John Patterson: In the Wake of the Assassins
1h 26m
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Plot.
In the mob-controlled town of Phenix City, Alabama in the 1950s, a crusading lawyer is assassinated after he is elected attorney general on a platform of 'Man Against Crime'. His son reluctantly takes his place, vowing to clean up Phenix City and find his father's killers. Later he uses the race issue to be elected governor so that he can continue his fight against the mob. But his stand as a segregationist leads to tragic results.
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Cast & Crew.

Robert Clem
Editor / Producer / Director

Hugh Britton
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Tommy Wier
Producer

Amy Echols
Editor

Craig McConnell
Music

Richard Kiley
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John McIntire
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Agnes Patterson
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