Trial Without Jury
1950 · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime, Drama
A homicide detective suspects a playwright who bases his play on a murder.
Directed by Philip Ford · Written by Lawrence L. Goldman
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Robert Rockwell Police Lt. Bill Peters -
Kent Taylor Jed Kilgore -
Audrey Long Myra Peters - K K. Elmo Lowe John Webb
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Stanley Waxman Arthur Gentry -
John Whitney Riley Wentworth -
Barbara Billingsley Rheta Mulford -
Ruthelma Stevens Mrs. Mannings - W William Grueneberg Detective Turner
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Christine Larson Bernice Andrews - Myra's Secretary -
James Craven Stage Actor Playing Philip Mannings -
William Haade Kennedy - Truck Driver
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