The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1964)

USA, 1964
98m
35mm film, black and white, 1.66:1
mono, English

An American fantasy film directed by Larry Buchanan.

Plot Summary

What would have happened if Lee Harvey Oswald hadn’t been murdered by Jack Ruby and had stood trial for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?

Credits

Crew
Directed by: Larry Buchanan
© 1964
A Falcon International picture
Produced by: Harold Hoffman
Written by: Harold Hoffman, Larry Buchanan
Script Supervisor: Betty Sooter
Director of Photography: James R. Davidson
Operating Cameraman: Henry Kokojan
Assistant Cameramen: Jack Specht, Olin W. Dalton
Gaffer: Roy E. Adams
Key Grip: J.H. Beall
Film Editor: Larry Buchanan
Mixer: Bruce Howard
Recordist: R. Shields Mitchell
Set Dresser: Bill Mitchell
Production Assistant: Ralph Johnson
Legal Consultant: Charles W. Tessmer
Filmed at Southwest Film Center, Dallas

Cast
George R. Russell (defense attorney)
George Edgley (judge)
Arthur Nations (prosecuting attorney)
Charles Mazyrack (the defendant)
Joreta Cherry (court reporter)
Howard Ware (bailiff)
Don Gillespie, Dan Terrell, Bill Peck (attorneys)
Jenna Jordan, Charles McLine, Bob Dracup, Raymond Bradford, Tommie Russell, Max Anderson, Theodore Mitchell, Anne MacAdams, Shirley McLine, Edwin Cherry, Dale Howard, Jim Altgens, Bill Bell, Bob French, Barnett Shaw, William McGhee, Jack Dunlop, Wallace Edwards, Jonathan Ledford, Bill Carter, Armand Jones, Bill Thurman, Nathan Wyll (the witnesses)
Charles W. Tessmer

Alternative Titles

El asesinato del siglo – Mexico
El juicio de Lee Harvey Oswald – Mexico

See also
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977)

References

Books

  • The Films of Larry Buchanan: A Critical Examination by Rob Craig pp.67-75; 238-239 – illustrated article; credits
  • It Came from Hunger! Tales of a Cinema Schlockmeister by Larry Buchanan pp.77-79; 207-208 – illustrated article; credits