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Trial( 1955)

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Overview

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.

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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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      Ann Lee

      Gail Wiltse

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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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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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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