The movie was adapted by Paul Osborn[?] from two novels -- Borden Deal[?]'s Dunbar's Cove and William Bradford Huie[?]'s Mud on the Stars. It was directed by Elia Kazan.
... In 1951 he joined the Socialist Party of America (SPA) and in 1953 he graduated from UCLA with a degree in Political Science. Between 1957 and 1960, he was on th ...