Fear on Trial

Fear on Trial
Title card
Genre	Drama History
Based on	Fear on Trial by John Henry Faulk
Written by	David W. Rintels
Directed by	Lamont Johnson
Starring	George C. Scott William Devane
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Alan Landsburg Laurence D. Savadove
Producer	Stanley Chase
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Editor	Tom Rolf
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Alan Landsburg Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 2, 1975 (1975-10-02)

Fear on Trial is a 1975 American television film about the blacklisting of 1950s broadcast personality John Henry Faulk, based on Faulk's 1964 memoir of the same title. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It was directed by Lamont Johnson.

Cast

• George C. Scott as Louis Nizer
• William Devane as John Henry Faulk
• Dorothy Tristan as Laura Faulk (based on Lynn Faulk: the opening credits note "The character of Mrs. John Henry Faulk has been fictionalized for dramatic purposes.")
• William Redfield as Stan Hopp
• Milt Kogan as Herb Steinmann
• Allan Miller as Gerry Dickler
• Ben Piazza as Harry
• John Harkins as Vincent Hartnett
• John McMartin as Tom Murray
• Lois Nettleton as Nan Claybourne (based on Kim Hunter)
• John Houseman as Mike Collins
• Judd Hirsch as Saul
• Bruce Geller as Judge Abraham Geller (Bruce Geller's father and the actual trial judge)
• Mark Goodson as Himself (Goodson was a real witness for Faulk's side in the trial)

References

1. George C. Scott Changes His Mind. Haber, Joyce. Los Angeles Times. March 10, 1975: e8.
2. Expiating the Injustice to John Henry Faulk: Expiating the Injustice to Faulk. Warga, Wayne. Los Angeles Times. May 25, 1975: q1.
3. Article 11 [No Title] Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1975: t4.

External links

• Fear on Trial at IMDb