Trial (1955) (original) (raw)
Forced to try a case to keep his teaching job, law professor David Blake is hired by attorney Barney Castle to help represent Angel Chavez, a Hispanic 17-year-old accused of killing a white girl. Although the boy is innocent, David faces a trial where race counts more than evidence. So as the hearing begins and he argues to a bigoted jury, David tries to save Angel's life while Barney - a card carrying Communist - plans to let the boy hang so he can use his death as a fundraising tool for the party.
Forced to try a case to keep his teaching job, law professor David Blake is hired by attorney Barney Castle to help represent Angel Chavez, a Hispanic 17-year-old accused of killing a white girl. Although the boy is innocent, David faces a trial where race counts more than evidence. So as the hearing begins and he argues to a bigoted jury, David tries to save Angel's life while Barney - a card carrying Communist - plans to let the boy hang so he can use his death as a fundraising tool for the party. (less)
Director: Mark Robson
Writer: Don Mankiewicz
Starring: Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak, Katy Jurado, Rafael Campos
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