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Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Lana Turner

A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with political ambitions, sees the crime as his ticket to th...( read more  read more... )e Senate if he can find the right victim to finger for the crime. He sets out to convict Robert Hale, a transplanted northerner who was Mary's teacher at the business school where she was killed. Despite the fact that all the evidence against Hale is circumstantial, Griffin works with a ruthless reporter to create a media frenzy of prejudice and hate against the teacher.

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Unrated, 95 min.

Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy

Release Date: October 9, 1937

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  • codyfranklin2
    January 16, 2009
    codyfranklin2
    Powerful and unorthodox film about a northern man accused of the murder of a young girl in a southern town.The film alludes that he is innocent, but never reveals if he is or who may be the guilty party. It mainly is about newspaper men and politicians using the trial for persona...( read more)l gain. They use the prejudice of north vs the south to fuel the trial into a media circus.The film opens with 6 old Civil War veterans talking about how once they are gone people will forget about the line between North and South, but the film shows that people will never forget. At first it seems like southern bashing, but after awhile it's both sides that are equally guilty. Great direction by LeRoy with a great script. Everyone in this film is a bastard except the accused and his family and the victims family. The ending is great and it leaves the viewer to decide what they think, very unusual for a Hollywood film made in the '30's
  • threefolddado
    August 19, 2008
    threefolddado
    Powerful murder mystery, showing the press and politicians influence on the outcome of police investigations.
  • Ghw12158
    August 4, 2008
    Ghw12158
    good stuff well acted
  • hypathio7
    July 9, 2008
    hypathio7
    nominated for best picture by NBR

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