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.

Top Cast

Glenn FordDavid Blake

Dorothy McGuireAbbe Nyle

Arthur KennedyBarney Castle

John HodiakDistrict Attorney John J. Armstrong

Katy JuradoConsuela Chavez

Rafael CamposAngel Chavez

Juano HernándezJudge Theodore Motley

Robert MiddletonA.A. "Fats" Sanders