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Feature film — 2005

The Massie Affair (2005)

6.00h 55mDocumentary

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.

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Director: Mark Zwonitzer

On screen

Cast & crew

Blair Brown as Narrator (voice)

Blair Brown

Narrator (voice)

S

Siobhan C. Edmondson

Thalia Massie

C

Chance Gusukuma

Extra

A

Andrew T. Magoulick

Extra

E

Eric H. Mita

Extra

G

George Shishido

Extra

R

Roger Wilko

Extra

N

Nona Beamer

Chanter

C

Charles Ka'aupu

Chanter

D

Don McClellan

Steel Guitar

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