To Kill a Mockingbird

Plot Summary

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.

Top Cast

Mary Badham Scout Finch

Gregory Peck Atticus Finch

Phillip Alford Jem

John Megna Dill Harris

Frank Overton Sheriff Heck Tate