[2] It was based on the true story of the controversial trial of a black man accused of raping a white woman in Dallas, Texas in the 1960s.
The central conflict in this film is whether African-American businessman Ernie Jones raped Swedish immigrant and civil rights Freedom Rider Greta Mae Hansen.
The movie was based on a true story about an English girl who stayed at a motel owned by Tony Davis, a black disc jockey.
Before the film was completed, Buchanan showed an assembly cut to James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff of American International Pictures (AIP), who agreed to distribute it.
[3] The film was released with the gimmick of having the audiences act as a jury and be given ballot papers to mark deciding whether the accused was innocent or guilty.