A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success writing about the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, Zola's complacency is shaken when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for being a spy. Realizing that Dreyfus is an innocent victim of anti-Semitism, Zola boldly pens a newspaper article exposing the truth, is charged with libel and must defend himself in a dramatic courtroom testimony.
Paul Muni
Gale Sondergaard
Joseph Schildkraut
Gloria Holden
Donald Crisp
Erin O'Brien-Moore
John Litel
Henry O'Neill
Morris Carnovsky
Louis Calhern
Ralph Morgan
Robert Barrat
Vladimir Sokoloff
Grant Mitchell
Harry Davenport
Robert Warwick
Charles Richman
Gilbert Emery
Walter Kingsford
Paul Everton
Montagu Love
Frank Sheridan
Lumsden Hare
Marcia Mae Jones
Florence Roberts
Dickie Moore
Rolla Gourvitch
Franklyn Farnum