The Bellamy Trial (1929)

Directed by

Monta Bell

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A murder trial plays out in a courtroom. The film follows the testimony and arguments as the accused stand before the jury.

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What happens

The Bellamy Trial is a 1929 sound part-talkie American drama film directed by Monta Bell and written by Monta Bell and Joseph Farnham. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The film stars Leatrice Joy, Betty Bronson, Edward J. Nugent, George Barraud, and Margaret Livingston. The film was released on January 23, 1929, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was adapted from the 1927 novel The Bellamy Trial by Frances Noyes Hart, itself inspired by the Hall–Mills murder case. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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