The Defenders
3/5
Année : 1961
Nombre de saisons : 4
Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 60 minutes
Genre(s) : Drame
Recent law school graduate (Robert Reed) joins his father (E.G. Marshall) as the pair tackle challenging legal cases, often involving issues which were highly touchy for the times (abortion, euthanasia, "un-American" activities, movie censorship). In most, the freshly minted lawyer has much to learn from his father's extensive legal experience.
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Épisodes
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Épisode 1 - Quality of Mercy
16 septembre 1961 - 4.3/5
The legal and moral implications of mercy killing are examined as the Prestons defend a doctor charged with killing a Mongoloid baby.
Épisode 2 - Killer Instinct
23 septembre 1961 - 3/5
A wartime hero who had been trained to act like a "destructive animal," kills a man with a judo blow. At his trial the vital question is "did he kill because he could not control the killer instinct?"
Épisode 3 - Death Across the Counter
30 septembre 1961 - 1/5
The tortured world of a dope addict is explored in this story of a young man convinced he's guilty of murder - although he has no recollection of the crime.
Épisode 4 - The Riot
7 octobre 1961
Preston (E.G. Marshall) undertakes a delicate and dangerous task: acting as intermediary for the investigators of a prison riot.
Épisode 5 - Young Lovers
14 octobre 1961
A destitute young couple take a desperate gamble to provide for themselves and their baby.
Épisode 6 - The Boy Between
21 octobre 1961
The Prestons become embroiled in a bitter custody battle when they are retained by Belle Remington (Norma Crane), who insists her son never be allowed to see his father.
Épisode 7 - The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms
28 octobre 1961
Impersonator Harry Simms is accused of killing his fiancée, and he asks Ken to defend him. But Ken is baffled by Harry's plea: he says he couldn't have murdered the girl - because Humphrey Bogart did it.
Épisode 8 - The Accident
4 novembre 1961
A woman is charged with criminal negligence when she hits a child while driving home from a party.
Épisode 9 - The Trial of Jenny Scott
11 novembre 1961
Unhappily married Jenny Scott (Mary Fickett) is the prime suspect when her husband is murdered.
Épisode 10 - The Man with the Concrete Thumb
18 novembre 1961
Picketing to save a park, Joan Miller (Joan Hackett) is charged with second-degree assault when a brick thrown by one of the demonstrators injures an adversary.
Épisode 11 - The Treadmill
25 novembre 1961
Released from a mental hospital, Victor Fergusson (Edward Binns) is forced to stand trial for a murder he committed 25 years before.
Épisode 12 - Perjury
2 décembre 1961
Charged with perjury, a witness says he lied because Preston asked him to.
Épisode 13 - The Attack
9 décembre 1961
The impact of public opinion on a trial is examined in this story of a policeman who kills the alleged molester of his young daughter.
Épisode 14 - The Prowler
16 décembre 1961
Dwight Harkavy (Kent Smith) goes on trial for shooting a prowler - who was his wife's first husband.
Épisode 15 - Gideon's Follies
23 décembre 1961
Preston investigates the death of a millionaire playboy - murdered before he could divide his estate among his current spouse and five ex-wives.
Épisode 16 - The Best Defense
30 décembre 1961
The Prestons come to the aid of a racketeer charged with the gangland murder of a small-time hoodlum.
Épisode 17 - The Bedside Murder
6 janvier 1962
The Prestons defend a doctor accused of murdering a wealthy patient who promised to leave him a large sum in her will.
Épisode 18 - The Search
20 janvier 1962
An old homicide case is reopened when James Mitchell (James Congdon) confesses to a murder for which another man was executed six years earlier.
Épisode 19 - Storm at Birch Glen
27 janvier 1962
The Prestons encounter fear and hostility at a reform school when they are retained by a supervisor charged with murdering one of the inmates.
Épisode 20 - The Point Shaver
3 février 1962
Stacy 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.
Épisode 21 - The Locked Room
10 février 1962
The Prestons defend an heiress on trial for the death of a woman reputed to have been having an affair with her husband, who is the only witness to the incident. The focus is on the jurors, and how some of them visualize the events that led to the woman's death.
