Summary In a Dixie small-town, the late Sheriff was quite content to preside over a truly segregated community. There the rich brothers, Harlan and Mason Davis, are lords. His successor, World War II veteran Frank Richards, has a more modern view on justice and equality, which doesn't help his social acceptance anywhere. He also has doubts about the mysterious masked 'peg-leg' to whom all murders where ascribed. Harlan is shot after an African-American boy threatens him with a gun to stop his old-fashioned 'liberalities'. Frank and the prosecutor's retired dad, agree to act as defense council, investigate, cued by the boy's Caucasian playmate, Luke Winter, and turn both case and town around. View more details
Directed : Arthur Allan Seidelman
Written : Ron Raley Terry Kay
Stars : Pat Hingle Dean Cain Debbi Morgan Kathryn Erbe
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 9, 2000
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : North Carolina, USA
Production companies : Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Summary In a Dixie small-town, the late Sheriff was quite content to preside over a truly segregated community. There the rich brothers, Harlan and Mason Davis, are lords. His successor, World War II veteran Frank Richards, has a more modern view on justice and equality, which doesn't help his social acceptance anywhere. He also has doubts about the mysterious masked 'peg-leg' to whom all murders where ascribed. Harlan is shot after an African-American boy threatens him with a gun to stop his old-fashioned 'liberalities'. Frank and the prosecutor's retired dad, agree to act as defense council, investigate, cued by the boy's Caucasian playmate, Luke Winter, and turn both case and town around. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 9, 2000
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : North Carolina, USA
Production companies : Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
