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 ⓘ