''The Bellamy Trial'' is a 1927

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by the American writer

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. It was inspired by the

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of 1922. In 1948 it was awarded the

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in France.

Adaptations

It was adapted into the 1929 American

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film '' The Bellamy Trial'' directed by

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. Made by

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it starred

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and Edward J. Nugent.Goble p.208

References

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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