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Studio One · S09E21

The Defender (2)

Still from Studio One S09E21

Summary

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.

Guest stars

  • Steve McQueen as Joseph Gordon
  • Ian Wolfe as Judge Marsala
  • Eileen Ryan as Betsy Fuller
  • Michael Higgins as James Sheeley
  • Rosetta LeNoire as Mary Ellen Bailey
  • William Shatner as Kenneth Preston
  • Ralph Bellamy as Walter Preston
  • Milton Selzer as Guard #2
  • Martin Balsam as Francis Toohey
  • Rudy Bond as Peter D'Agostino