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Tense! Timely! Thrilling!

Trial

6.9 / 10 6.9 1955 1h 45mNR

Drama

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.

Directed by Mark Robson

CAST

The people behind the story

Glenn Ford

Glenn FordDavid Blake

Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuireAbbe Nyle

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur KennedyBarney Castle

John Hodiak

John HodiakDistrict Attorney John J. Armstrong

Katy Jurado

Katy JuradoConsuela Chavez

Rafael Campos

Rafael CamposAngel Chavez

Juano Hernández

Juano HernándezJudge Theodore Motley

Robert Middleton

Robert MiddletonA.A. "Fats" Sanders