Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet
Release: 1980-04-30
·Runtime: 104m
·★ 6.0
Drama
Crime
History
TV Movie
True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Gideon Productions
Worldvision Enterprises
Cast
Henry Fonda
as Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer
as Abe Fortas
John Houseman
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray
as Edna Curtis
Dean Jagger
as 6th Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor
as Jacob
William Prince
as 5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith
as Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie
as Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet
as Charlie
Ford Rainey
as 2nd Supreme Court Justice
David Sheiner
as Abe Krash
J. Patrick McNamara
as Harris
Les Lannom
as Bobby Earle
Allan Rich
as Tobias Simon
Richard Lineback
as Lester Wade
David Clennon
as James Fitzpatrick
Michael Cavanaugh
as Stocker
Paul Benjamin
as Artis
Jerry Hardin
as Sheriff Mel Cobb
James O'Connell
as Warden
Gary Grubbs
as Deputy Hamilton
Seamon Glass
as Prison Guard
Gwen Van Dam
as Mrs. Lawrence
Edmund H. North
as Supreme Court Justice
Timothy Scott
as Toby
Blake Clark
as Jail Librarian (uncredited)
