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6.9A 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.
Released: 1955-10-07105 minDir: Mark RobsonDrama
Cast
- Glenn Ford as David Blake
- Dorothy McGuire as Abbe Nyle
- Arthur Kennedy as Barney Castle
- John Hodiak as District Attorney John J. Armstrong
- Katy Jurado as Consuela Chavez
- Rafael Campos as Angel Chavez
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IMDb
6.8/10
1,261 votes
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Key dates
- Published
- 7 June 1957
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- trial film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mark Robson
- Screenwriter
- Don Mankiewicz
- Cast member
- Grandon Rhodes
- Composer
- Daniele Amfitheatrof
- Producer
- Charles Schnee
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer