The Massie Affair

WAS IT AN ACT OF HONOR — OR REVENGE FOR A CRIME NEVER COMMITTED?

6/10 2005 4K 55 min

Documentary

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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