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19801h 44mEnglish

Gideon's Trumpet

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True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.

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DirectorRobert L. Collins

Keywords

prisonoldtimer

Cast

Henry Fonda as Clarence Earl Gideon

Henry Fonda

Clarence Earl Gideon

José Ferrer as Abe Fortas

José Ferrer

Abe Fortas

John Houseman as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

John Houseman

Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

Fay Wray as Edna Curtis

Fay Wray

Edna Curtis

Dean Jagger as 6th Supreme Court Justice

Dean Jagger

6th Supreme Court Justice

Sam Jaffe as 1st Supreme Court Justice

Sam Jaffe

1st Supreme Court Justice

Nicholas Pryor as Jacob

Nicholas Pryor

Jacob

William Prince as 5th Supreme Court Justice

William Prince

5th Supreme Court Justice

Lane Smith as Fred Turner

Lane Smith

Fred Turner

Richard McKenzie as Judge Robert McCrary

Richard McKenzie

Judge Robert McCrary