The Bellamy Trial is a 1927 mystery crime novel by the American writer Frances Noyes Hart. It was inspired by the Hall–Mills murder case of 1922.[1] In 1948 it was awarded the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in France.

Synopsis

It was adapted into the 1929 American part-talkie film The Bellamy Trial directed by Monta Bell. Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer it starred Leatrice Joy, Betty Bronson and Edward J. Nugent.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kabatchnik p.198
  2. ^ Goble p.208

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Kabatchnik, Amnon. Blood on the Stage, 1925-1950: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery and Detection. Scarecrow Press, 2010.


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