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On Trial(Movie, 1939)

1h 1min | Genre: Drama
On TrialRating: 2.4/5 (with 11 vote)
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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About On Trial

An ambitious attorney (Edward Norris) tries to prove a man (John Litel) who killed to protect his wife's (Margaret Lindsay) honor was justified.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "On Trial" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/01/1939
Director: Terry O. Morse
Keywords: trial, courtroom
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Other movies with this title: On Trial (US, 1917), On Trial (US, 1928), On Trial (FR/IT, 1954), On Trial (HK, 1981)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:223018, Added: 04/28/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024