Épisode 22 - The Empty Chute
17 février 1962
The Army suspects foul play when a paratrooper's chute fails to open and he falls to his death.
Épisode 23 - The Crusader
24 février 1962
Ken launches a personal investigation when a model prisoner - jailed for crimes he insists he never committed - is refused parole.
Épisode 24 - The Hickory Indian
3 mars 1962
The defendant: Louis Astor (George Voskovec), who's charged with stealing money from his son's firm.
Épisode 25 - The Iron Man
10 mars 1962
The Prestons give a campus fascist leader a lesson in democracy when he's arrested after his henchmen beat up a heckler.
Épisode 26 - The Tarnished Cross
17 mars 1962
The Prestons become defense counselors in a kangaroo court set up by a group of teenagers bent on trying an alleged murderer.
Épisode 27 - The Last Six Months
31 mars 1962
Arthur 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.
Épisode 28 - The Naked Heiress
7 avril 1962
Edna Holley (Glenda Farrell) invites trouble when she blackmails a professor who's interested in her daughter, a strip-tease artist.
Épisode 29 - Reunion with Death
21 avril 1962
A group of Air Force veterans set up a kangaroo court to try one of their number for treason.
Épisode 30 - The Benefactor
28 avril 1962
A controversial episode dealing with the trial of an accused abortionist.
Épisode 31 - Along Came a Spider
5 mai 1962
The Prestons defend an ex-vaudevillian accused of murdering his son-in-law. The only witness: the dead man's daughter.
Épisode 32 - The Broken Barrelhead
26 mai 1962
Defending a youth charged with vehicular homicide, the Prestons are hampered by the boy's overbearing father (Harold J. Stone) - who isn't above bribing jurors.
Épisode 1 - The Voices of Death
15 septembre 1962
Martha Harrow, a young wife and mother, is convicted of first-degree murder. The victim: her husband, an alcoholic and wife beater.
Épisode 2 - Blood Country
22 septembre 1962
In a small town, the Prestons slam into a wall of hostility and silence as they defend two hunters charged with murder.
Épisode 3 - The Indelible Silence
29 septembre 1962
A shattering drama focusing on a young neo-Nazi (Dennis Hopper) charged with murder - and a witness who refuses to testify.
Épisode 4 - The Seven Ghosts of Simon Gray
6 octobre 1962
Ed Begley portrays an elderly derelict hospitalized after a suicide attempt. His only identification: Lawrence Preston's business card.
Épisode 5 - The Unwanted
13 octobre 1962
A child becomes a pawn in a bitter courtroom battle when a woman tries to reclaim the daughter she gave up for adoption years before.
Épisode 6 - Madman (1)
20 octobre 1962
In an episode examining the legal definition of insanity, a man (Don Gordon) confesses to one murder - and hints he may be responsible for others.
Épisode 7 - Madman (2)
27 octobre 1962
Convinced that confessed killer Joey Tassili is psychotic, the Prestons prepare his defense, intending to test the legal definition of insanity.
Épisode 8 - The Bigamist
3 novembre 1962
Steve Janos (Jason Evers) faces a bigamy charge unless he returns to his first wife - an alcoholic whom he deserted years before.
Épisode 9 - The Avenger
17 novembre 1962
A long search comes to an end for Dr. Mayer Loeb (Ludwig Donath) when he finds - and kills - the man responsible for murdering his wife and son in a Nazi concentration camp.
Épisode 10 - The Invisible Badge
24 novembre 1962
William Shatner stars as an assistant DA whose career is threatened when he's accused of accepting a bribe.
Épisode 11 - The Hidden Jungle
1 décembre 1962
Indicted for first-degree murder, a former mental patient (Carroll O'Connor) faces conviction - and execution - on circumstantial evidence.
Épisode 12 - The Savage Infant
8 décembre 1962
The Prestons' efforts to console a condemned murderer's son are mis-interpreted by the youth - who retaliates by wrecking the lawyers' apartment.
Épisode 13 - The Apostle
15 décembre 1962
Albert Salmi stars as a street-corner preacher charged with attempted robbery.
Épisode 14 - Grandma TNT
22 décembre 1962
Lillian Gish stars as "Grandma TNT," a sweet old lady who threatens to blow up a bank - unless she receives exactly $1342.76.
