Final Verdict Explained

Genre:Drama
Director:Jack Fisk
Starring:Treat Williams
Glenn Ford
Ashley Crow
Olivia Burnette
Theme Music Composer:Stewart Copeland
Country:United States
Language:English
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
Network:TNT

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

Actor Role
Earl Rogers Attorney
Rev. Rogers
Nora Rogers
Belle Rogers
Bill Jory
Al Boyd
Pearl Morton
Queenie
Francy
Harry Johnson

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