Before the Jury

Before the Jury

66 mins | Drama, Mystery | Jan. 1, 1931

During a reception in a villa, wealthy banker Calandri is killed in the park with a gunshot. The gamekeeper Barra is immediately arrested, but he declares himself innocent. During the trial it turns out that the defendant had threatened the victim, guilty of courting his sister-in-law. But the deposition of a journalist present at the party soon leads to discover the existence of a dense network of equivocal relations between the victim, the guests and the servants. This judicial setting drama is allegedly the second Italian sound film after "The Song of Love", made using the RCA Photophone recording technique, and is also considered to be the first Italian detective film, a precursor to the later genre of Giallo films.

Before the Jury

66 mins | Drama, Mystery | Jan. 1, 1931

Before the Jury
During a reception in a villa, wealthy banker Calandri is killed in the park with a gunshot. The gamekeeper Barra is immediately arrested, but he declares himself innocent. During the trial it turns out that the defendant had threatened the victim, guilty of courting his sister-in-law. But the deposition of a journalist present at the party soon leads to discover the existence of a dense network of equivocal relations between the victim, the guests and the servants. This judicial setting drama is allegedly the second Italian sound film after "The Song of Love", made using the RCA Photophone recording technique, and is also considered to be the first Italian detective film, a precursor to the later genre of Giallo films.
Producers Cines
Original title Corte d'Assise
Directors Guido Brignone
Writers Giuseppe Romualdi, Guido Brignone, Mario Serandrei

Cast

Renzo Ricci

as Aroldo Cramoli

Marcella Albani

as Leda Astorri

Carlo Ninchi

as Marcello Barra

Lia Franca

as Dora Bardi

Elio Steiner

as Giulio Alberti

Elvira Marchionni

as Cognata di Marcello

Giovanni Cimara

as Carlo Astorri

Camillo De Rossi

as Adolfo Calandri

Vasco Creti

as Giovanni, il cameriere di casa Astorri

Franco Coop

as Carlo Lirossi, il portiere di casa Calandri

Giorgio Bianchi

as Lo sconosciuto

Luigi Carini

as Presidente del tribunale

Raimondo Van Riel

as Procuratore generale

Oreste Fares

as Avvocato difensore

Umberto Sacripante

as Cancelliere

Mercedes Brignone

as Un'invitata al ricevimento

Gino Sabbatini

as Un invitato al ricevimento

Giuseppe Pierozzi

as Un giurato