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Trial

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.

1955 |1h 45m |  Drama

Cast

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Glenn Ford

David Blake

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Dorothy McGuire

Abbe Nyle

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Arthur Kennedy

Barney Castle

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John Hodiak

District Attorney John J. Armstrong

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Katy Jurado

Consuela Chavez

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Rafael Campos

Angel Chavez

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Juano Hernández

Judge Theodore Motley

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Robert Middleton

A.A. "Fats" Sanders

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John Hoyt

Ralph Castillo

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Paul Guilfoyle

Cap Grant

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Elisha Cook Jr.

Finn

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Whit Bissell

Sam Wiltse

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Richard Gaines

Dr. Johannes Schacter

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Barry Kelley

Jim Brackett

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Dorothy Green

Mrs. Mary Ackerman (uncredited)

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Frank Cady

Canford (uncredited)

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Percy Helton

Youval (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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