Town on Trial (1957)
8/10
Not available in the States?
1 April 2011
Warning: Spoilers
I watched this on television many a moon ago as a young teenager and I'm now over 60. I really liked this movie and would love to see it again. Since I like British movies of the '40s-early '60s I probably wouldn't be too disappointed seeing it again. I especially like thrillers, suspense, and mysteries. I thought the way they fingerprinted every male in town trying to find the killer was great (I read somewhere that that was used in a real case). Also the notes found with Ezekiel 23:5 "And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours . . ." because of the first victim's reputation and the author's opinion of women in general had me running to a Bible and I actually memorized it.

The young man climbing the church tower/belfry (or some high precipice) when he felt cornered really had me hold my breath.

This is all from memory, mind you. It hasn't even been shown on television here in the States in years. I lived in the Los Angeles area when I did see it.

I really really wish it would be made available in a Region 1 DVD though at this point I'd probably take any format and any region I could get!
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