At a local tennis club in a posh London suburb, an attractive but flirty young woman is murdered, prompting a Scotland Yard investigation.At a local tennis club in a posh London suburb, an attractive but flirty young woman is murdered, prompting a Scotland Yard investigation.At a local tennis club in a posh London suburb, an attractive but flirty young woman is murdered, prompting a Scotland Yard investigation.
Alec McCowen
- Peter Crowley
- (as Alec Mc Cowen)
Totti Truman Taylor
- Mrs. Gerrard
- (as Trottie Truman Taylor)
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- TriviaThe map of Oakley Park shown at the beginning of the movie is in fact that of Banbury, Oxfordshire.
- GoofsWhen Dr Fenner admits Roper into his consulting room, his mouth is visibly moving as he closes the door, but no dialogue accompanies him on the soundtrack.
- Quotes
Supt. Mike Halloran: I think we already know our man. Think we've met him and talked to him. And the only reason we can't put our finger on him is we don't know enough about him.
Sgt. Beale: Could be...
Supt. Mike Halloran: If only someone in this town would talk.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Dame Wore Tweed (2022)
Featured review
effective drama
John Mills stars in "Town on Trial" from 1957, also starring Charles Coburn and Barbara Bates.
A sexy, flirtatious blond is the talk of an exclusive tennis club, with all the men drooling. However, she's found dead, and it's learned that she was two months pregnant.
The main suspect is Mark Roper (Derek Farr), a married man with whom she was having an affair and is apparently the child's father. Another is a young man (Alec McCowen) labeled schizophrenic by his doctor (Charles Coburn). The doctor himself later comes under scrutiny as well.
Meanwhile, his attractive niece (Bates) is interested in Superintendent Mike Halloran (Mills), the detective assigned to the case. Later, there is another murder of a woman, another flirtatious young woman.
The townspeople are no help, as they all seem to be keeping secrets.
Good movie, with lots of familiar faces: Fay Compton, Geoffrey Keen, Raymond Huntley, and Elizabeth Seal. Mills does a terrific job as a tough detective who doesn't mind ruffling feathers.
The ending is fantastic.
A sexy, flirtatious blond is the talk of an exclusive tennis club, with all the men drooling. However, she's found dead, and it's learned that she was two months pregnant.
The main suspect is Mark Roper (Derek Farr), a married man with whom she was having an affair and is apparently the child's father. Another is a young man (Alec McCowen) labeled schizophrenic by his doctor (Charles Coburn). The doctor himself later comes under scrutiny as well.
Meanwhile, his attractive niece (Bates) is interested in Superintendent Mike Halloran (Mills), the detective assigned to the case. Later, there is another murder of a woman, another flirtatious young woman.
The townspeople are no help, as they all seem to be keeping secrets.
Good movie, with lots of familiar faces: Fay Compton, Geoffrey Keen, Raymond Huntley, and Elizabeth Seal. Mills does a terrific job as a tough detective who doesn't mind ruffling feathers.
The ending is fantastic.
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- Eine Stadt steht vor Gericht
- Filming locations
- Weybridge, Surrey, England, UK(Oakley Park locationwork)
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1(original ratio)
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