The Story on Page One
Did their relationship have to lead to murder?
1959 · 2h 3m · Approved
Drama
Directed by
Clifford Odets
Overview
An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuffle. A high-profile court case tells the story.
Director and cast
- Clifford Odets Director
- Rita Hayworth as Josephine Brown / Jo Morris
- Anthony Franciosa as Victor Santini
- Gig Young as Larry Ellis
- Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Ellis
- Hugh Griffith as Judge Edgar Neilsen
- Sanford Meisner as Phil Stanley
- Robert Burton as District Attorney Nordeau
- Alfred Ryder as Lt. Mike Morris
- Katherine Squire as Mrs. Hattie Brown
- Raymond Greenleaf as Judge Carey
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