Trial (1955)
Tense! Timely! Thrilling!
105 min
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.
- Release date
- October 7, 1955
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Glenn Ford as David
- Dorothy McGuire as Abbe
- Arthur Kennedy as Barney
- John Hodiak as District Attorney Armstrong
- Katy Jurado as Mrs. Chavez
- Rafael Campos as Angel Chavez
- Juano Hernandez as Judge Theodore Motley
- Robert Middleton as A.A. 'Fats' Sanders
- John Hoyt as Ralph Castillo
- Paul Guilfoyle as Cap Grant
Crew
- Mark Robson · Director
- Don Mankiewicz · Writer
- Charles Schnee · Producer
- Daniele Amfitheatrof · Composer
- Robert Surtees · Cinematographer
- Albert Akst · Editor