Final Verdict
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| genre = Drama
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| writer = Lawrence Roman
Adela Rogers St. Johns
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| director = Jack Fisk
| starring = Treat Williams
Glenn Ford
Ashley Crow
Olivia Burnette
Dana Hill
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| theme_music_composer = Stewart Copeland
| country = United States
| language = English
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| executive_producer = Nelle Nugent
| producer = George Manasse
| location = Houston, Texas
Galveston, Texas
Richmond, Texas
Rosenberg, Texas
| editor = Andrew Mondshein
| cinematography = Paul Elliott
| runtime = 93 minutes
| company = Foxboro Company Productions
Turner Pictures
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| network = TNT
| released = {{Start date|1991|09|09}}
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Final Verdict is a 1991 TNT drama film starring Treat Williams, Olivia Burnette and Glenn Ford. It was directed by Jack Fisk. The movie is based on the 1962 biography of the same title by Hearst journalist Adela Rogers St. Johns. The book and the movie tell the story of her father, Los Angeles defense attorney Earl Rogers. It has been speculated that Erle Stanley Gardner based the character Perry Mason on Rogers. (The author is depicted under her middle name, "Nora.")
This was the last work of Hollywood legend Glenn Ford, and the last onscreen appearance of actress Dana Hill, who died in 1996 at just 32.
Plot
This story takes place in the 1920s, where the successful and controversial defense attorney Earl Rogers is known for his controversial behavior in the courtroom and for his innovative methods. His father, the Reverend Rogers, instilled in his children moral values which Rogers puts into practice during the trial. He has a beautiful and faithful wife named Belle, and daughter Nora.
Cast
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Actor | Role |
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Treat Williams | Earl Rogers Attorney |
Glenn Ford | Reverend Rogers |
Olivia Burnette | Nora Rogers |
Ashley Crow | Belle Rogers |
Barton Heyman | Bill Jory |
Raphael Sbarge | Al Boyd |
Fionnula Flanagan | Pearl Morton |
Amy Wright | "Queenie" |
Dana Hill | Francy |
Lance Kerwin | Harry Johnson |
References
- The Hollywood reporter, by Wilkerson Daily Corp.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0101877}}
{{Jack Fisk}}
Category:1991 television films
Category:TNT (American TV network) original films
Category:Films directed by Jack Fisk
Category:Films scored by Stewart Copeland
Category:Films based on works by Adela Rogers St. Johns
Category:1990s English-language films
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