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Trial (1955)

Trial (1955)

Drama

Tense! Timely! Thrilling!

Release Date: 1955, October 7
Directors: Mark Robson
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Paul Guilfoyle, Percy Helton, Glenn Ford, Frank Cady, Whit Bissell, John Hoyt, Robert Stevenson, Arthur Kennedy, Katy Jurado, Dorothy Green, Elisha Cook Jr., Dorothy McGuire

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.

Keywords:

new york city los angeles, california racism lawyer post world war ii courtroom lynch mob mexican american defense attorney anti-communism rape accusation heart condition race relations fundraising juvenile crime communist movement mexican boy apprentice lawyer