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.
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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.
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Top cast
10 people
Glenn Ford
as David Blake
Dorothy McGuire
as Abbe Nyle
Arthur Kennedy
as Barney Castle
John Hodiak
as District Attorney John J. Armstrong
Katy Jurado
as Consuela Chavez
Rafael Campos
as Angel Chavez
Juano Hernández
as Judge Theodore Motley
Robert Middleton
as A.A. "Fats" Sanders
John Hoyt
as Ralph Castillo
Paul Guilfoyle
as Cap Grant
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1 min read · Published July 21, 2026
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