A Case of Libel

Name: A Case of Libel
Cast: Van Heflin, Angie Dickinson, E.G. Marshall, Lloyd Bridges, George Grizzard

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Charles JarrottWriters: Henry Denker, Louis Nizer

Van Heflin

as Robert Sloane

Angie Dickinson

as Anita Corcoran

E.G. Marshall

as Paul Cleary

Lloyd Bridges

as Dennis Corcoran

George Grizzard

as Alston

Rosemary Murphy

as Claire

Anthony Quayle

as Colonel Douglas

José Ferrer

as Boyd Bendix

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