E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles. Originally broadcast as episodes of the television program, 1961-1962.
Contents:
[disc 9]. Special features: The Studio One presentation of The Defender (1957) starring Ralph Bellamy, Steve McQueen and William Shatner; Original and extended version of the pilot episode; New interviews with producer associate Bob Markell and writer Larry Cohen; Interview with actor E. G. Marshall. Killer instinct ; Death across the counter ; The riot -- disc 2. The young lovers ; The boy between ; The hundred lives of Harry Simms -- disc 3. The trial of Jenny Scott ; The man with the concrete thumb ; The treadmill ; Perjury -- disc 4. The attack ; The prowler ; Gideon's follies ; The best defense -- disc 5. The bedside murder ; The search ; Storm at Birch Glen ; The point shaver -- disc 6. The locked room ; The empty chute ; The crusader ; The hickory Indian -- disc 7. The iron man ; The tarnished cross ; The last six months ; The naked heiress -- disc 8. Reunion with death ; The benefactor ; Along came a spider ; The broken barrelhead -- [disc 9]. Special features: The Studio One presentation of The Defender (1957) starring Ralph Bellamy, Steve McQueen and William Shatner; Original and extended version of the pilot episode; New interviews with producer associate Bob Markell and writer Larry Cohen; Interview with actor E. G. Marshall.
Summary:
One of television's most respected dramas finally arrives on DVD. E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed star as Lawrence and Kenneth Preston, a father and son team of defense attorneys specializing in complex and challenging cases, many of which explored real world concerns which still resonate with audiences today.
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