- HD 1080
- Runtime: 105m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Mark Robson
- Stars: Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak, Katy Jurado
- keywords: new york city, anti-communism, lawyer, racism, los angeles, california, courtroom, defense attorney, post world war ii, mexican american, lynch mob, rape accusation, fundraising, juvenile crime, heart condition, mexican boy, apprentice lawyer, race relations, racial hatred, communist movement
- Production_studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Slogan: Tense! Timely! Thrilling!
- The Trial is featured in the top rankings of 1955
- #48 in Top Drama Movies of 1955
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.