Fear on Trial (1975)
Drama · TV Movie
Overview
The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was behind the blacklisting, and the resultant trial, and Faulk's victory, helped to put an end to the blacklisting period.
Cast
- George C. Scott as Louis Nizer
- William Devane as John Henry Faulk
- John Houseman as Mike Collins
- Judd Hirsch as Saul
- Lois Nettleton as Nan Claybourne
- John McMartin as Tom Murray
- Dorothy Tristan as Laura Faulk
- William Redfield as Stan Hopp
- Milt Kogan as Herb Steinmann
- John Lehne as Thomas Bolan