I am aware that things like this happened at this time, in fact my own family, which is German in heritage and last name, had things like this happen to them in the UK. I cannot, therefor, argue with the important point this movie is making. However, Viewers should be aware that this movie contains the abuse of an animal (that results in it's death) that belongs to the family in question as the result of the bigotry the movie examines. I found this to ruin the movie for me. If you are the kind of person that doesn't need this sort of thing presented as "entertainment" (even in a good cause) you might want to avoid this film, in spite of the wonderful Barbara Stanwyck.