Name: Free, White and 21
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 1 min 42 s
Cast: Frederick O'neal, Annalena Lund, George Edgley, George Russell, John Hicks

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Genre

Drama

Release Date

Jan 1963

Premiere Information

Detroit opening: 24 Apr 1963

Production Company

Falcon International Corp.

Distribution Company

American International Pictures

Country

United States

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 42m

Synopsis

Black businessman Ernie Jones is on trial in a Texas courtroom for the alleged rape of beautiful Greta Mae Hansen, a Swede who came to Texas as a Freedom Rider. The prosecution attempts to prove that Jones, the proprietor of a hotel where Greta was forced to take lodging after her friendship with blacks made it necessary for her to leave the YWCA, assaulted and raped her after winning her confidence and offering her a job as a model. The defense admits that Jones was intimate with Greta but claims she consented to the relationship. The judge charges the jury (the theater audience), and then the verdict is announced. The jury finds for the defendant, and the lawyers wonder if justice has been done.