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Writers:
Ward Greene (novel)
Robert Rossen (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 October 1937 (USA) more
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Plot:
A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day... more | add synopsis
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Emotionally gripping piece of American History. more (24 total)

Cast

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Claude Rains ... District Attorney Andrew J. 'Andy' Griffin
Gloria Dickson ... Sybil Hale
Edward Norris ... Professor Robert Perry Hale

Otto Kruger ... Michael Gleason
Allyn Joslyn ... William A. 'Bill' Brock

Lana Turner ... Mary Clay
Linda Perry ... Imogene Mayfield
Elisha Cook Jr. ... Joe Turner
Cy Kendall ... Detective Laneart
Clinton Rosemond ... Tump Redwine
E. Alyn Warren ... Professor Carlisle P. Buxton
Elisabeth Risdon ... Mrs. Hale (Robert's mother) (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Clifford Soubier ... Jim Timberlake
Granville Bates ... Pindar, private detective
Ann Shoemaker ... Mrs. Mountford
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Death in the Deep South (USA) (working title)
In the Deep South (USA) (working title)
The Deep South (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
95 min | USA:95 min (TCM print)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Fritz Lang was initially offered to direct but passed on it, not wanting to be typecast as "an expert on lynching". (Lang had previously directed Fury (1936), which also involved a lynch mob.) more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) more

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17 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Emotionally gripping piece of American History., 2 June 2000
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Author: cabotcove (cabotcove@email.com) from Montclair, NJ

Flawless blending of cynicism, humor and tragedy, this re-enactment of a real-life murder in the south consciously downplays the real-life anti-semitism in the real murder of Mary Phagan case, but carry more of an emotional wallop than the Jack Lemmon made-for-TV docudrama -- although the latter is still good on its own terms. Lana Turner has an impressive screen debut as the murder victim. Gloria Dickson is very powerful as the defendant's wife, and Claude Rains is magnificent as the politically minded prosecutor, but Allyn Joslyn as the cynical, burnt out reporter steals the show. A truly excellent example of how historically based movies can be among the most memorable.

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