Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys ★★½ 1976
A courtroom drama focusing on a famous 1931 trial. A courageous judge must battle the South in the case of nine black men charged with gang-raping two white women. 100m/C VHS . Arthur Hill, Vera Miles, Ken Kercheval, Suzanne Lederer, Tom Ligon; D: Fielder Cook. TV
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