The character of Thomas Mara is clearly based on Thomas E. Dewey, a Manhattan District Attorney who went on to become the governor of New York and twice the (unsuccessful) Republican candidate for President (1944 and 1948). Jerome Cowan, who played him, and Dewey bear a strong physical resemblance and both wore mustaches, highly unusual for professional men of the time. Also, Judge Harper mentions that the District Attorney is a Republican, which is also a rarity back then for elected officials in New York City.

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