This message film was directed by Ted Tezlaff, based on a screenplay by Norman Shannon Hall.
John Wayne’s eldest son, Patrick Wayne (handsome, but not much of an actor) plays the sheriff of a small California town, who arrests Dennis Hopper for the murder of some innocent Mexicans.
As expected, the trial cause racial tensions and unrests
Oscar Nominations: 1
Song: Strange Are the Ways of Love, music by Dimitri Tiomkin, lyrics by Ned Washington
Oscar Awards: None
Oscar Context:
The winners were James Van Heusen and Sammy Cohn for High Hopes from the Frank Sinatra movie, A Hole in the Head.
