new york city,anti-communism,lawyer,racism,los angeles, california,courtroom,defense attorney,post world war ii,mexican american,lynch mob,rape accusation,fundraising,juvenile crime,heart condition,mexican boy,apprentice lawyer,race relations,communist movement

Trial (1955)

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Tense! Timely! Thrilling!

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 & Crew

Director
Mark Robson
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    David Blake Glenn Ford
  • Profile picture of Dorothy McGuire
    Abbe Nyle Dorothy McGuire
  • Profile picture of Arthur Kennedy
    Barney Castle Arthur Kennedy
  • Profile picture of John Hodiak
    District Attorney John J. Armstrong John Hodiak
  • Profile picture of Katy Jurado
    Consuela Chavez Katy Jurado
  • Profile picture of Rafael Campos
    Angel Chavez Rafael Campos
  • Profile picture of Juano Hernández
    Judge Theodore Motley Juano Hernández
  • Profile picture of Robert Middleton
    A.A. "Fats" Sanders Robert Middleton

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Keywords

  • new york city
  • anti-communism
  • lawyer
  • racism
  • los angeles, california
  • courtroom
  • defense attorney
  • post world war ii
  • mexican american
  • lynch mob
  • rape accusation
  • fundraising
  • juvenile crime
  • heart condition
  • mexican boy
  • apprentice lawyer
  • race relations
  • communist movement