Movie: A Case of Libel

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Van Heflin
Van Heflin

Robert Sloane

Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson

Anita Corcoran

E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall

Paul Cleary

Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges

Dennis Corcoran

George Grizzard
George Grizzard

Alston

Rosemary Murphy
Rosemary Murphy

Claire

Anthony Quayle
Anthony Quayle

Colonel Douglas

José Ferrer
José Ferrer

Boyd Bendix

John Beal
John Beal

Coles

Marc Connelly
Marc Connelly

Judge

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    Based on the real-life lawsuit of journalist Quentin Reynolds against columnist Westbrook Pegler, portraying the courtroom battle where Reynolds sues Pegler for calling him a communist; stars Van Heflin as the lawyer and Jose Ferrer as the bigoted columnist, dramatizing how they slowly trap the writer in his own lies, ultimately leading to a win for Reynolds and highlighting McCarthy-era politics, with the story adapted from Louis Nizer's book My Life in Court.

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    1968-02-11

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