Before the Jury

Before the Jury — Plot

During a reception in a villa, wealthy banker Calandri is killed in the park with a gunshot. The gamekeeper Barra is immediately arrested, but he declares himself innocent. During the trial it turns out that the defendant had threatened the victim, guilty of courting his sister-in-law. But the deposition of a journalist present at the party soon leads to discover the existence of a dense network of equivocal relations between the victim, the guests and the servants. This judicial setting drama is allegedly the second Italian sound film after "The Song of Love", made using the RCA Photophone recording technique, and is also considered to be the first Italian detective film, a precursor to the later genre of Giallo films.

• Release date
• January 31, 1931
• Runtime
• 66 min
• Genres
• Drama, Mystery
• Director
• Guido Brignone

Before the Jury — Cast

Renzo Ricci Aroldo Cramoli Marcella Albani Leda Astorri Carlo Ninchi Marcello Barra Lia Franca Dora Bardi Elio Steiner Giulio Alberti

E

Elvira Marchionni Cognata di Marcello

G

Giovanni Cimara Carlo Astorri

C

Camillo De Rossi Adolfo Calandri