01 Apr 1959
Compulsion
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
License to Kill
He is their only hope for justice.
A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether.
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James Farentino John Peterson
Penny Fuller Judith Peterson
Don Murray Tom Fiske
Millie Perkins Mary Fiske
Ari Meyers Amy Peterson
Donald Moffat Howard Webster
Jacqueline Brookes Judge Miriam Roth
Kristen Vigard Lynne Peterson
Denzel Washington Martin Sawyer
George Martin Steve
John M. Jackson Officer Caskey
Josef Rainer Reece Campbell
Jerry Haynes Bill Wilson
Marc Gilpin Larry Chernoff
Niki Flacks Meredith
Hugh Gorrian Brice McCullough
Kenneth Barry Lou
Brandon Smith Warren Clark
Howard Fisher Principal
Christopher Bradley David
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