Twilight of Honor (1963)
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- Approved
- 1h 44min
- Crime, Drama
- 06 Feb 1964 (West Germany)
- Movie
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Richard Chamberlain | ... |
David Mitchell
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Nick Adams | ... |
Ben Brown
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Claude Rains | ... |
Art Harper
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Joan Blackman | ... |
Susan Harper
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James Gregory | ... |
Norris Bixby
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Joey Heatherton | ... |
Laura Mae Brown
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Pat Buttram | ... |
Cole Clinton
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Jeanette Nolan | ... |
Amy Clinton
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Edgar Stehli | ... |
Judge James Tucker
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James Bell | ... |
Charles Crispin
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George Mitchell | ... |
District Attorney Paul Farish
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Don 'Red' Barry | ... |
Judson Elliot
(as Donald Barry)
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Bert Freed | ... |
Sheriff Buck Wheeler
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Robin Raymond | ... |
Tess Braden
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June Dayton | ... |
Vera Driscoll
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Arch Johnson | ... |
Mac McWade
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Linda Evans | ... |
Alice Clinton
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Leon Alton | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Don Anderson | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Lee Anthony | ... |
Clinton's Son (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Henry Beckman | ... |
Man Stirring Up Crowd (uncredited)
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John Breen | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Dick Cherney | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Noble 'Kid' Chissell | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Karen Conrad | ... |
Son Clinton's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Gene Coogan | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Dick Crockett | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Rupert Crosse | ... |
Jailer's Assistant (uncredited)
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Bobby Gilbert | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Jimmie Horan | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Clark Howat | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Michael Jeffers | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Chubby Johnson | ... |
Gannon, Jailer (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Colin Kenny | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Joseph La Cava | ... |
Townsman at Airport (uncredited)
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Richard LaMarr | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Charles Lampkin | ... |
Mr. Simmons (uncredited)
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Paul Langton | ... |
Air Force Sgt. Kelly (uncredited)
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Dal McKennon | ... |
Mr. Phillips (uncredited)
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Hans Moebus | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Burt Mustin | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Joe Ploski | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Mitchell Rhein | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Robert Robinson | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Clark Ross | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Jerry Schumacher | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Phil Schumacher | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Scott Seaton | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Hal Taggart | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Ron Whelan | ... |
Dr. Eastland (uncredited)
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Directed by
Boris Sagal |
Written by
Henry Denker | ... | (screenplay) |
Al Dewlen | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Gordon Cornell Layne | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
William Perlberg | ... | producer (as A Perlberg-Seaton Production) |
George Seaton | ... | producer (as A Perlberg-Seaton Production) |
Music by
Johnny Green | ... | (as John Green) |
Cinematography by
Philip H. Lathrop | ... | director of photography (as Philip Lathrop) |
Editing by
Hugh S. Fowler |
Editorial Department
Jules Nayfack | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
George W. Davis | ||
Paul Groesse |
Set Decoration by
Henry Grace | ||
Hugh Hunt |
Makeup Department
Mary Keats | ... | hair styles |
William Tuttle | ... | makeup supervisor |
Ron Berkeley | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Agnes Flanagan | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
John Truwe | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Donald Roberts | ... | assistant director |
Richard Lang | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Al Shenberg | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Robert Schultz | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Bernie Hurlen | ... | sound recordist |
Franklin Milton | ... | recording supervisor |
Larry Hadsell | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Larry Jost | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
Stunts
Dick Crockett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Gil Perkins | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Jackman | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Cliff King | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sylvia Posner | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
Johnny Green | ... | conductor (as John Green) |
Robert Bain | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Pete Carpenter | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Artie Kane | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Shelly Manne | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
Red Mitchell | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Uan Rasey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Betty A. Griffin | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1963) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1963) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1963) (France) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1964) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1964) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1964) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- CBS (1972) (United States) (tv) (pan/scan version)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Panavision (filmed in)
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
US Air Force veteran Ben Brown has been charged with the murder of aging Cole Clinton, a leading citizen of Durango County, New Mexico. Several months after the discovery of Clint's dead body, Ben was turned in to the authorities for a reward by his wife, Laura Mae Brown, who claims she witnessed the murder. Ben has signed two confessions to killing Clint, who picked up the Browns hitchhiking on the road on his way back home from an out-of-town cattle auction. In addition to the charge against Ben, Laura Mae is charged as a co-defendant, her trial to be separate from Ben's. Although the alleged murder did not happen in Durango County, the trial is held there where most of Clint's friends and family will definitely be in attendance, their goal to see Ben convicted and executed. Instead of District Attorney Paul Farish, Norris Bixby has been appointed special prosecutor to try the case. James Tucker, the presiding judge, appoints a surprised young widowed attorney named David Mitchell, to represent Ben. David's surprise is because he is not currently a trial lawyer, his recent work, especially since the death of his wife Lillian three years ago, being solely research, specifically writing briefs. David learns that his appointment was partly orchestrated by his mentor, respected invalid lawyer Art Harper, who wants to see Ben get a fair trial and get David out of his funk and back into trying cases. Even before working on the case, David sees it as an overall losing situation, he will not be able to get Ben off, and will get no business following this case for representing the popular Clint's killer. David doesn't even yet realize how much the cards are stacked against him and Ben as Bixby, an ambitious man, has managed to manipulate the evidence for the trial to be a slam dunk in his favor to advance his political aspirations. As such, David believes the trial will be a lynching. In meeting Laura Mae for the first time, David finds that she is a young woman who uses sex to her advantage and who cares nothing for Ben. Ben, on the other hand, seems only to care about Laura Mae and her welfare. As David comes closer to discovering the whole story which looks to be justifiable homicide under New Mexico law, he has to decide how to negotiate the problematic case. Standing by David's side throughout the proceedings is Art's daughter, Susan Harper, who has interests other than the case. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | HIS FIRST STARRING ROLE ON THE SCREEN! Richard Chamberlain as a fearless trial lawyer in a drama of love, courage, and murder! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | In response to his unexpected nod in the Best Supporting Actor category, Nick Adams launched one of the highest-profile campaigns in the history of the Academy Awards. By Oscar night, Adams was considered the front runner simply by virtue of the massive exposure his publicists had achieved for him in the short time between the nominations and the awards ceremony. When veteran actor Melvyn Douglas, who hadn't campaigned at all, was announced as the winner for Hud (1963), Adams was left shell-shocked, and the public embarrassment of the episode led to a swift decline in film offers. The actor, who had always suffered from depression, would ultimately commit suicide based on the cumulative effects of his stalled career. See more » |
Goofs | In the flashback of Ben and Laura Mae hitchhiking along the lonely road in New Mexico miles from town, Cole Clinton drives up in his Imperial convertible and offers them a ride. The convertible has a rear view mirror clearly showing attached to the front windshield in the camera's wide shot point of view. In the next closeup scene with the point of view from the front of the car and the windshield centered in the frame, the rear view mirror is missing. In the next scene, a wide shot of the car driving into the hotel parking lot, the rear view mirror is mysteriously re-attached back onto the windshield. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Censura: Alguns Cortes (1999). See more » |
Quotes |
Judge James Tucker:
Mr. Mitchell, examine the witness, don't undress her. See more » |