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On Trial (1928 film)

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Plot summary
Cast
Reception
Preservation status
See also
References
External links

{{about|the film|the TV show|On Trial (TV Show)|the 1939 remake of this film|On Trial (1939 film)}}{{Infobox film
| name = On Trial
| image = On Trial lobby card.jpg
| caption = Lobby card.
| director = Archie Mayo
| producer =
| writer = Max Pollock
| screenplay = Robert Lord (& titles)
Max Pollack
| based on = {{based on|On Trial (1914 play)|Elmer Rice}}
| starring = Pauline Frederick
Bert Lytell
Lois Wilson
| music =
| cinematography = Byron Haskin
| editing = Tommy Pratt
| studio = Warner Bros.
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = {{Film date|1928|11|14|sound|1928|12|29|silent}}
| runtime = 91 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =$130,000^[1]
| gross =$1,454,000^[1]
}}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.^[2]

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
Edmund Breese as Judge
Edward Martindel as Dr. Morgan

Reception

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $1,089,000 domestically and $365,000 domestically.^[1]

Preservation status

The 1928 film version of 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.^[3]

References

1. ^¹²Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 7 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/O/OnTrial1928.html|title=Progressive Silent Film List: On Trial|publisher=silentera.com|accessdate=May 9, 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stanford.edu/~gdegroat/PF/reviews/ot.htm|title=On Trial (1928)|publisher=stanford.edu|accessdate=May 9, 2013}}

External links

{{IMDb title|0019233|On Trial}}
{{IMDb title|0008383|On Trial}} (1917)
{{IMDb title|0031755|On Trial}} (1939)

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