Movie Description
Trial
(1955)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Mark Robson
- Producer : Charles Schnee
- Writer : Don Mankiewicz
- Editor : Albert Akst
- Cast : Glenn Ford,Dorothy McGuire,Arthur Kennedy,John Hodiak,Katy Jurado,Rafael Campos,Juano Hernández,Robert Middleton,John Hoyt,Paul Guilfoyle,Elisha Cook Jr.,Ann Lee,Whit Bissell,Richard Gaines,Barry Kelley,Dorothy Green,Frank Cady,Percy Helton
Cast
David Blake
Abbe Nyle
Barney Castle
District Attorney John J. Armstrong
Consuela Chavez
Angel Chavez
Judge Theodore Motley
A.A. "Fats" Sanders
Ralph Castillo
Cap Grant
Finn
Gail Wiltse
Sam Wiltse
Dr. Johannes Schacter
Jim Brackett
Mrs. Mary Ackerman (uncredited)
Canford (uncredited)
Youval (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleTrial
Status Released
Release Information
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1955-10-07
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 45m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Drama
