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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instanceOf British film
crime drama film
film
basedOn original screenplay
character Dr. Fenner
Elizabeth Fenner
Mark Roper
Supt. Mike Halloran
cinematographer Arthur Grant
composer Tristram Cary
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director John Guillermin
distributor Columbia Pictures
editor Frederick Wilson
filmEditingStyle narrative feature film
filmingProcess 35 mm
format black-and-white film
genre crime film
drama film
mystery film
hasPoliceProtagonist true
hasTheme murder investigation
small-town secrets
social hypocrisy
leadRole Supt. Mike Halloran
narrativeLocation England
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
productionCompany Columbia Pictures
releaseYear 1957
runtimeMinutes 95
screenwriter Kenneth Hayles
Robert Stewart
setting small English town
starring Alec McCowen
Barbara Bates
Charles Coburn
Derek Farr
Elizabeth Seal
Fay Compton
John Mills
Margaret Johnston
timePeriod 1950s

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John Guillermin notableWork Town on Trial
John Guillermin directed Town on Trial