Trial and Error

Trial and Error

88 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 25, 1962

After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defending Herbert Fowle who is accused of murdering his wife. Despite Fowle's insistence of guilt, Moregenhall will not let go of the opportunity to plead his client as innocent and be a star in the courtroom.

Trial and Error

88 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 25, 1962

Trial and Error
After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defending Herbert Fowle who is accused of murdering his wife. Despite Fowle's insistence of guilt, Moregenhall will not let go of the opportunity to plead his client as innocent and be a star in the courtroom.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Dimitri De Grunwald
Original title The Dock Brief
Directors James Hill
Writers John Mortimer, Dimitri De Grunwald, Pierre Rouve

Cast

Peter Sellers

as Wilfred Morgenhall

Richard Attenborough

as Herbert Fowle

Beryl Reid

as Doris Fowle

David Lodge

as Frank Bateson

Frank Pettingell

as Tuppy Morgan

Audrey Nicholson

as Morgenhall's Girl

Tristram Jellinek

as Mr. Perkins

Eric Woodburn

as Judge Banter

John Waite

as Clerk of the Court