Trial (1955)

  • NR
  • 10/07/1955 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 45m

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.

Mark Robson

Director

Don Mankiewicz

Writer, Novel

Cast

Glenn Ford's headshot

Glenn Ford

David Blake
Dorothy McGuire's headshot

Dorothy McGuire

Abbe Nyle
Arthur Kennedy's headshot

Arthur Kennedy

Barney Castle
John Hodiak's headshot

John Hodiak

District Attorney John J. Armstrong
Katy Jurado's headshot

Katy Jurado

Consuela Chavez
Rafael Campos's headshot

Rafael Campos

Angel Chavez
Juano Hernández's headshot

Juano Hernández

Judge Theodore Motley
Robert Middleton's headshot

Robert Middleton

A.A. "Fats" Sanders

Recommendations