Runtime: 101 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Mulligan

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The pilot episode of The Defenders follows father-and-son attorneys Walter and Kenneth Pearson as they defend a young man accused of murdering a woman during a botched robbery. Originally broadcast as two back‑to‑back segments of the anthology series Studio One, the story establishes the Pearsons’ partnership and their commitment to the accused.

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