Gideon's Trumpet
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True story of Clarence Gideon
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Edited by Frank BrachtShot by Donald H BirnkrantScored by Joseph WeissDesigned by Edward C Carfagno
Also known as
- Der Fall Gideonde
- Gideons Paukenschlagde
- La trompeta de Gedeones
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Cast & Crew
48 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Henry Fonda
as Clarence Earl Gideon
Jose Ferrer
as Abe Fortas
John Houseman
as Chief Justice
Fay Wray
as Edna Curtis
Sam Jaffe
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
Dean Jagger
as Sixth Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor
as Jacob
William Prince
as 5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith
as Fred Turner
Richard Mckenzie
as Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet
as Charlie
Ford Rainey
as 2nd Supreme Court Justice
Supporting cast
29David Sheiner
as Abe Krash
J Patrick Mcnamara
as Harris
Les Lannom
as Bobby Earle
Malcolm Groome
as John Ely
Allan Rich
as Tobias Simon
Richard Lineback
as Lester Wade
David Clennon
as James Fitzpatrick
Michael Cavanaugh
as Stocker
Paul Benjamin
as Artis
Clifford A Pellow
as Justin Pike
Jerry Hardin
as Sheriff Mel Cobb
Fredric Cook
as Leo Stafford
Steven Peterman
as Arthur Vitale
James O Connell
as Warden
Jon Locke
as Supervisor
Gary Grubbs
as Deputy Hamilton
Seamon Glass
as Prison Guard
Gwen Van Dam
as Mrs. Lawrence
James Brodhead
as Court Crier
Edmund H North
as Supreme Court Justice
Emmet Lavery
as Supreme Court Justice
Liam O Brien
as Supreme Court Justice
Don Draper
as Bailiff
Henry Proach
as Guard
Anthony Lewis
as The Reporter
Timothy Scott
as Toby
Blake Clark
as Jail Librarian (uncredited)
Luther Fear
as Convict with Gideon (uncredited)
Herbert Benkman
as 8th Justice (uncredited)
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