The Defenders
1961 · Drama · 4 Seasons · 132 Episodes ·
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.
Episodes
1. Quality of MercyDr. Bill Conrad's patient, Leona Warner, delivers a baby with Down Syndrome.E22. Killer InstinctWhen mild-mannered Jim McLeery kills an abusive stranger, it seems a clear-cut case of self-defense. But the prosecution reveals that, in his army days, McCleery was trained to kill.E33. Death Across the CounterE44. The RiotE55. The Young LoversE66. The Boy BetweenE77. The Hundred Lives of Harry SimmsFrank Gorshin stars as an impressionist accused of murder who claims he's innocent because ""Jimmy Cagney did it""—and breaks into his multiple personality of Cagney on the witness stand as the Prestons are questioning him.E88. The AccidentE99. The Trial of Jenny ScottE1010. The Man with the Concrete ThumbE1111. The TreadmillE1212. PerjuryE1313. The AttackE1414. The ProwlerE1515. Gideon's FolliesE1616. The Best DefenseE1717. The Bedside MurderE1818. The SearchE1919. Storm at Birch GlenE2020. The Point ShaverStacy Phillips, star college basketball player, is accused of taking money from gambler Vince Fargo to fix a game. The Presons, alumni of the college, are hired to defend Phillips before the State's Senate Rackets Committee.E2121. The Locked RoomE2222. The Empty ChuteE2323. The CrusaderE2424. The Hickory IndianE2525. The Iron ManE2626. The Tarnished CrossE2727. The Last Six MonthsArthur Hill plays a man with six months to live--he kills his business partner in a fit of rage when the man refuses to help support his family after he has died.E2828. The Naked Heiress
29. Reunion with DeathE3030. The BenefactorE3131. Along Came a SpiderE3232. The Broken Barrelhead
