The Bellamy Trial

The Bellamy Trial
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Monta Bell
Screenplay by	Monta Bell Joseph Farnham
Based on	The Bellamy Trial by Frances Noyes Hart
Starring	Leatrice Joy Betty Bronson Edward J. Nugent George Barraud Margaret Livingston
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Edited by	Frank Sullivan
Music by	William Axt Paul Marquardt
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	January 23, 1929 (1929-01-23)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

The Bellamy Trial is a 1929 sound part-talkie American drama film directed by Monta Bell and written by Monta Bell and Joseph Farnham. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The film stars Leatrice Joy, Betty Bronson, Edward J. Nugent, George Barraud, and Margaret Livingston. The film was released on January 23, 1929, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ^{[1] [2]} It was adapted from the 1927 novel The Bellamy Trial by Frances Noyes Hart, itself inspired by the Hall–Mills murder case.

Plot

For the murder of his wife, a husband along with a suspected female accomplice are put on trial. After a barrage of questions from the cross-examing district attorney, a surprise witness comes forth with testimony that may clear the two accused.

Cast

• Leatrice Joy as Sue Ives
• Betty Bronson as Reporter
• Edward J. Nugent as Reporter
• George Barraud as Pat Ives
• Margaret Livingston as Mimi Bellamy
• Kenneth Thomson as Stephen Bellamy
• Margaret Seddon as Mother Ives
• Charles Middleton as District Attorney
• Charles Hill Mailes as Defense Attorney
• William H. Tooker as Judge Carver
• Cosmo Kyrle Bellew
• Robert Dudley as Coroner
• Jacqueline Gadsdon (credited as Jacqueline Gadsden)
• Dan Mason
• Jack Raymond
• Polly Ann Young

Preservation status

• This film is incomplete with only reels 7 and 8 surviving. ^[3]

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. "Bellamy Trial (1929) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
2. "Bellamy Trial". AFI. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Bellamy Trial

External links

• The Bellamy Trial at IMDb