A Case of Libel
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Angie Dickinson · Anthony Quayle · E.G. Marshall · George Grizzard · John Beal · José Ferrer · Lloyd Bridges · Marc Connelly · Rosemary Murphy · Van Heflin · Charles Jarrott · Henry Denker · Louis Nizer