Apr 18, 2005
55 min
Full-HD

The Massie Affair (2005)

In the waning days of summer 1931, Honolulu's tropical tranquility was shattered when a young Navy wife made a drastic allegation of rape against five nonwhite islanders. What unfolded in the following days and weeks was a racially-charged murder case that would make headlines across the nation, enrage Hawai'i's native population, and galvanize the island's law enforcers and the nation's social elite.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

American Experience Films

Blair Brown

Narrator (voice)

Siobhan C. Edmondson

Thalia Massie

Chance Gusukuma

Extra

Andrew T. Magoulick

Extra

Eric H. Mita

Extra

George Shishido

Extra

Roger Wilko

Extra

Nona Beamer

Chanter

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