ɹˈɪʔn̩ fɚðə skɹˈiːn baɪ nˈoːɹmən kˈætkɑːv, ɪt wʌz ɐn ˌædæptˈeɪʃən ʌv kˈætkɑːvz ˈoʊn nˈɑːvəl wˈɪtʃ, ɪn tˈɜːn, wʌz ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː mˈæsi tɹˈaɪəl ɪn hˌɑːnəlˈuːluː, həwˈaɪiː.
Written for the screen by Norman Katkov, it was an adaptation of Katkov's own novel which, in turn, was inspired by the 1932 Massie Trial in Honolulu, Hawaii.