Town on Trial
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Town on Trial is a 1957 British crime drama film directed by John Guillermin, centered on a murder investigation that exposes the dark secrets of a seemingly respectable small town.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Town on Trial canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
ⓘ
crime drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. Fenner
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth Fenner NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Roper NERFINISHED ⓘ Supt. Mike Halloran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Arthur Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Tristram Cary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | John Guillermin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Frederick Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEditingStyle | narrative feature film ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasPoliceProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
murder investigation
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small-town secrets ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| leadRole | Supt. Mike Halloran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 1950s British crime cinema ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Scotland Yard superintendent investigates the murder of a young woman in a small English town, uncovering hypocrisy and hidden scandals among its respectable citizens. ⓘ |
| producer | Frank Godwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Kenneth Hayles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | small English town ⓘ |
| starring |
Alec McCowen
NERFINISHED
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Barbara Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Coburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Farr NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Seal NERFINISHED ⓘ Fay Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
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