Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Arthur Hill Judge James Edwin Horton

Lewis J. Stadlen Sam Liebowitz

Ken Kercheval Dist. Atty. Tom Knight

Vera Miles Mrs. Horton

Ellen Barber Victoria Price