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Town on Trial (1957)

Town on Trial poster
Directed by
John Guillermin
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

When a woman is murdered, the police investigate a small English town. The detective suspects someone at the local sports club might be responsible.

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What happens

Town on Trial is a 1957 British mystery film directed by John Guillermin and starring John Mills, Charles Coburn, Barbara Bates and Derek Farr. It was written by Ken Hughes and Robert Westerby. A whole town comes under suspicion when two grisly murders are carried out—particularly members of the local sports club. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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