The People v. Leo Frank (2009)
In 1913, little Mary Phagan is found dead at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta. Police quickly decide that the Jewish Superintendent, Leo Frank, should be held responsible. The trial commences with both prosecution and defense lawyers using ad hominen as the base for their arguments. From 1913 to 1915, this murder, trial, and aftermath gained notoriety worldwide. And one hundred years later it has produced books, college and university discussions, a Hollywood-ized movie "They Won't Forget", a TV movie "The Murder of Mary Phagan", a Broadway musical "Parade", a bittersweet folk song "The Ballad of Mary Phagan", and racial controversy.
- Released
- 2009-04-30
- Genres
- Documentary, History, Drama
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ben Loeterman
Cast
- Will Janowitz as Leo Frank
- Seth Gilliam as Jim Conley
- Jayson Warner Smith as William Smith / Narrator
- Steve Coulter as Hugh Dorsey
- C.K. Bibby as Judge Leonard Roan
- Brett Rice as Luther Rosser
- Katie Adkins as Mary Phagan
- Gordon Danniels as Newt Lee
- Jackson Walker as John Black
- Jeff Rose as Boots Rogers
- Ryan Lewis as Harry Scott
- Ric Reitz as Reuben Arnold
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