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Trial

Trial (1955)

1h 45m | PG-13

⭐ 6.7 / 10

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.

Director: Mark Robson

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

as David Blake

Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

as Abbe Nyle

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

as Barney Castle

John Hodiak

John Hodiak

as District Attorney John J. Armstrong

Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

as Consuela Chavez

Rafael Campos

Rafael Campos

as Angel Chavez