
Feature film — 1955
Trial (1955)
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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A high-signal pick with 17 votes.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Director: Mark Robson
On screen
Cast & crew

Glenn Ford
David Blake

Dorothy McGuire
Abbe Nyle

Arthur Kennedy
Barney Castle

John Hodiak
District Attorney John J. Armstrong

Katy Jurado
Consuela Chavez

Rafael Campos
Angel Chavez

Juano Hernández
Judge Theodore Motley

Robert Middleton
A.A. "Fats" Sanders

John Hoyt
Ralph Castillo

Paul Guilfoyle
Cap Grant

Elisha Cook Jr.
Finn
Ann Lee
Gail Wiltse
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