Trial (film)

Trial
Directed byMark Robson
Written byDon M. Mankiewicz
Based onTrial
a 1955 novel
by Don M. Mankiewicz
Produced byCharles Schnee
StarringGlenn Ford
Dorothy McGuire
Arthur Kennedy
John Hodiak
Katy Jurado
Rafael Campos
Juano Hernandez
CinematographyRobert Surtees
Edited byAlbert Akst
Music byDaniele Amfitheatrof
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 7, 1955 (1955-10-07)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,341,000
Box office$3,305,000

Trial is a 1955 American drama film directed by Mark Robson and starring Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak, Katy Jurado, Rafael Campos, and Juano Hernandez. Adapted by Don Mankiewicz from his own novel of the same name, the story concerns the trial of a Mexican boy accused of rape and murder who is initially victimized by prejudiced accusers, and then becomes a pawn of his communist defender, whose propagandist purposes would be best served by a guilty verdict.