Épisode 15 - Don't Take the Stand
29 décembre 1962
Howard March will stop at nothing to prevent his teenage daughter from driving her boyfriend to Vermont.
Épisode 16 - Kill or Be Killed
5 janvier 1963
A condemned murderer kills a guard and escapes, unaware of the grim irony at work: he was cleared of the original murder charge.
Épisode 17 - Man Against Himself
12 janvier 1963
Facing a possible 15-year sentence for manslaughter, Danny Ross (Ivan Dixon) insists on handling his own defense.
Épisode 18 - The Poisoned Fruit Doctrine
19 janvier 1963
The admission of evidence gained by wire tapping is discussed in this episode. Cigar-stand owner Joseph Green (Stuart Erwin) retains the Prestons when he's arrested for dope peddling.
Épisode 19 - Poltergeist
26 janvier 1963
The Prestons turn detectives when a friend is mysteriously poisoned during a seance.
Épisode 20 - Ordeal
2 février 1963
Beatrice Hillyer hires a gunman to kill her - after she carefully prepares evidence pointing to her estranged husband as the murderer.
Épisode 21 - The Hour Before Doomsday
9 février 1963
Ralph Johnson, a newspaper reporter who is sued for libel by self-styled religious leader Jeremiah the Prophet.
Épisode 22 - The Traitor
16 février 1963
Representing accused traitor Vincent Kayle, Preston must prepare a defense while struggling against his deep personal disgust for the man's actions.
Épisode 23 - The Eye of Fear
23 février 1963
No one is more surprised than Jerry Thomas when the police find his wife dead in the bedroom.
Épisode 24 - Metamorphosis
2 mars 1963
At Luke Jackson's final clemency hearing, Preston argues that the convicted murderer has become a model of rehabilitation during his seven years on death row.
Épisode 25 - The Last Illusion
9 mars 1963
Magician Monte Moran fails in his attempt to escape from a coffin-like box lowered into the river. When his body is finally retrieved, Moran's assistant Ballin claims someone tampered with the equipment.
Épisode 26 - The Heathen
23 mars 1963
Ignoring an old taboo, prep-school instructor Roger Wesley (Gerald Hiken) puts his job in jeopardy by allowing students to express atheistic ideas.
Épisode 27 - A Book for Burning
30 mars 1963
Artistic expression and pornography are the issues in this drama. The Prestons defend an author charged with selling an "obscene and immoral" book.
Épisode 28 - A Taste of Vengeance
6 avril 1963
The Prestons defend a woman accused of killing her terminally ill husband.
Épisode 29 - The Colossus
13 avril 1963
On trial for killing his wife, a Nobel Prize winner gambles that a jury won't convict him because of his contributions to science.
Épisode 30 - Judgment Eve
20 avril 1963
Quartered in a hotel, members of a deadlocked jury discuss the case among themselves - despite orders to the contrary.
Épisode 31 - The Noose
27 avril 1963
The Prestons try to clear the name of a murder suspect who was lynched before he could be brought to trial.
Épisode 32 - Everybody Else is Dead
11 mai 1963
Preston develops a strong affection for the woman he is representing in a divorce case.
Épisode 33 - The Trial of Twenty-Two
18 mai 1963
Ignoring his father's advice, Fred Solasky defies a powerful union leader - and finds himself facing a murder charge.
Épisode 34 - The Brother Killers
25 mai 1963
Three college students face conviction for manslaughter when a youth dies during a fraternity initiation.
Épisode 1 - The Weeping Baboon
28 septembre 1963
Defendant Jason Thomas (Dennis Hopper), who confessed to killing his father and brother, insists he's insane.
Épisode 2 - The Empty Heart
5 octobre 1963
Norma Burgess (Lee Grant), on trial for killing a man she claims assaulted her, faces a sceptical jury: she was twice convicted of prostitution.
Épisode 3 - The Captive
12 octobre 1963
The complex maze of international diplomacy is explored when Preston tries to work out a prisoner exchange involving an American jailed behind the Iron Curtain on a trumped-up espionage charge.
