murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case of murder soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other. Based on the play, all of the action takes place on the stage of the jury room.

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the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.

Tags : organized crime | murder | priest | redemption | fistfight | brother brother relationship | gangster | corruption | father daughter relationship | catholic | taxi | bar | lawyer | christian | national film registry | beer | three word title | loyalty | family relationships

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Orleans. She doesn't understand how Stella, who is expecting her first child, could have picked a husband so lacking in refinement. Stanley Kowalski's buddies come over to the house to play cards and one of them, Mitch, finds Blanche attractive until Stanley tells him about what kind of a woman Blanche really is. What will happen when Stella goes to the hospital to have her baby and just Blanche and her brother-in-law are in the house?

Tags : mental illness | sister sister relationship | widow | pregnancy | family relationships | national film registry | husband wife relationship | adultery | dysfunctional marriage | dating | marriage | train station | shower | baby | cigarette smoking

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