Trial

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Glenn Ford David Blake

Dorothy McGuire Abbe Nyle

Arthur Kennedy Barney Castle

John Hodiak District Attorney John J. Armstrong

Katy Jurado Consuela Chavez