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19551h 45mNREnglish

Trial

Tense! Timely! Thrilling!

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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.

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DirectorMark Robson

Keywords

new york cityanti-communismlawyerracismlos angeles, californiacourtroomdefense attorneypost world war iimexican americanlynch mobrape accusationfundraisingjuvenile crimeheart conditionmexican boyapprentice lawyerrace relationscommunist movement

Cast

Glenn Ford as David Blake

Glenn Ford

David Blake

Dorothy McGuire as Abbe Nyle

Dorothy McGuire

Abbe Nyle

Arthur Kennedy as Barney Castle

Arthur Kennedy

Barney Castle

John Hodiak as District Attorney John J. Armstrong

John Hodiak

District Attorney John J. Armstrong

Katy Jurado as Consuela Chavez

Katy Jurado

Consuela Chavez

Rafael Campos as Angel Chavez

Rafael Campos

Angel Chavez

Juano Hernández as Judge Theodore Motley

Juano Hernández

Judge Theodore Motley

Robert Middleton as A.A. "Fats" Sanders

Robert Middleton

A.A. "Fats" Sanders

John Hoyt as Ralph Castillo

John Hoyt

Ralph Castillo

Paul Guilfoyle as Cap Grant

Paul Guilfoyle

Cap Grant