Directed by:
John SturgesScreenplay:
John Monks Jr.Cinematography:
John AltonComposer:
Carmen DragonCast:
Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, Diana Lynn, John Hodiak, Eduardo Ciannelli, James Arness, Yvette Duguay, Jay C. Flippen, William Campbell, Richard Anderson (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Jim Curtayne, formerly a successful defense attorney who is now a recovering alcoholic, attempts a comeback when he defends a neighbor's son a homicide charge. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![William Schallert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/429/158429151_3dca43.gif)
William Schallert
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
![Ned Glass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000089_894e14.jpg)
Ned Glass
Poland
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Charade (1963)
![Frank Ferguson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000173_a9fd3d.jpg)
Frank Ferguson
USA
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
![Mike Lally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162588_4b5fd8.jpg)
Mike Lally
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
![Paul Bryar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162627_996bce.gif)
Paul Bryar
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Vertigo (1958)
![Harold Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/975/160975967_38771f.jpg)
Harold Miller
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
![Paul Frees](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185695_ed6d53.jpg)
Paul Frees
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Grand Prix (1966)
Frank Hyers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
![Peter Mamakos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/929/159929230_77f83b.jpg)
Peter Mamakos
USA
Best movies:
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
George Magrill
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Love Crazy (1941)
John Maxwell
USA
Best movies:
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
![Jeff Richards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/673/161673716_945cd9.jpg)
Jeff Richards
USA
Best movies:
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
![Celia Lovsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/163/160163419_181889.jpg)
Celia Lovsky
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
![Emile Meyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/267/160267354_795477.jpg)
Emile Meyer
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
![Frank Sully](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/111/163111423_9d54df.jpg)
Frank Sully
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
Chalky Williams
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
East of Eden (1955)
![Katherine Warren](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/479/161479889_3910ab.jpg)
Katherine Warren
USA
Best movies:
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
The Country Girl (1954)
![Blackie Whiteford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/484/160484515_0aa708.jpg)
Blackie Whiteford
USA
Best movies:
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
King Kong (1933)
Captain Blood (1935)
William Self
USA
Best movies:
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
![Don Dillaway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/913/160913817_e6d55a.jpg)
Don Dillaway
USA
Best movies:
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Storm Warning (1951)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)