''Final Verdict'' is a 1991

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drama film starring

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and

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. It was directed by

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. 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,

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Earl Rogers Earl Rogers (November 18, 1869 – February 22, 1922) was an American trial lawyer and professor. Rogers became the inspiration for Erle Stanley Gardner's fictional character Perry Mason. He was posthumously inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall ...

. It has been speculated that

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based the character

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on Rogers. (The author is depicted under her middle name, "Nora.") This was the last work of

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legend

, and the last onscreen appearance of actress

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, who died in 1996 at just 32.

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 wife 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 {{US-tv-drama-film-stub