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Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

7.0Apr 22, 19761h 40mDramaHistory

Directed by Fielder Cook

Written by Dan T. Carter, John McGreevey

In 1930s Alabama, nine young black men are accused of raping two white women. The judge in the case, unlike the rest of the town, comes to believe that the boys are innocent and, against all advice from his friends and family, sets them free, which turns the entire community against him.

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Cast

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Judge James Edwin Horton

Lewis J. Stadlen

Lewis J. Stadlen

Sam Liebowitz

Ken Kercheval

Ken Kercheval

Dist. Atty. Tom Knight

Vera Miles

Vera Miles

Mrs. Horton

Ellen Barber

Ellen Barber

Victoria Price

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Susan Lederer

Ruby Bates

David Harris

David Harris

Haywood Patterson

Robert Fields

Robert Fields

Joe Brodsky

Rony Clanton

Rony Clanton

Andy Wright

Tom Ligon

Tom Ligon

Lester Carter

Richard Backus

Richard Backus

Dr. Lynch

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Michael Adams

Gene Williams