Movie

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

★ 7.5/10 · 2 votes 1976 1h 40m Released

DramaHistory

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

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 S Susan Lederer Ruby Bates