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.
| Directing | Mark Robson | Director |
| Production | Charles Schnee | Producer |
| Writing | Don Mankiewicz | Novel |
| Writing | Don Mankiewicz | Writer |
| Production | James E. Newcom | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Daniele Amfitheatrof | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Albert Akst | Editor |
| Art | Randall Duell | Art Direction |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Fred M. MacLean | Set Decoration |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | Robert Saunders | Assistant Director |
| Art | Carl Nugent | Props |
| Sound | Wesley C. Miller | Recording Supervision |
| Crew | Warren Newcombe | Special Effects |
| Camera | Ted Voigtländer | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Daniele Amfitheatrof | Music Director |
