Trial (1955)
1h 45m
Running Time
October 7, 1955Release Date
Trial (1955)
1h 45m
Running Time
October 7, 1955Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Trial is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: TCM
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Cast & Crew.
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
John Hoyt
Ralph Castillo
Paul Guilfoyle
Cap Grant
Elisha Cook Jr.
Finn
Ann Lee
Gail Wiltse
Whit Bissell
Sam Wiltse
Richard Gaines
Dr. Johannes Schacter
Barry Kelley
Jim Brackett
Dorothy Green
Mrs. Mary Ackerman (uncredited)
Frank Cady
Canford (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Youval (uncredited)
Mark Robson
Director
Charles Schnee
Producer
Don Mankiewicz
Novel / Writer
James E. Newcom
Associate Producer
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
lawyer
courtroom
mexican boy
anti-communism
racism
defense attorney
mexican american
lynch mob
rape accusation
fund raiser
juvenile crime
apprentice lawyer
communist movement
new york
los angeles
post world war ii
heart condition
race relations
Wiki.
Trial is a 1955 American drama film directed by Mark Robson and starring Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak, Katy Jurado, Rafael Campos, and Juano Hernandez. Adapted by Don Mankiewicz from his own novel of the same name, the story concerns the trial of a Mexican boy accused of rape and murder who is initially victimized by prejudiced accusers, and then becomes a pawn of his communist defender, whose propagandist purposes would be best served by a guilty verdict.
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