NRUS
1955Drama1h 45m

Trial

Tense! Timely! Thrilling!

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.

6.8
Score

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languageen

Keywords

new york cityanti-communismlawyerracismlos angeles, californiacourtroomdefense attorneypost world war iimexican americanlynch mobrape accusationfundraisingjuvenile crimeheart conditionmexican boyapprentice lawyerrace relationscommunist movement

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer