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Crusading publisher Austin Spenser wants to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence. Spencer talks his prospective son-in-law Tom Garrett into participating in a hoax, the better to expose the alleged ineptitude of conviction-happy DA. Tom will plant clues indicating that he...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Beyond a reasonable doubt (Motion picture : 1956)
Main Author: Gilbert, Herschel Burke (Composer)
Corporate Authors: RKO Radio Pictures, Bert Friedlob Productions, Turner Entertainment Co, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976 (Director), Morrow, Douglas (Screenwriter), Friedlob, Bert E., 1906-1956 (Producer), Andrews, Dana, 1909-1992 (Actor), Fontaine, Joan, 1917-2013 (Actor), Blackmer, Sidney, 1895-1973 (Actor), Franz, Arthur, 1920-2006 (Actor), Bourneuf, Philip, 1912-1980
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2010.
Edition:Remastered ed.
Series:Archive collection.
Subjects:
Capital punishment > Moral and ethical aspects > United States > Drama.
Judicial error > United States > Drama.
Hoaxes > United States > Drama.
Trials (Murder) > Drama.
Capital punishment > Drama.
Capital punishment.
Capital punishment > Moral and ethical aspects.
Hoaxes.
Judicial error.
Trials (Murder)
United States.
Legal films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > United States.
Drama.
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Summary:Crusading publisher Austin Spenser wants to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence. Spencer talks his prospective son-in-law Tom Garrett into participating in a hoax, the better to expose the alleged ineptitude of conviction-happy DA. Tom will plant clues indicating that he is the murderer of a nightclub dancer, then stand trial for murder; just as the jury reaches its inevitable guilty verdict, Spencer will step forth to reveal the set-up and humiliate the DA. Somewhat surprisingly, Tom eagerly agrees to this subterfuge. Unfortunately, an unforeseen event renders their perfectly formed scheme useless.
Item Description:"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives."--Container.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
Includes trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R; widescreen (16x9) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Photography, William E. Snyder ; music, Herschel Burke Gilbert.