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Trial
Drama

TRIAL

"Tense! Timely! Thrilling!"

19551h 45m6.9 TMDb

Directed by Mark Robson

Spoiler-Free

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.

Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

David Blake

Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

Abbe Nyle

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Barney Castle

John Hodiak

John Hodiak

District Attorney John J. Armstrong

Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

Consuela Chavez

Rafael Campos

Rafael Campos

Angel Chavez

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Judge Theodore Motley

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

A.A. "Fats" Sanders

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion7.2
Complexity7.6
Humor5
Realism7.9
Action4.2
Darkness5.4

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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