On Trial (1939 film)
| On Trial | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Terry O. Morse |
| Produced by | Warner Brothers |
| Written by | Don Ryan (screenplay) |
| Based on | play, On Trial, by Elmer Rice |
| Starring |
Margaret Lindsay Edward Norris |
| Music by |
Cecil Luskin Bob Ross |
| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
| Edited by | James Gibbon |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release dates | April 1, 1939 |
Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
On Trial is a 1939 drama film directed by Terry O. Morse and produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. It is based on a Broadway play by Elmer Rice. Warners had filmed Rice's play before as an early talkie, On Trial in 1928 which is now a lost film.[1]
Working title: The Strickland Case.
This film is preserved in the Library of Congress.[2]
Cast
- Margaret Lindsay - Mae Strickland
- John Litel - Robert Strickland
- Edward Norris - Arbuckle
- Janet Chapman - Doris Strickland
- James Stephenson - Gerald Trask
- Nedda Harrigan - Joan Trask
- Larry Williams - Glover
- William B. Davidson - Gray (*as William Davidson)
- Earl Dwire - Judge
- Gordon Hart - Dr. Morgan
- Charles Trowbridge - Henry Dean
- Sidney Bracey - Joe Burke
- Kenneth Harlan - Mr. John Trumbell - Juror 3
- Vera Lewis - Mrs. Leeds - Juror 8
- Nat Carr - Clerk
- Stuart Holmes - Mr. Summers - Juror 6
References
- ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:On Trial
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p.132 c.1978 by The American Film Institute