On Trial (1939 film)
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Director Terry O. Morse Genre Drama film Country USA | 6/10 IMDb Story by Elmer Rice Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 1, 1939 Based on play, On Trial, by Elmer Rice Writer Don Ryan (screenplay), Elmer Rice (from the play by) Produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment Cast John Litel (Robert Strickland), Margaret Lindsay (Mae Strickland), Edward Norris (Arbuckle), Janet Chapman (Doris Strickland), James Stephenson (Gerald Trask)Similar movies A Time to Kill , 12 Angry Men , The Rainmaker , The Juror , Bridge of Spies , The Judge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On Trial is a 1939 drama film directed by Terry O. Morse and produced and distributed by Warner Bros.. It is based on the 1914 Broadway play by Elmer Rice. Warners had previously filmed Rice's play in 1928 as an early talkie, also called On Trial, and, earlier, in 1917, Essanay Studios had made a silent version with the same title.
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Production
The working title for the film was "The Strickland Case", and it was originally intended to be directed by William McGann.
Preservation status
This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.
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On Trial (1939 film) IMDb On Trial (1939 film) themoviedb.org