A Case of Libel

Die Geschichte

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Based on the real-life lawsuit of journalist Quentin Reynolds against columnist Westbrook Pegler, portraying the courtroom battle where Reynolds sues Pegler for calling him a communist; stars Van Heflin as the lawyer and Jose Ferrer as the bigoted columnist, dramatizing how they slowly trap the writer in his own lies, ultimately leading to a win for Reynolds and highlighting McCarthy-era politics, with the story adapted from Louis Nizer's book My Life in Court.

Besetzung

V Van HeflinRobert Sloane A Angie DickinsonAnita Corcoran E E.G. MarshallPaul Cleary L Lloyd BridgesDennis Corcoran G George GrizzardAlston R Rosemary MurphyClaire A Anthony QuayleColonel Douglas J José FerrerBoyd Bendix J John BealColes M Marc ConnellyJudge