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On Trial

by Elmer Riceliterary work· published 1914

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Adaptations (3)

On Trial has been adapted into 3 films, from 1917 to 1939.

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    On Trial
    1917 · film · 70 min · dir. James Young · IMDb ↗

    Robert Strickland, the self-confessed murderer of Gerald Trask, refuses to defend himself on the witness stand. His attorney, however, cross-examines Strickland's wife.

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    On Trial
    1928 · film · 91 min · dir. Archie Mayo · IMDb ↗

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

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    On Trial
    1939 · film · 61 min · dir. Terry O. Morse · IMDb ↗
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    An ambitious attorney (Edward Norris) tries to prove a man (John Litel) who killed to protect his wife's (Margaret Lindsay) honor was justified.