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.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Glenn Ford | ... | David Blake | |
| Dorothy McGuire | ... | Abbe | |
| Arthur Kennedy | ... | Barney | |
| John Hodiak | ... | District Attorney Armstrong | |
| Katy Jurado | ... | Mrs. Chavez | |
| Rafael Campos | ... | Angel Chavez | |
| Juano Hernandez | ... | Judge Theodore Motley | |
| Robert Middleton | ... | A.A. 'Fats' Sanders | |
| John Hoyt | ... | Ralph Castillo | |
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Cap Grant | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Finn (as Elisha Cook) | |
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Ann Lee | ... | Gail Wiltse |
| Whit Bissell | ... | Sam Wiltse | |
| Richard Gaines | ... | Dr. Johannes Albert Schacter | |
| Barry Kelley | ... | Jim Brackett | |
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The story of a murder trial where a Mexican boy is accused of the death of a Caucasian girl. The two-faced attorney (Arthur Kennedy) who takes the boy's case is only interested in defending him so he can exploit his Communist-backed organization for their own underhanded purposes. He and his organization bring in an idealistic law professor (Glenn Ford) who agrees to represent the boy in court. Written by alfiehitchie
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
7 October 1955 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Fúria dos Justos See more »Filming Locations:
Shrine Auditorium - 665 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$1,341,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$2,312,000, 31 December 1955Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$3,305,000, 31 December 1955Company Credits
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Bernard 'Barney' Castle: I'd say sixty percent, and some of the others are cheating the Party out if its dues.
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This film did well at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $518,000 ($4.79M in 2017) according to studio records. See more »Goofs
At the beginning of the film, the "Private Beach" sign is obviously being illuminated by a hidden light, and not by the match the guy strikes on it. See more »Quotes
David Blake: [Blake and Castle are discussing the fund-raising for Angel Chavez's defense fund] Look, it's not only the way you are raising the money, it's the people that are raising it.The All Peoples Party. Barney, half of them are a bunch of Communists, you know that!Bernard 'Barney' Castle: I'd say sixty percent, and some of the others are cheating the Party out if its dues.
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This great film will come as a great shock to anyone who thinks of 1950s America in Leave It To Beaver terms, and that's a very good thing. An exaggerated but not misleading portrait of a hugely racist and sexist nation at its worst, with a feel-good conclusion that rings false in light of what we've just seen and generally know to be true about the US at the time. The performances are good for the most part, but the things these people say and do may give you the creeps. The scene in front of the city hall when the local white men are about to use nitro to blow up the front door is absolutely frightening. The 50s will never seem the same again, and that's a very good thing. This movie should be part of history courses.