Épisode 4 - The Bagman
19 octobre 1963
Judge Philip Benning (Chester Morris) faces a crisis of conscience when he's asked to return a political favor by signing an illegal eviction notice.
Épisode 5 - Conspiracy of Silence
26 octobre 1963
Representing the plaintiff in a malpractice case, the Prestons face a common roadblock: the defendant's fellow doctors refuse to testify against their colleague.
Épisode 6 - The Cruel Hook
2 novembre 1963
Assistant DA Cliff Sellers (William Shatner) is torn by conflicting emotions when he learns that his older brother committed a murder.
Épisode 7 - Star-Spangled Ghetto
9 novembre 1963
The Prestons defend a young couple who hoped to buy a ticket out of a ghetto with the proceeds from an armed robbery.
Épisode 8 - Loophole
16 novembre 1963
An aging policeman (Harold J. Stone) blames his partner when he accidentally shoots an innocent bystander.
Épisode 9 - The Seal of Confession
30 novembre 1963
Father George Phelps (Robert Webber) faces a painful dilemma: after he hears publisher Alfred Burns's murder confession, another man is charged with the crime.
Épisode 10 - Climate of Evil
7 décembre 1963
A drama focusing on the nature of penal institutions. A convicted embezzler (Dean Stockwell) is accused of stabbing a sadistic prison guard.
Épisode 11 - The Crowd Pleaser
14 décembre 1963
Years of boxing have taken their toll on Danny Norton (Lou Antonio), who is charged with killing his estranged wife's boyfriend.
Épisode 12 - Old Lady Ironsides
21 décembre 1963
A high school senior is denied the chance to finish two more months of high school for a diploma, just because she has been found to be pregnant. A little old lady who has befriended the girl, and who had been an active Suffragette, determines to help her: she chains herself to the school entrance. The attending publicity and subsequent sanity hearing for the old lady, force the board to change its ruling.
Épisode 13 - Fugue for Trumpet and Small Boy
28 décembre 1963
Neglected by his parents, 16-year-old Alan Slater buries himself in books - until he's caught stealing one from the public library.
Épisode 14 - Claire Cheval Died in Boston
23 novembre 1963
Bad notices have set the leading lady, the director, and the playwright of a new play called "Claire Cheval" at each others' throats. It's all getting the best of producer Myron Bullimore, who's more at home in real estate anyway. To make peace among the temperamental troupe, Bellmore calls on the Prestons, in this comedy episode of this normally dramatic series.
Épisode 15 - The Last Day
11 janvier 1964
A tense drama focusing on the parties involved in a legal execution. The Prestons have 12 hours to persuade an acting governor (Richard Kiley) to grant a clemency hearing to a convicted murderer (Ralph Meeker).
Épisode 16 - Blacklist
18 janvier 1964
Actor Joe Larch (Jack Klugman) has spent 10 years on the "Blacklist" for alleged Communist affiliation, and when he finally gets a part, a local group begins a protest.
Épisode 17 - Who'll Dig His Grave?
25 janvier 1964
Gregor Martin (Barry Morse), derelict, drug addict and poet, confesses to a murder he didn't commit - to protect a cafe owner who befriended him.
Épisode 18 - All the Silent Voices
1 février 1964
Dr. Katherine Tasso opens a clinic and dispenses birth-control information although she's aware that her actions violate state laws.
Épisode 19 - The Secret
8 février 1964
After developing the formula for a superwoman, nuclear scientist Daniel Orren (Martin Landau) destroys his notes - in violation of security regulations.
Épisode 20 - The Pill Man
22 février 1964
Pharmacist Ed Clark has been arrested for selling narcotics to addicts without a prescription. But Clark's motive is certainly not profit - he charges the regular price for the drugs.
Épisode 21 - Drink Like a Lady
29 février 1964
In Miami, alcoholic Sheila Phelps wakes up to a nightmare: her pocketbook contains the wallet of a man who lies dead in New York.
Épisode 22 - Survival
14 mars 1964
Tragedy results when a Marine drill sergeant - with a fanatic devotion to military discipline - uses live ammunition in a training session.
Épisode 23 - Moment of Truth
21 mars 1964
Preston faces one of the toughest legal battles of his career when Ken is charged with bribing a juror.
