On Trial (1939 film)

On Trial
Directed by	Terry O. Morse
Screenplay by	Don Ryan
Based on	On Trial (1914 play) by Elmer Rice
Starring	Margaret Lindsay Edward Norris
Music by	Cecil Luskin Bob Ross
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	James Gibbon
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	April 1, 1939
Running time	61-62, or 65, minutes^[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1] Warners had previously filmed Rice's play in 1928 as an early talkie, also called On Trial,^[2] and, earlier, in 1917, Essanay Studios had made a silent version with the same title.^[3]

Cast

Margaret Lindsay as Mae Strickland
John Litel as Robert Strickland
Edward Norris as Arbuckle
Janet Chapman as Doris Strickland
James Stephenson as Gerald Trask
Nedda Harrigan as Joan Trask
Larry Williams as Glover
William B. Davidson as Gray

Earl Dwire as Judge
Gordon Hart as Dr. Morgan
Charles Trowbridge as Henry Dean
Sidney Bracey as Joe Burke
Kenneth Harlan as Mr. John Trumbell, juror 3
Vera Lewis as Mrs. Leeds, juror 8
Nat Carr as Clerk
Stuart Holmes as Mr. Summers, juror 6

Production

The working title for the film was "The Strickland Case", and it was originally intended to be directed by William McGann.^[3]

Preservation status

This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.^[4]

References

1 2 On Trial (1939) at the American Film Institute Catalog
↑ On Trial (1928) at the American Film Institute Catalog
1 2 "Notes" TCM.com
↑ American Film Institute (1978) Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.132

External links

On Trial at the American Film Institute Catalog
On Trial at the Internet Movie Database
On Trial at the TCM Movie Database
On Trial at AllMovie

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