A Case of Libel
11/02/1968
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.
Crime
Drama
Movie Information
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
John Beal
as Coles
Marc Connelly
as Judge
