| Movie Review | The Journal of American History, 92.3

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The Massie Affair. Dir. and prod. by Mark Zwonitzer. Hidden Hill Productions, 2005. 60 mins. (PBS Video, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1698; 800-344-3337; <shop@pbs.org>; <http://shop.pbs.org/education/> [Sept. 12, 2005])

The wife of a navy lieutenant was raped in Hawaii, but the local jury refused to convict the suspects. In 1931, the Massie affair generated sensational headlines and captivated a nation. Thalia Massie's mother, the socialite Grace Fortescue, who was related to Alexander Graham Bell, came from New York to be at her daughter's side. Subsequently she, Thalia's husband, and two men kidnapped and killed a suspect. In the ensuing murder trial, they were represented by the famous lawyer Clarence Darrow. When the jury found the defendants guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them to ten years in prison, the governor of Hawaii commuted their punishment to one hour.

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