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STUDIO ONE: THE DEFENDER {PART 1 OF 2} (TV)
Summary
One in this live dramatic anthology series. This play, shown in two parts, is the study of a father and son assigned to defend a man accused of murder who the father believes is guilty and the son believes is innocent. Tension develops between the two over the tactics to be used during the trial: the son believes everything should be done to acquit the defendant. The son prevails, a rather unscrupulous technique is used, and the man is acquitted. His guilt or innocence is never finally determined. This program inspired the series "The Defenders." Continues on T77:0036. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: February 25, 1957 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:59:28
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T77:0035
- GENRE: Drama, legal
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, legal
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1948-1958
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Herbert Brodkin … Producer
- Norman Felton … Associate Producer
- Robert Mulligan … Director
- Reginald Rose … Writer
- Ralph Bellamy … Cast, Walter Preston
- William Shatner … Cast, Kenneth Preston
- Russell Hardie … Cast, 1st Guard
- Iggie Wolfington … Cast, Court Clerk
- Martin Balsam … Cast, Francis Toohey
- Arthur Storch … Cast, Seymour Miller
- David J. Stewart … Cast, Dr. Victor Wallach
- Frank Marth … Cast, First Reporter
- Eileen Ryan … Cast, Betsy Fuller
- Steven McQueen (see also: Steve McQueen) … Cast, Joseph Gordon
- Milton Selzer … Cast, 2nd Guard
- Vivian Nathan … Cast, Mrs. Gordon
- Ian Wolfe … Cast, Judge Marsala
- John McGovern … Cast, Dr. Horace Bell
- Michael Higgins … Cast, Sgt. James Sheeley
- Rudy Bond … Cast, Peter D'Agostino
- Dolores Sutton … Cast, Norma Lane
- Rosetta LeNoire … Cast, Mary Ellen Bailey