Overview
- Description
- Episode 59 (27th episode of Season 2). First aired March 30, 1963.
Summary: Artistic expression and pornography are the issues in this drama. The Prestons defend an author charged with selling an "obscene and immoral" book.
Premise: Father (E.G. Marshall) and son (Robert Reed) are a lawyer team that sometimes deal with more controversial issues than were considered appropriate for television viewing in the 1960s. - Film Title
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The Defenders: A Book for Burning
- Duration
- 00:30:52
- Date
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Production:
1963
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Viacom
- Contributor
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Director:
David Greene
Producer: Robert Markell
Producer: Herbert Brodkin
Physical Details
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
- Copyright
- Viacom
- Conditions on Use
- For rights clearance, refer to ViacomCBS at www.viacomcbs.com
- Copyright Holder
- Viacom
Keywords & Subjects
- Keyword
- BOOK BURNINGS BOOKS
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection - not accessioned
- Note
- Written by: William Woolfolk
Starring: E.G. Marshall (as Lawrence Preston) and Robert Reed (as Ken Preston) - Film Source
- MACDONALD & ASSOCIATES
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 3649
Source Archive Number: 12-2D - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 08:03:05
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