Épisode 24 - The Hidden Fury
28 mars 1964
The Prestons defend Anna Leverton (Susan Oliver), an emotionally disturbed woman charged with murdering her psychiatrist's fiancee.
Épisode 25 - Die Laughing
11 avril 1964
Committed to a mental institution following a suicide attempt, comedian Denny Martin retains the Prestons to fight for his release.
Épisode 26 - May Day! May Day!
18 avril 1964
An admiral who disagrees with U.S. foreign policy in his area of command takes steps toward independent action and is arrested by the Justice Department.
Épisode 27 - The Thief
25 avril 1964
Arrested for shoplifting, three-time loser Catherine Collins (Glynis Johns) faces a possible life sentence. Her only hope: a plea of insanity.
Épisode 28 - Yankee Go Home
2 mai 1964
Newsman Harvey Slaughter moves to challenge the Government's travel restrictions when his passport is confiscated after he visits Red China.
Épisode 29 - The Man Who Saved His Country
9 mai 1964
Earl Chafee (James Coburn), an unpretentious man who becomes an overnight celebrity when he kills a Cuban Communist leader in self-defense.
Épisode 30 - Mind Over Murder
16 mai 1964
Arrested for murder, Gerald Lowen (Emlyn Williams) offers a strange motive: his ESP powers indicated that he was the intended victim of the man he killed.
Épisode 31 - The Sixth Alarm
23 mai 1964
Once arrested for arson, Cy Wright is jailed again when his employer's warehouse goes up in flames. The real culprit: the boss's son.
Épisode 32 - The Fine Line
30 mai 1964
On trial for felonious assault, prominent attorney Bernard Maxwell (Martin Balsam) is also questioned about the dubious tactics he used in his past legal triumphs.
Épisode 33 - The Non-Violent
6 juin 1964
Arrested during a civil-rights demonstration, young Alton Pell spurns his influential father's efforts to bail him out.
Épisode 34 - Stowaway
13 juin 1964
Caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally, a 19-year-old Italian boy insists he belongs here - his father was an American GI.
Épisode 35 - Hollow Triumph
20 juin 1964
A rare TV script by novelist Howard Fast. Stockbroker Edward Banter's shady past - and present - comes to light when he goes on trial for the murder of his shiftless cousin.
Épisode 36 - The Uncivil War
27 juin 1964
Divorce laws come under fire as a couple seek to end their unhappy marriage in New York - where the only grounds are adultery.
Épisode 1 - The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (1)
24 septembre 1964
The police uncover a bootlegging operation run by elderly David Marcus (Jack Gilford).
Épisode 2 - The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (2)
1 octobre 1964
The DA, fearing his political future will be ruined if he prosecutes an elderly winemaker, begs Preston for a postponement of the trial.
Épisode 3 - Hero of the People
8 octobre 1964
Lonely Harry Obermayer glories in his sudden fame when he falsely confesses to the murder of a narcotics peddler.
Épisode 4 - Go-Between
15 octobre 1964
When his son is kidnapped, Presidential candidate Matthew J. Ritter (Arthur Hill) turns to Preston - instead of the police - for help.
Épisode 5 - Conflict of Interests
22 octobre 1964
Representing a British drama critic in a libel suit, the Prestons' ingenuity is taxed by a clever - and very attractive - opposing attorney (Cloris Leachman).
Épisode 6 - The Man Who . . .
29 octobre 1964
Lawrence Preston runs for political office. In the end, of course, he loses. He realizes he lost because he offered no alternative to the other candidate. E. G. Marshall's final speech to the winning candidate said it was a choice between Tweedlee and Tweedledum.
Épisode 7 - Turning Point
5 novembre 1964
Hostile silence greets Ken as he investigates a murder for which a young man has already been executed.
Épisode 8 - A Taste of Ashes
12 novembre 1964
Preston defends two men charged with committing murder to save their own lives.
Épisode 9 - Comeback
26 novembre 1964
A once-famous actress, Madeline Flanders (Viveca Lindfors) making her comeback is accused of drunken driving and hit and run. Preston, one of her old fans, defends her.
