Trial
1955 · 1h 45m · Drama · United States of America
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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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anti-communismapprentice lawyercommunist movementcourtroomdefense attorneyfundraisingheart conditionjuvenile crimelawyerlos angeles, californialynch mobmexican americanmexican boynew york citypost world war iirace relationsracismrape accusation
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