NR | 1h 45m | Drama | 1954
Courtroom dramas feed on the architecture of the gasp. Fans of the genre typically expect the broken witness, the sudden confession, or the prosecutor’s fist coming down on the table as the room freezes around him. The court becomes a little theater of accusation, all polished wood and public ruin, with the audience waiting for someone to crack badly enough to make the ticket worthwhile.
