Views on Trial

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Views on Trial
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Frame from the film
Directed byRichard Warren
Screenplay by Leo Jolley
Dennis Clarke
Produced byRalph May
Starring Jimmy Hanley
Robin Bailey
John Glen
CinematographyDenny Densham
Edited byBill Freeman
Production
company
Anvil Films
Release date
  • 1954 (1954)
Running time
25 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Views on Trial (also known as There's Always a Better Way: Views on Trial) is a 1954 British short black and white film directed by Richard Warren and starring Jimmy Hanley, Robin Bailey and John Glen. [1] [2] It was written by Leo Jolley and Dennis Clarke, and produced by Ralph May for the British Productivity Council, a government body that aimed to increase Britain's industrial efficiency, as part of the film series There's Always a Better Way.

Contents

Plot

The setting is a courtroom, with the film's audience invited to act as the jury. Nicholas Diabolus is on trial accused of inciting unrest. He dislikes work and change. He fears that the use of automation and machinery to improve productivity will lead to mass unemployment. The court is shown examples of the positive effects of progress. The prosecution argues that progress is good for society; the defence argues that progress will lead to unemployment and damage to society. The audience is invited to weigh the evidence and make their own conclusions.

Cast

Home media

The film was released as part of The Renown Crime Collection Volume 9. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Views on Trial". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Boom Britain: We Can Work It Out". British Film Institute. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Renown Crime Collection Volume 9". Renown Pictures Ltd. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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