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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
old-fashionedtalkiecourtroomslow-pacedformaldramatic
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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