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Trial (1955)
Tense! Timely! Thrilling!
105 minDrama
TMDb6.9/1017 votes
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.
Country: United States
Director: Mark Robson
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
John Hoyt
Ralph Castillo
Paul Guilfoyle
Cap Grant
Elisha Cook Jr.
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Ann Lee
Gail Wiltse
Whit Bissell
Sam Wiltse
Richard Gaines
Dr. Johannes Schacter
Keywords
Plot:anti-communismlawyerracismdefense attorneymexican americanlynch mobrape accusationfundraisingjuvenile crimeheart conditionmexican boyapprentice lawyerrace relationscommunist movement
Time:post world war ii
Place:new york citylos angeles, californiacourtroom
