Gideon's Trumpet

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.

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Cast

• 
  Henry Fonda

  Clarence Earl Gideon
• 
  José Ferrer

  Abe Fortas
• 
  John Houseman

  Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
• 
  Fay Wray

  Edna Curtis
• 
  Dean Jagger

  6th Supreme Court Justice
• 
  Sam Jaffe

  1st Supreme Court Justice

Crew

• Director · Robert L. Collins