Abstract: One hundred thirty-two episodes of The Defenders, a drama series about a father-and-son legal defense team. The series ran from 1961 to 1965 on CBS and regularly concerned controversial issues such as blacklisting, abortion, euthanasia and civil defense. The Archives holds a complete run of all episodes in the series. The series executive producer was Herbert Brodkin, the producer was Robert Markell, and regular cast members included E. G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles, Helen Donaldson, Joan Hackett. All the films are 16 mm prints in black and white with sound.