

Trial
1955 · Movie · 1h 45m · NR
Drama
"Tense! Timely! Thrilling!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
Key crew
- Mark RobsonDirector
- Don MankiewiczWriter
- Daniele AmfitheatrofOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Glenn FordDavid Blake
- Dorothy McGuireAbbe Nyle
- Arthur KennedyBarney Castle
- John HodiakDistrict Attorney John J. Armstrong
- Katy JuradoConsuela Chavez
- Rafael CamposAngel Chavez
- Juano HernándezJudge Theodore Motley
- Robert MiddletonA.A. "Fats" Sanders
- John HoytRalph Castillo
- Paul GuilfoyleCap Grant
- Elisha Cook Jr.Finn
- Ann LeeGail Wiltse
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Themes
new york cityanti-communismlawyerracismlos angeles, californiacourtroomdefense attorneypost world war iimexican americanlynch mobrape accusationfundraising























