On Trial (1928 film)

This article is about the film. For the TV show, see On Trial (TV Show). For the 1939 remake of this film, see On Trial (1939 film).

On Trial
Directed by	Archie Mayo
Written by	Max Pollock
Screenplay by	Robert Lord (& titles) Max Pollack
Based on	On Trial (1914 play) by Elmer Rice
Starring	Pauline Frederick Bert Lytell Lois Wilson
Cinematography	Byron Haskin
Edited by	Tommy Pratt
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	November 14, 1928 (1928-11-14) (sound) December 29, 1928 (1928-12-29) (silent)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

On Trial is a 1928 American talking drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., and directed by Archie Mayo. The film starred Pauline Frederick, Lois Wilson, Bert Lytell, Holmes Herbert and Jason Robards. The film is based on the 1914 Broadway play of the same name by Elmer Rice. A silent version of the film was also released on December 29, 1928.^[1]

The story was first filmed in 1917, starring Barbara Castleton, Sidney Ainsworth, and Mary McAllister. It was remade again in 1939 with John Litel, Margaret Lindsay, and Edward Norris.

Plot summary

A man is put on trial for the murder on his best friend. A young attorney wants to become successful and decides to defend him. However, he is very inexperienced.

Cast

Pauline Frederick as Joan Trask
Bert Lytell as Robert Strickland
Lois Wilson as May Strickland
Holmes Herbert as Gerald Trask
Richard Tucker as Prosecuting Attorney
Jason Robards, Sr. as Defense Attorney
Franklin Pangborn as Turnbull
Fred Kelsey as Clerk
Vondell Darr as Doris Strickland

Preservation status

On Trial is now considered lost. However, Vitaphone soundtrack discs for the film survive and are housed at the UCLA Film and Television Archive and British Film Institute. The film's trailer also survives.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "On Trial". silentera.com. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
↑ "On Trial (1928)". stanford.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
↑ 1957 MOVIES FROM AAP Warner Bros Features & Cartoons SALES BOOK DIRECTED AT TV

External links

On Trial at the Internet Movie Database
On Trial at the Internet Movie Database (1917)
On Trial at the Internet Movie Database (1939)

Films directed by Archie Mayo

Money Talks (1926)
Christine of the Big Tops (1926)
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927)
Dearie (1927)
The College Widow (1927)
State Street Sadie (1928)
Beware of Married Men (1928)
The Crimson City (1928)
On Trial (1928)
My Man (1928)
Sonny Boy (1929)
Is Everybody Happy? (1929)
The Sacred Flame (1929)
Wide Open (1930)
Courage (1930)
Oh Sailor Behave (1930)
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
Illicit (1931)
Svengali (1931)
Bought! (1931)
Under 18 (1931)
The Expert (1932)
Night After Night (1932)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
Ever in My Heart (1933)
Convention City (1933)
Gambling Lady (1934)
The Man with Two Faces (1934)
Desirable (1934)
Give Me Your Heart (1934)
Bordertown (1935)
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
The Petrified Forest (1936)
I Married a Doctor (1936)
Black Legion (1937)
It's Love I'm After (1937)
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
They Shall Have Music (1939)
The House Across the Bay (1940)
Four Sons (1940)
The Great American Broadcast (1941)
Charley's Aunt (1941)
Confirm or Deny (1941)
Moontide (1942)
Orchestra Wives (1942)
Crash Dive (1943)
Sweet and Low-Down (1944)
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)

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