Trial

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.

• 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