The Teller and the Truth

The Teller and the Truth

82 mins | Crime, Romance | Nov. 1, 2015

In 1974, 24 year-old Francis Wetherbee, a bank teller who is the subject of small-town envy and gossip, disappears from her hometown of Smithville, Texas two weeks after her fiance's bank is robbed. Her car is dredged from the bottom of a local river but it yields no clues. After a vigorous but futile search for the missing woman, the authorities give up, and Francis recedes into legend--until the case is revisited nearly 40 years later when key figures in her life come forward with theories and clues surrounding her disappearance. The film then morphs from documentary style to narrative as the odyssey of Francis' life unfolds for the audience and the truth is revealed.

The Teller and the Truth

82 mins | Crime, Romance | Nov. 1, 2015

The Teller and the Truth
In 1974, 24 year-old Francis Wetherbee, a bank teller who is the subject of small-town envy and gossip, disappears from her hometown of Smithville, Texas two weeks after her fiance's bank is robbed. Her car is dredged from the bottom of a local river but it yields no clues. After a vigorous but futile search for the missing woman, the authorities give up, and Francis recedes into legend--until the case is revisited nearly 40 years later when key figures in her life come forward with theories and clues surrounding her disappearance. The film then morphs from documentary style to narrative as the odyssey of Francis' life unfolds for the audience and the truth is revealed.
Producers Roadwings Entertainment
Original title The Teller and the Truth
Directors Andrew Shapter
Writers Nevie Owens, Andrew Shapter

Cast

Leilani Galvan

as Francis Wetherbee

Russell Gustave Ochoa

as Oliver Pearce

Helena Stoddard

as Bianca Pearce

Diane Perella

as Narrator (voice)

Carl Westergren

as Paul A. McQueen

Harold McMillan

as Haze Michael

Keith Sloan

as Willie

Anastasia Andres

as Elder Francis

Olivia Bell

as Young Francis

Jason Borkowski

as Roddy Wetherbee

Augustin Boyer

as Alexandre Deschanel

Randall Crow

as Fireman

David Herrington

as Mr. Gazley

Queon Hughes

as Young Willie

Dorothy Layne

as Princess

Mona Lee Fultz

as Janice

C.K. McFarland

as Maxie

Mamie Meek

as Cindy

Marco Perella

as FBI Agent Carl Winstead

Donald Redmon

as Young Tobin

Lonny Richardson

as Bastrop County Sheriff

Christopher Rogers

as Officer McBride

Skeeter Sewart

as Skeeter Rooney

Steve Uzzell

as J.A. O'Brien

Claudia Valerio

as Francis' Mother

Andrew Westerkom

as Detective Staples

Todd V. Wolfson

as David Meckler