Trial

Mark Robson
1955-10-07

Tense! Timely! Thrilling!
6.7
105 min

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

Name Character Team
Glenn Ford David Blake Unowned
Dorothy McGuire Abbe Nyle Unowned
Arthur Kennedy Barney Castle Unowned
John Hodiak District Attorney John J. Armstrong Unowned
Katy Jurado Consuela Chavez Unowned
Rafael Campos Angel Chavez Unowned
Juano Hernández Judge Theodore Motley Unowned
Robert Middleton A.A. "Fats" Sanders Unowned
John Hoyt Ralph Castillo Unowned
Paul Guilfoyle Cap Grant Unowned
Elisha Cook Jr. Finn Unowned
Ann Lee Gail Wiltse Unowned
Whit Bissell Sam Wiltse Unowned
Richard Gaines Dr. Johannes Schacter Unowned
Barry Kelley Jim Brackett Unowned
Dorothy Green Mrs. Mary Ackerman (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Cady Canford (uncredited) Unowned
Percy Helton Youval (uncredited) Unowned