Final Verdict
GenreDrama
Written byLawrence Roman
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Directed byJack Fisk
StarringTreat Williams
Glenn Ford
Ashley Crow
Olivia Burnette
Theme music composerStewart Copeland
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerNelle Nugent
ProducersGeorge Manasse
Victor Simpkins (co-producer)
Karina Friend Buck (associate producer)
Production locationsHouston, Texas
Galveston, Texas
Richmond, Texas
Rosenberg, Texas
CinematographyPaul Elliott
EditorAndrew Mondshein
Running time93 minutes
Production companiesFoxboro Company Productions
Turner Pictures
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseSeptember 9, 1991 (1991-09-09)

Final Verdict (1991) is a 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, upon whom Earl Stanley Gardner based the character Perry Mason. (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.

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 woman named Belle, and daughter Nora.

Cast

ActorRole
Treat WilliamsEarl Rogers Attorney
Glenn FordRev. Rogers
Olivia BurnetteNora Rogers
Ashley CrowBelle Rogers
Barton HeymanBill Jory
Raphael SbargeAl Boyd
Fionnula FlanaganPearl Morton
Amy WrightQueenie
Dana HillFrancy
Lance KerwinHarry Johnson

References

  • The Hollywood reporter, by Wilkerson Daily Corp.


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