Gideon's Trumpet
3.1
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.
Cast
Henry Fonda
Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer
Abe Fortas
John Houseman
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray
Edna Curtis
Dean Jagger
6th Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe
1st Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor
Jacob
William Prince
5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith
Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie
Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet
Charlie
Ford Rainey
2nd Supreme Court Justice
David Sheiner
Abe Krash
J. Patrick McNamara
Harris
Les Lannom
Bobby Earle
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Malcolm Groome
John Ely
Allan Rich
Tobias Simon
Richard Lineback
Lester Wade
David Clennon
James Fitzpatrick
Michael Cavanaugh
Stocker
Paul Benjamin
Artis
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Clifford A. Pellow
Justin Pike
Jerry Hardin
Sheriff Mel Cobb
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Fredric Cook
Leo Stafford
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Steven Peterman
Arthur Vitale
James O'Connell
Warden
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Jon Locke
Supervisor
Gary Grubbs
Deputy Hamilton
Seamon Glass
Prison Guard
Gwen Van Dam
Mrs. Lawrence
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James Brodhead
Court Crier
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
Timothy Scott
Toby
Blake Clark
Jail Librarian (uncredited)
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Luther Fear
Convict with Gideon (uncredited)
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