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Gideon's Trumpet( 1980)

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Overview

True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.

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      Henry Fonda

      Clarence Earl Gideon

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      José Ferrer

      Abe Fortas

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      John Houseman

      Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

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      Fay Wray

      Edna Curtis

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      Dean Jagger

      6th Supreme Court Justice

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      Sam Jaffe

      1st Supreme Court Justice

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      Nicholas Pryor

      Jacob

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      William Prince

      5th Supreme Court Justice

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      Lane Smith

      Fred Turner

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      Richard McKenzie

      Judge Robert McCrary

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      Dolph Sweet

      Charlie

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      Ford Rainey

      2nd Supreme Court Justice

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      David Sheiner

      Abe Krash

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      J. Patrick McNamara

      Harris

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      Les Lannom

      Bobby Earle

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      Malcolm Groome

      John Ely

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      Allan Rich

      Tobias Simon

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      Richard Lineback

      Lester Wade

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      David Clennon

      James Fitzpatrick

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      Michael Cavanaugh

      Stocker

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      Paul Benjamin

      Artis

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      Clifford A. Pellow

      Justin Pike

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      Jerry Hardin

      Sheriff Mel Cobb

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      Fredric Cook

      Leo Stafford

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      Steven Peterman

      Arthur Vitale

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      James O'Connell

      Warden

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      Jon Locke

      Supervisor

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      Gary Grubbs

      Deputy Hamilton

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      Seamon Glass

      Prison Guard

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      Gwen Van Dam

      Mrs. Lawrence

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      James Brodhead

      Court Crier

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      Edmund H. North

      Supreme Court Justice

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      Emmet Lavery

      Supreme Court Justice

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      Liam O'Brien

      Supreme Court Justice

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      Don Draper

      Bailiff

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      Henry Proach

      Guard

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      Anthony Lewis

      The Reporter

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      Timothy Scott

      Toby

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      Blake Clark

      Jail Librarian (uncredited)

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      Luther Fear

      Convict with Gideon (uncredited)

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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • prison
    • oldtimer