A Southern lynch mob and a District Attorney say a Northern teacher killed a teenager..
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that leave a bad taste in your mouth—in a good way—then absolutely. It’s not a fun watch. If you’re looking for a cozy mystery or something with a tidy moral victory, stay away. This one is for people who want to see how quickly a town can turn into a pack of wolves. There’s t...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Mervyn LeRoy
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that leave a bad taste in your mouth—in a good way—then absolutely. It’s not a fun watch. If you’re looking for a cozy mystery or something with a tidy moral victory, stay away. This one is for people who want to see how quickly a town can turn into a pack of wolves. There’s this scene early on involving a train station that is just bone-chilling. You see the machinery of the mob start to turn, and it’s not loud. It’s just inevitable. It reminded me a b..."
Elisabeth Risdon
Robert Rossen, Aben Kandel, Ward Greene
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