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
Gary Grubbs
as Deputy Hamilton
José Ferrer
as Abe Fortas
Nicholas Pryor
as Jacob
Lane Smith
as Fred Turner
Seamon Glass
as Prison Guard
Dean Jagger
as 6th Supreme Court Justice
Michael Cavanaugh
as Stocker
David Sheiner
as Abe Krash
Les Lannom
as Bobby Earle
Timothy Scott
as Toby
Henry Fonda
as Clarence Earl Gideon
Richard McKenzie
as Judge Robert McCrary
Paul Benjamin
as Artis
Jerry Hardin
as Sheriff Mel Cobb
William Prince
as 5th Supreme Court Justice
Ford Rainey
as 2nd Supreme Court Justice
Richard Lineback
as Lester Wade
Gwen Van Dam
as Mrs. Lawrence
Blake Clark
as Jail Librarian (uncredited)
Dolph Sweet
as Charlie
Edmund H. North
as Supreme Court Justice
John Houseman
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Allan Rich
as Tobias Simon
David Clennon
as James Fitzpatrick
James O'Connell
as Warden
Fay Wray
as Edna Curtis
Sam Jaffe
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
J. Patrick McNamara
as Harris
