-Atticus Finch is a lawyer in 1932 Alabama. His latest assignment is to defend a black man named Tom Robinson who was accused of raping an ignorant, white redneck woman named Mayella Ewell. Many of the townspeople are outraged that he is defending a black man and they try to get him out of the trial, but he pushes on.
Cast
-Gregory Peck: Atticus Finch
-Mary Badham: Scout
-John Megna: Dill Harris
-Frank Overton: Sheriff Heck tate
-Rosemary Murphy: Maudie Atkinson
-Ruth White: Mrs. Dubose
-Brock Peters: Tom Robinson
-Estelle Evans: Calpurnia
-Paul Fix: Judge Taylor
-Collin Wilcox Paxton: Mayella Violet Ewell
-James Anderson: Bob Ewell
-Robert Duvall: Boo Radley
-Philip Alford: Jem
Did You Know?
-Finch was the middle name of author Harper Lee
-Mary Badham and Gregory Peck grew close during the movie
-For the role of Boo Radley, Robert Duvall stayed out of the sun for 6 weeks and dyed his hair blonde. In the book, it says that Boo only left the house at night because the sun hurt his eyes. This would suggest that Boo might have some form of Albinism, which is very white skin due to no pigment, no pigment in the eyes or hair
-On the day of his death, Brock Peters, who played Tom Robinson, delivered the eulogy at Gregory Peck's funeral
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