Hostile Witness

Hostile Witness is a 1968 courtroom drama. The story is about a very successful lawyer named Simon Crawford. When his daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident Crawford can think of nothing but tracking down the person responsible for her death. One night Crawford is hit attacked and hit over the head, He blacks out as a result. During the same time frame his neighbor, a well-respected judge, is murdered. Crawford is accused of the murder, and he has to defend himself in court. Crawford has a reputation for having a violent temper and he does not have a convincing alibi.