''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
A criminal defense lawyer is a lawyer (mostly barristers) specializing in the defense of individuals and companies charged with criminal activity. Some criminal defense lawyers are privately retained, while others are employed by the various ...
Earl Rogers, upon whom
Earl Stanley Gardner
Erle Stanley Gardner (July 17, 1889 – March 11, 1970) was an American lawyer and author. He is best known for the Perry Mason series of detective stories, but he wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces and also a series of nonfiction boo ...
based the character
Perry Mason. (The author is depicted under her middle name, "Nora.")
This was the last work of
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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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
References
* The Hollywood reporter, by Wilkerson Daily Corp.
External links
*
1991 drama films
1991 television films
1991 films
TNT (American TV network) original films
Films directed by Jack Fisk
Films scored by Stewart Copeland
Films based on works by Adela Rogers St. Johns
1990s English-language films
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