Trial

Trial

1955
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
⏱️ 105 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
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.

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

Crew

Director
Mark Robson
Writer
Don Mankiewicz
Producer
Charles Schnee

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Keywords

new york cityanti-communismlawyerracismlos angeles, californiacourtroomdefense attorneypost world war iimexican americanlynch mob