The Defender (Studio One)

"The Defender"
Studio One episodes
William Shatner and Steve McQueen in "The Defender"
Episode nos.	Season 9 Episodes 20 and 21
Directed by	Robert Mulligan
Written by	Reginald Rose
Original air dates	February 25, 1957 (1957-02-25) March 4, 1957 (1957-03-04)
Guest appearances
Ralph Bellamy as Walter Preston William Shatner as Kenneth Preston Steve McQueen as Joseph Gordon Martin Balsam as Francis Toohey
Episode chronology
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"The Defender" is an American television play broadcast live in two parts on February 25, 1957, and March 4, 1957, as part of the CBS television series, Studio One. A courtroom drama, it was written by Reginald Rose and directed by Robert Mulligan. The cast included Ralph Bellamy and William Shatner as a father-son defense team, Steve McQueen as the defendant, and Martin Balsam as the prosecutor. Rose later spun off the concept into a full series entitled The Defenders, starring E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed in Bellamy and Shatner's roles.