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A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom drama set in 1947 and underlying post-WW2 acute problems facing the USA such as stormy race relations and the growing threat of local communism.
Keywords
new york city
anti-communism
lawyer
racism
los angeles, california
courtroom
defense attorney
post world war ii
mexican american
lynch mob
rape accusation
fundraising
juvenile crime
heart condition
mexican boy
apprentice lawyer
race relations
communist movement
Casts
Glenn Ford
David Blake
Dorothy McGuire
Abbe Nyle
Arthur Kennedy
Barney Castle
John Hodiak
District Attorney John J. Armstrong
Katy Jurado
Consuela Chavez
Rafael Campos
Angel Chavez
Juano Hernández
Judge Theodore Motley
Robert Middleton
A.A. "Fats" Sanders
John Hoyt
Ralph Castillo
Paul Guilfoyle
Cap Grant
Elisha Cook Jr.
Finn
Ann Lee
Gail Wiltse
Whit Bissell
Sam Wiltse
Richard Gaines
Dr. Johannes Schacter
Barry Kelley
Jim Brackett
Dorothy Green
Mrs. Mary Ackerman (uncredited)
Frank Cady
Canford (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Youval (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson
Reporter (uncredited)
Crews
Mark Robson
Director
Charles Schnee
Producer
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Carl Nugent
Props
Don Mankiewicz
Writer
Randall Duell
Art Direction
James E. Newcom
Associate Producer
Albert Akst
Editor
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer
Fred M. MacLean
Set Decoration
Robert Saunders
Assistant Director
Wesley C. Miller
Recording Supervision
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Music Director
Don Mankiewicz
Novel
Ted Voigtlander
Assistant Camera
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Backdrops & Posters
