| On Trial | |
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| Directed by | Terry O. Morse |
| Screenplay by | Don Ryan |
| Based on | On Trial (1914 play) by Elmer Rice |
| Starring | Margaret Lindsay Edward Norris |
| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
| Edited by | James Gibbon |
| Music by | Cecil Luskin Bob Ross |
| Production company | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 61-62, or 65, minutes |
| 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. 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.
Cast
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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.
References
- ^ On Trial (1939) at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- On Trial (1928) at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ "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 AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- On Trial at IMDb
- On Trial at the TCM Movie Database
- On Trial at AllMovie
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