Trial
6.9
“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.
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Cast
19 people
Glenn Ford
David Blake
Known for
The Big Heat
Superman
Dorothy McGuire
Abbe Nyle
Known for
The Spiral Staircase
Swiss Family Robinson
Arthur Kennedy
Barney Castle
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Man from Laramie
John Hodiak
District Attorney John J. Armstrong
Known for
Lifeboat
Somewhere in the Night
Katy Jurado
Consuela Chavez
Known for
High Noon
Te Sigo Amando
Rafael Campos
Angel Chavez
Known for
V
Lady in a Cage
Juano Hernández
Judge Theodore Motley
Known for
Kiss Me Deadly
Sergeant Rutledge
Robert Middleton
A.A. "Fats" Sanders
Known for
Even Angels Eat Beans
Friendly Persuasion
John Hoyt
Ralph Castillo
Known for
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Attack of the Puppet People
Paul Guilfoyle
Cap Grant
Known for
Apache
Mighty Joe Young
Elisha Cook Jr.
Finn
Known for
Salem's Lot
Rosemary's Baby
Ann Lee
Gail Wiltse
Also in
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
Mark Robson Director · Don Mankiewicz Writer Daniele Amfitheatrof Composer
Worldwide gross $3.3M · Budget $1.3M · United States release October 7, 1955
Box office
Budget
$1,341,000
Worldwide gross
$3,305,000
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 7, 1955
Theatrical
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