Barry Newman gives a high-pressure performance as the young lawyer who antagonises the legal profession and, it seems, an entire town, in the course of defending an uncooperative client. Director Sidney J Furie's restless cameras bob and weave their way through a mass of intrigue in this diverting thriller. Newman later revived his character to form the basis for his successful Petrocelli series on TV.

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