The People v. Leo Frank

The People v. Leo Frank

85 mins | April 30, 2009

In 1913, little Mary Phagan is found dead at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta. Police quickly decide that the Jewish Superintendent, Leo Frank, should be held responsible. The trial commences with both prosecution and defense lawyers using ad hominen as the base for their arguments. From 1913 to 1915, this murder, trial, and aftermath gained notoriety worldwide. And one hundred years later it has produced books, college and university discussions, a Hollywood-ized movie "They Won't Forget", a TV movie "The Murder of Mary Phagan", a Broadway musical "Parade", a bittersweet folk song "The Ballad of Mary Phagan", and racial controversy.

The People v. Leo Frank

85 mins | April 30, 2009

The People v. Leo Frank
In 1913, little Mary Phagan is found dead at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta. Police quickly decide that the Jewish Superintendent, Leo Frank, should be held responsible. The trial commences with both prosecution and defense lawyers using ad hominen as the base for their arguments. From 1913 to 1915, this murder, trial, and aftermath gained notoriety worldwide. And one hundred years later it has produced books, college and university discussions, a Hollywood-ized movie "They Won't Forget", a TV movie "The Murder of Mary Phagan", a Broadway musical "Parade", a bittersweet folk song "The Ballad of Mary Phagan", and racial controversy.
Producers
Original title The People v. Leo Frank
Directors Ben Loeterman
Writers Ben Loeterman

Cast

Will Janowitz

as Leo Frank

Seth Gilliam

as Jim Conley

Jayson Warner Smith

as William Smith / Narrator

Steve Coulter

as Hugh Dorsey

C.K. Bibby

as Judge Leonard Roan

Brett Rice

as Luther Rosser

Katie Adkins

as Mary Phagan

Gordon Danniels

as Newt Lee

Jackson Walker

as John Black

Jeff Rose

as Boots Rogers

Ryan Lewis

as Harry Scott

Ric Reitz

as Reuben Arnold

Kate Kneeland

as Lucille Frank

Terrence Gibney

as John Slaton

John Grimm

as Fiddling John Carson

Marc Gowan

as Dr. Roy Harris