Judge Horton and the Scottsboro boys / Tomorrow Entertainment, inc.

In 1933 the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a new trial for nine young Black men who had been falsely accused of rape and sentenced to death. Describes how Judge James E. Horton struggled to insure a fair trial in a lynch mob atmosphere.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Tomorrow Entertainment (Firm)
USA Home Video (Firm)
BlaCast Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Leaf, Paul
Cook, Fielder, 1923-2003
McGreevey, John
Hill, Arthur, 1922-2006
Stadlen, Lewis J.
Kercheval, Ken
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [Durham, N.C.] : U.S.A. Home Video ; [Distributed by Blacast Entertainment], [2008?]
Subjects:
Horton, James E. > Drama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931 > Drama.
Trials (Rape) > Alabama > Scottsboro > Drama.
African Americans > Drama.
Procès (Viol) > Alabama > Scottsboro.
Horton, James E.
African Americans.
Trials (Rape)
Alabama > Scottsboro.
1931
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Judge Horton & the Scottsboro boys
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In 1933 the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a new trial for nine young Black men who had been falsely accused of rape and sentenced to death. Describes how Judge James E. Horton struggled to insure a fair trial in a lynch mob atmosphere.
Note:Produced as a motion picture in 1976.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.T75 J82 2008 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: not rated.
Credits:Producer: Paul Leaf; director: Fielder Cook; writer: John McGreevey.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R) format: this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Cast:
Arthur Hill, Lewis J. Stadlen, Ken Kercheval, Vera Mills, Ellen Barber, Suzanne Lederer.