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The World Was His Jury

  • 19581958
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Mona Freeman and Edmond O'Brien in The World Was His Jury (1958)
  • Drama
An attorney defends a ship captain that was put on trial for negligence after a deadly event at sea.An attorney defends a ship captain that was put on trial for negligence after a deadly event at sea.An attorney defends a ship captain that was put on trial for negligence after a deadly event at sea.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
114
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Fred F. Sears
  • Writer
    • Herbert Abbott Spiro
  • Stars
    • Edmond O'Brien
    • Mona Freeman
    • Karin Booth
Top credits
  • Director
    • Fred F. Sears
  • Writer
    • Herbert Abbott Spiro
  • Stars
    • Edmond O'Brien
    • Mona Freeman
    • Karin Booth
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    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Edmond O'Brien in The World Was His Jury (1958)
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    The World Was His Jury (1958)
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    Edmond O'Brien
    Edmond O'Brien
    • David Carson
    Mona Freeman
    Mona Freeman
    • Robin Carson
    Karin Booth
    Karin Booth
    • Polly Barrett
    Robert McQueeney
    • Captain Jeremy 'Jerry' Barrett
    Paul Birch
    Paul Birch
    • Martin Ranker
    John Beradino
    John Beradino
    • Tony Armand
    Richard H. Cutting
    Richard H. Cutting
    • District Attorney Paul Wendall
    • (as Dick Cutting)
    Harvey Stephens
    Harvey Stephens
    • Judge Arthur Farrell
    Carlos Romero
    Carlos Romero
    • 2nd Officer Johnson
    Hortense Petra
    • Woman Dancing with Barrett
    Gail Bonney
    Gail Bonney
    • Hysterical Woman Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Ship Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Marvin Bryan
    • Naval Officer
    • (uncredited)
    George Cisar
    George Cisar
    • Afterdeck Bos'n
    • (uncredited)
    George DeNormand
    George DeNormand
    • Ship Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Alex Gerry
    Alex Gerry
    • Lt. Commander John Andes
    • (uncredited)
    James Gonzalez
    James Gonzalez
    • Ship Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writer
      • Herbert Abbott Spiro
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    • Trivia
      Though the plot of this film may seem far fetched it is based, fairly closely, on the real life ship fire disaster of the Morro Castle.
    • Goofs
      When David and Robin Carson are discussing the case in the restaurant, the same traffic scene plays over and over ( i.e. the same bus, sedan, truck, people, etc) in the window behind them.

    User reviews7

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    8/10
    Solidly entertaining courtroom drama
    Naval man finds evidence stacked against him and his family support severely tested. Lawyer Edmond O'Brien does a nice star turn as a defense attorney who not only defends his client against the charges but fights personal injustice as well. Ah, if only we could find lawyers like him in real life.
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    • Nov 30, 1999

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    • Release date
      • January 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Trial of Captain Barrett
    • Production company
      • Clover Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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