Summaries

In the second dramatic case for widowed near-defunct small-town lawyer Harmon Cobb, he defends an incarcerated woman named Billie who is refused release from a mental institution in 1947.

Details

Keywords
  • lawyer
  • place name in title
  • psychiatric hospital
  • female psychiatric patient
  • electroconvulsive therapy
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Jan 18, 1992
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Carnegie Mellon University - 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies RHI Entertainment Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)

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Tech specs

Runtime 2h
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

In 1947 a small-town lawyer sues the state of Maryland over a young woman in a mental institution.

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