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The Defenders•Season 1•Episode 20

The Point Shaver

8.2/10 · 16 votesFeb 3, 196260 min

Ranked #12 of 32 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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.

Directed byBuzz Kulik

Written byMann Rubin

Previous episodeE19 · Storm at Birch Glen Next episodeE21 · The Locked Room

Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes32

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Quality of Mercy

Killer Instinct

Death Across the Counter

The Riot

The Young Lovers

The Boy Between

The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms

The Accident

The Trial of Jenny Scott

The Man with the Concrete Thumb

The Treadmill

Perjury

The Attack

The Prowler

Gideon's Follies

The Best Defense

The Bedside Murder

The Search

Storm at Birch Glen

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The Point Shaver

The Locked Room

The Empty Chute

The Crusader

The Hickory Indian

The Iron Man

The Tarnished Cross

The Last Six Months

The Naked Heiress

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Reunion with Death

The Benefactor

Along Came a Spider

The Broken Barrelhead

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E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Lawrence Preston

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Kenneth Preston

Crew2

Buzz Kulik

Buzz Kulik

Director

M

Mann Rubin

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Point Shaver" is episode 20 of The Defenders season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 16 votes, ranking #12 of 32 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Buzz Kulik and written by Mann Rubin, it aired on February 3, 1962.

Next: E21 · The Locked Room Best of Season 1