Movie Drama
HIS FIRST STARRING ROLE ON THE SCREEN! Richard Chamberlain as a fearless trial lawyer in a drama of love, courage, and murder!
A young lawyer defends a drifter accused of murder that he has already confessed to. He asks a retired, legendary lawyer for help.
Richard Chamberlain Nick Adams Claude Rains Joan Blackman James Gregory Joey Heatherton Pat Buttram Jeanette Nolan Edgar Stehli James Bell George Mitchell Don Barry Bert Freed Robin Raymond June Dayton Arch Johnson Linda Evans Leon Alton Don Anderson Lee Anthony Walter Bacon Henry Beckman John Breen Dick Cherney Noble 'Kid' Chissell Gene Coogan Dick Crockett Rupert Crosse Bobby Gilbert Chuck Hamilton Sam Harris Jimmie Horan Clark Howat Michael Jeffers Jerry Schumacher
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