Zoot Suit
Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.
Top Billed Cast
Daniel Valdez
Henry Reyna
Edward James Olmos
El Pachuco
Charles Aidman
George Shearer
Tyne Daly
Alice Bloomfield
John Anderson
Judge F.W. Charles
Featured Crew
Eugene Blythe
Casting
Tom H. John
Production Design
Luis Valdez
Director
Peter Burrell
Producer
Gordon Davidson
Producer
Frank Bayer
Casting
William P. Wingate
Producer
Fred S. Winston
Set Decoration
Luis Valdez
Writer
David Myers
Director of Photography
Jacqueline Cambas
Editor
Anita Dann
Casting
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