Watch The Fall of '55

This documentary offers an examination of the hysteria and injustice that surrounded a homosexual witch hunt occurring in Boise, Idaho in 1955. On Halloween of that year, a number of prominent citizens of the city were charged with participating in a variety of homosexual acts, claiming they were all part of a ring that victimized more than 1000 boys over a 10 year period. Some of those charged received prison sentences ranging from a few months to a life sentence behind bars.

The Fall of '55 is a 2006 documentary with a runtime of 1 hour and 22 minutes. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.1.