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Status
Released
Release
1956
Runtime
1h 25m
Available options inUS
"Who really set the town aflame?..."
Politicians go after a small-town librarian when she refuses to ban a book. She's quickly labeled a Communist.
15 Cast Members
Bette Davis
Alicia Hull
Brian Keith
Paul Duncan
Kim Hunter
Martha Lockridge
Paul Kelly
Judge Robert Ellerbe
Joe Mantell
George Slater
Kevin Coughlin
Freddie Slater
Sally Brophy
Laura Slater
Curtis Cooksey
Stacey Martin
Kathryn Grant
Hazel Levering
Edward Platt
Rev. Wilson
Howard Wierum
Mayor Levering
Michael Raffetto
Edgar Greenbaum
Joseph Kearns
Mr. Morrisey
Howard Wendell
Sen. Bascomb
Burt Mustin
Carl (uncredited)
