Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002)

Based on the true story of Clarence Brandley, a black man wrongly accused in 1980 of the murder of a 16-year-old white high school girl named Cheryl Ferguson. Brandley worked at Conroe High School, where Ferguson was visiting as a member of the Belleville High School volleyball team. Three days after her body was discovered, Brandley was arrested as the murderer. Jew Don Boney, a popular activist and Houston city council member, leads the fight to uncover the truth about the Ferguson murder. Mike DeGeurin, a Texas attorney, is brought in to act as the head defense attorney for Brandley, and is joined by a former minister, Jim McCloskey. The lawyers discover that not only is there a complete lack of evidence against Brandley, but the District Attorney, James Keeshan, has been strategizing with the presiding judge. After nine years in prison, three trials and a stay of execution that saved Brandley's life, justice finally prevails as Brandley is granted his freedom.

Directing:
  • Tony Bill

Writing:
  • Abby Mann

Stars:
Release Date: 2002-04-21
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 108
Gil Bellows
Gil Bellows
Mike De Guerin
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. V...
Clarence Brandley
Eamonn Walker
Eamonn Walker
Jew Don Boney
Chuck Shamata
Chuck Shamata
Don Brown
Heath Lamberts
Heath Lambert...
Judge Perry Pickett
Richard Eden
Richard Eden
Peter Speers
Phillip Jarrett
Phillip Jarre...
Rev. Jerry Jones
Ted Atherton
Ted Atherton
James Robinson
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