Trial (1955)

1955 · 105 min · Drama

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.

Directed by Mark Robson. Starring Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak and Katy Jurado.

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