Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
6
100 minutes
4/22/1976
Overview
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.
Cast List
Arthur Hill
as Judge James Edwin Horton
Lewis J. Stadlen
as Sam Liebowitz
Ken Kercheval
as Dist. Atty. Tom Knight
Vera Miles
as Mrs. Horton
Ellen Barber
as Victoria Price
Susan Lederer
as Ruby Bates
David Harris
as Haywood Patterson
Robert Fields
as Joe Brodsky
Rony Clanton
as Andy Wright
Tom Ligon
as Lester Carter
Richard Backus
as Dr. Lynch
Michael Adams
as Gene Williams
Larry Butts
as LeRoy Wright
Frank Bettis
as Ozie Powell
Roy Cooper
as Rossiter
James L. Day
as Clarence Norris
Joe Dorsey
as Newlin Andrews
Louis Fox
as Win Baker
Afemo Omilami
as Charlie Weems
Lane Smith
as Tyler
Barry Snider
as Cpt. Burleson
Josef Sommer
as Pomeroy
Donald Symington
as Allen
Wallace Thomas
as Willie Roberson
Bruce Watson
as Orville Gilley
Gregory Wyatt
as Olen Montgomery
Paul Benjamin
as Ramsey
Anthony Heald
as Lawyer Crony
Sonny Shroyer
as Noah
Gene Witham
as Townsperson