movie

Trial

TMDBOct 7, 1955

Tense! Timely! Thrilling!

TMDB6.9

DirectorMark Robson

Rated

Runtime

1h 45m

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States of America

A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom drama set in 1947 and underlying post-WW2 acute problems facing the USA such as stormy race relations and the growing threat of local communism.

Cast

Glenn Ford

David Blake

Dorothy McGuire

Abbe Nyle

Arthur Kennedy

Barney Castle

John Hodiak

District Attorney John J. Armstrong

Katy Jurado

Consuela Chavez

Rafael Campos

Angel Chavez

Juano Hernández

Judge Theodore Motley

Robert Middleton

A.A. "Fats" Sanders

Where to watch

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Tags & details

GenreDrama

Settingnew york city los angeles, california

Theme / Plotracism

Otheranti-communism lawyer courtroom defense attorney post world war ii mexican american lynch mob rape accusation fundraising

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