Trial Without Jury (1950)
1950 · Feature film · 60 min · dir. Philip Ford
- Mystery
Synopsis
At theater producer Phillip Mannings' Hollywood office, playwright Jed Kilgore demands to know why his latest play was rejected. Phillip tells him the play is no good, and suggests that Jed try a mystery instead. They fight, but are interrupted by the arrival of a visitor. After Phillip asks Jed to keep his upcoming trip to Honolulu a secret, Jed leaves, taking the visitor's scarf with him. The next morning, Jed reads in the newspaper that Phillip has been murdered. Jed confers with his girl friend, talent agent Myra Peters, whose brother Bill, a police lieutenant, is leading the investigation into Phillip's death. Although he did not see the murderer, Jed starts a rumor that he has inside information about the crime, hoping to scare the killer into revealing his or her identity. They go to the theater, where Bill has assembled everyone for the investigation, and Myra suggests that Jed rewrite his play to incorporate the facts of the case. Jed and Myra tell Bill about their plan, and he informs them that Phillip was strangled, and that some fingerprints found on the door will soon be identified. Jed and Myra listen through the intercom as Bill questions Mrs. Mannings and Phillip's associates, including John Webb, his financial backer. Mrs. Mannings says that she hated her husband, who was unfaithful, and suggests that Bill question Corinne Hollister, who was set to star in Jed's play before Phillip rejected it. Bill tells Jed that a panhandler named Shuffalong reported…
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Details
- Director
- Philip Ford
- Writer
- Lawrence L. Goldman
- Cinematography
- John MacBurnie
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
- Released
- 1950-07-08
- Running time
- 60 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Trial Without Jury
Cast & crew
Philip Ford Director
Robert Rockwell
