Eine Stadt steht vor Gericht

Eine Stadt steht vor Gericht (1957)

Town on Trial

In einer englischen Kleinstadt wurden zwei Frauen ermordet, weshalb Scotland Yard sich einschaltet. Doch niemand im Ort ist daran interessiert, den hartnäckigen Inspektor zu unterstützen.

Erscheinungsdatum
1957-01-22
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (25)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 35 Min.
Genres
Mystery, Krimi
Regie
John Guillermin

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

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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