A Case of Libel

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Van Heflin

Robert Sloane

Angie Dickinson

Anita Corcoran

E.G. Marshall

Paul Cleary

Lloyd Bridges

Dennis Corcoran

George Grizzard

Alston

Rosemary Murphy

Claire

Anthony Quayle

Colonel Douglas

José Ferrer

Boyd Bendix

John Beal

Coles

Marc Connelly

Judge