Épisode 10 - The Siege
3 décembre 1964
Preston is threatened by gun-wielding Gary Degan (Robert Redford), an escaped convict who insists he's innocent - and that Preston is responsible for his conviction.
Épisode 11 - Whitewash
10 décembre 1964
Charged with extortion, city councilman Juan Espejo (Ricardo Montalban) insists the indictment is a maneuver to discredit Puerto Ricans in public office.
Épisode 12 - A Voice Loud and Clear
17 décembre 1964
On trial for murder, religious visionary Bethany Windell (Shirley Knight) offers an unusual motive: she killed when ordered to by strange voices.
Épisode 13 - King of the Hill
31 décembre 1964
Real-estate kingpin Mark Vronis's shady past may prove to be his undoing when he's charged with smuggling narcotics.
Épisode 14 - Whipping Boy
7 janvier 1965
Ken is retained by accused child beater Christine Knox (Madlyn Rhue), a young divorcee who claims her son fell down a flight of stairs.
Épisode 15 - Eyewitness
14 janvier 1965
Examination of the public's responsibility in law enforcement. Preston defends two teenagers charged with beating an elderly man to death - while 27 witnesses looked on.
Épisode 16 - The Silent Killers
21 janvier 1965
The Prestons' defense of an accused murderer focuses on one question: is circumstantial evidence enough to justify capital punishment?
Épisode 17 - Death on Wheels
28 janvier 1965
An emotionally disturbed man (Leslie Nielsen) seeks the Prestons' aid after he kills a pedestrian in an auto accident. The courtroom plea: temporary insanity.
Épisode 18 - The Unwritten Law
4 février 1965
Indicted for murdering his wife's lover, Leo Rolf (David Opatoshu) guarantees Preston that an "unwritten law" assures him acquittal.
Épisode 19 - The Objector
11 février 1965
The rules governing conscientious objection are examined in this episode. Roger Bailey (Brandon de Wilde) tries to obtain a draft deferment on religious grounds - although he practices no formal religion.
Épisode 20 - Fires of the Mind
18 février 1965
After taking LSD, mentally disturbed Robert Kraft commits suicide while experiencing a hallucinatory reaction—and Dr. Byron Saul (Pleasence), who's been treating Kraft with the drug, is charged with manslaughter.
Épisode 21 - No-Knock
25 février 1965
Armed with a no-knock warrant, a plainclothes man enters Willie Drucker's apartment - and is killed by the suspected numbers racketeer.
Épisode 22 - The Merry-Go-Round Murder
4 mars 1965
Governess Winnie Benedette (Ruth White), overzealous efforts to shield her young charge from his parents' divorce proceedings leads to tragedy.
Épisode 23 - Nobody Asks What Side You're On . . .
11 mars 1965
While the police close in on a molester, columnist Marla Edwards (Lee Grant) flees to her car - where a man hides in the back seat.
Épisode 24 - Impeachment
18 mars 1965
Gov. William Defoe's declaration of independence from a corrupt political machine may prove costly: the party bosses are after his resignation - or impeachment.
Épisode 25 - The Sworn Twelve
25 mars 1965
Preston tries to secure a new trial for his client when he receives an anonymous letter charging impropriety in the jury room.
Épisode 26 - A Matter of Law and Disorder
8 avril 1965
Charged with manslaughter for shooting a teenager, Peter Dowling (Pat Hingle) claims self-defense - but the boy was unarmed.
Épisode 27 - Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk
15 avril 1965
In her bumbling efforts to attract the attention of a famous director, stage-struck Bertha Schlock (Joan Darling) assaults a policeman.
Épisode 28 - The Prosecutor
29 avril 1965
Charles Parker (Larry Blyden) has second thoughts about prosecuting a suspected murderer when the Prestons - defense attorneys in the case - offer him a position with their law firm.
Épisode 29 - The Bum's Rush
6 mai 1965
The Prestons are assigned to defend murder suspect Charlie Barry (Tom Bosley), a vagrant who is apathetically resigned to his fate.
Épisode 30 - Only a Child
13 mai 1965
Suing for damages after his son's accidental death, Bill Andrews (Robert Duval) finds that the amount he can collect won't even cover the cost of his wife's psychiatric care.
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