Town on Trial

Town on Trial (1957)

The Secrets and Scandals of a Whole Town Shocked Into the Open...As the Nylon-Stocking Killer Runs Amok!

When an attractive young girl is murdered, suspicion falls on several members of the local tennis club. It falls to Police Inspector Halloran to sort out all the red herrings, and finally after a confrontation at the top of the local church spire, arrest the culprit. Another fascinating look at what life was like in Britain during the 50's.

Date of release
1957-01-22
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (25)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Director
John Guillermin

Casting

Interesting facts

Town on Trial is a 1957 British mystery film directed by John Guillermin and starring John Mills, Charles Coburn, Barbara Bates and Derek Farr. It was written by Ken Hughes and Robert Westerby. A whole town comes under suspicion when two grisly murders are carried out—particularly members of the local sports club.

Production

The film was based on an original script by Robert Westerby called The Nylon Web. In May 1956, it was announced the film would be a co-production between Marksman (Maxwell Setton's company) and Todon (a company owned by Donna Reed and her husband Tony Owen). John Guillermin would direct. (Todon made several films in Britain with American stars.)

In July, it was reported that Michael Rennie would star. However the lead roles went to John Mills and Charles Coburn. Filming began 8 August 1956. That month the title was changed to Town on Trial. Ella Raines was to play a key role, but had to drop out because her mother fell ill. She was replaced by Barbara Bates, then under contract to The Rank Organisation.

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