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The Defenders•Season 3•Episode 12

Old Lady Ironsides

8.6/10 · 17 votesDec 21, 196360 min

Ranked #4 of 7 in Season 3•matches the season avg

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

Directed byPaul Bogart

Written byRobert Van Scoyk

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Seasons4

Season 3 Episodes36

The Weeping Baboon

The Empty Heart

The Captive

The Bagman

Conspiracy of Silence

The Cruel Hook

Star-Spangled Ghetto

Loophole

The Seal of Confession

Climate of Evil

The Crowd Pleaser

E12 8.6Now viewing

Old Lady Ironsides

Fugue for Trumpet and Small Boy

Claire Cheval Died in Boston

The Last Day

Blacklist

Who'll Dig His Grave?

All the Silent Voices

The Secret

The Pill Man

Drink Like a Lady

Survival

Moment of Truth

The Hidden Fury

Die Laughing

May Day! May Day!

The Thief

Yankee Go Home

The Man Who Saved His Country

Mind Over Murder

The Sixth Alarm

The Fine Line

The Non-Violent

Stowaway

Hollow Triumph

The Uncivil War

Cast2

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Lawrence Preston

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Kenneth Preston

Crew2

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Robert Van Scoyk

Writer

Paul Bogart

Paul Bogart

Director

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Episode Summary

"Old Lady Ironsides" is episode 12 of The Defenders season 3. It scored 8.6/10 from 17 votes, ranking #4 of 7 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Paul Bogart and written by Robert Van Scoyk, it aired on December 21, 1963.

Next: E13 · Fugue for Trumpet and Small Boy Best of Season 3